Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Return 19.15%
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Quarter Return
-0.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$325B
AUM Growth
-$6.13B
Cap. Flow
+$5.04B
Cap. Flow %
1.55%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.62%
Holding
3,635
New
98
Increased
2,064
Reduced
1,167
Closed
121
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CMT icon
2501
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$182M
$5.58M ﹤0.01%
518,366
-24,946
-5% -$268K
PCTI
2502
DELISTED
PCTEL, Inc. Common Stock
PCTI
$5.58M ﹤0.01%
1,202,226
+1,583
+0.1% +$7.35K
CMBM icon
2503
Cambium Networks
CMBM
$20.4M
$5.56M ﹤0.01%
235,185
+67,553
+40% +$1.6M
MGTX icon
2504
MeiraGTx Holdings
MGTX
$612M
$5.56M ﹤0.01%
401,385
+103,686
+35% +$1.44M
ULBI icon
2505
Ultralife
ULBI
$114M
$5.54M ﹤0.01%
1,032,446
-38,250
-4% -$205K
LYLT
2506
DELISTED
Loyalty Ventures Inc. Common Stock
LYLT
$5.5M ﹤0.01%
332,871
-32,529
-9% -$538K
ALEC icon
2507
Alector
ALEC
$278M
$5.5M ﹤0.01%
386,087
+226,182
+141% +$3.22M
CSTL icon
2508
Castle Biosciences
CSTL
$621M
$5.49M ﹤0.01%
122,378
+8,278
+7% +$371K
VLRS
2509
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación
VLRS
$694M
$5.48M ﹤0.01%
301,290
-19,853
-6% -$361K
NTRA icon
2510
Natera
NTRA
$23.1B
$5.47M ﹤0.01%
134,342
+7,835
+6% +$319K
UMC icon
2511
United Microelectronic
UMC
$17B
$5.45M ﹤0.01%
596,929
+335,240
+128% +$3.06M
CTO
2512
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$544M
$5.45M ﹤0.01%
246,483
-71,247
-22% -$1.58M
GHL
2513
DELISTED
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
GHL
$5.44M ﹤0.01%
351,821
+36,570
+12% +$566K
LASR icon
2514
nLIGHT
LASR
$1.43B
$5.44M ﹤0.01%
313,598
+98,433
+46% +$1.71M
WFG icon
2515
West Fraser Timber
WFG
$5.96B
$5.44M ﹤0.01%
65,948
ACI icon
2516
Albertsons Companies
ACI
$10.5B
$5.42M ﹤0.01%
162,965
+49,356
+43% +$1.64M
CULP icon
2517
Culp
CULP
$59.5M
$5.42M ﹤0.01%
682,237
-17,246
-2% -$137K
PDS
2518
Precision Drilling
PDS
$765M
$5.37M ﹤0.01%
72,662
+34,404
+90% +$2.54M
RCMT icon
2519
RCM Technologies
RCMT
$202M
$5.32M ﹤0.01%
539,317
+11,603
+2% +$114K
BZUN
2520
Baozun
BZUN
$276M
$5.31M ﹤0.01%
617,716
-6,569
-1% -$56.4K
ASRV icon
2521
AmeriServ Financial
ASRV
$47.4M
$5.29M ﹤0.01%
1,308,381
+11,921
+0.9% +$48.2K
VCTR icon
2522
Victory Capital Holdings
VCTR
$4.58B
$5.28M ﹤0.01%
182,759
+65,214
+55% +$1.88M
CAJ
2523
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
$5.26M ﹤0.01%
216,543
+37,156
+21% +$903K
NVEC icon
2524
NVE Corp
NVEC
$328M
$5.26M ﹤0.01%
96,594
-4,347
-4% -$237K
AMK
2525
DELISTED
AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc.
AMK
$5.24M ﹤0.01%
235,527
+27,346
+13% +$609K