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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CSTL icon
2501
Castle Biosciences
CSTL
$621M
$4.22M ﹤0.01%
192,078
+69,700
+57% +$1.53M
PTVE
2502
DELISTED
Pactiv Evergreen Inc. Common stock
PTVE
$4.21M ﹤0.01%
422,682
+213,900
+102% +$2.13M
EMBC icon
2503
Embecta
EMBC
$878M
$4.15M ﹤0.01%
+163,987
New +$4.15M
QTRX icon
2504
Quanterix
QTRX
$224M
$4.13M ﹤0.01%
255,057
-2,872
-1% -$46.5K
UONEK icon
2505
Urban One Class D
UONEK
$34.6M
$4.12M ﹤0.01%
963,317
+67,602
+8% +$289K
CIA icon
2506
Citizens
CIA
$274M
$4.11M ﹤0.01%
981,917
-41,374
-4% -$173K
EXPI icon
2507
eXp World Holdings
EXPI
$1.75B
$4.1M ﹤0.01%
347,767
-74,586
-18% -$878K
UMC icon
2508
United Microelectronic
UMC
$17B
$4.07M ﹤0.01%
600,726
+3,797
+0.6% +$25.7K
ACTG icon
2509
Acacia Research
ACTG
$317M
$4.07M ﹤0.01%
807,283
+103,549
+15% +$522K
METC icon
2510
Ramaco Resources Class A
METC
$1.6B
$4.06M ﹤0.01%
318,760
+165,070
+107% +$2.1M
DJCO icon
2511
Daily Journal
DJCO
$562M
$4.04M ﹤0.01%
15,609
+3,445
+28% +$892K
CMLS
2512
DELISTED
Cumulus Media Inc. Class A Common Stock
CMLS
$4.02M ﹤0.01%
520,115
+124,535
+31% +$963K
TGI
2513
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$4M ﹤0.01%
+300,628
New +$4M
E icon
2514
ENI
E
$52.4B
$3.99M ﹤0.01%
167,605
+7,291
+5% +$174K
CDR
2515
DELISTED
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc
CDR
$3.98M ﹤0.01%
138,296
-1,610
-1% -$46.4K
PAYA
2516
DELISTED
Paya Holdings Inc. Class A Common Stock
PAYA
$3.98M ﹤0.01%
605,830
+404,394
+201% +$2.66M
KNSA icon
2517
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals
KNSA
$2.75B
$3.95M ﹤0.01%
407,147
+46,207
+13% +$448K
ORGO icon
2518
Organogenesis Holdings
ORGO
$625M
$3.94M ﹤0.01%
808,186
+622,589
+335% +$3.04M
PACK icon
2519
Ranpak Holdings
PACK
$395M
$3.94M ﹤0.01%
562,735
-11,739
-2% -$82.2K
CGNT icon
2520
Cognyte Software
CGNT
$622M
$3.92M ﹤0.01%
922,895
-212,221
-19% -$902K
CAMP
2521
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
$3.92M ﹤0.01%
40,873
-1,675
-4% -$161K
TAST
2522
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
$3.91M ﹤0.01%
1,935,154
-169,839
-8% -$343K
CMBM icon
2523
Cambium Networks
CMBM
$20.4M
$3.9M ﹤0.01%
266,161
+30,976
+13% +$454K
LASR icon
2524
nLIGHT
LASR
$1.43B
$3.89M ﹤0.01%
380,861
+67,263
+21% +$687K
IAG icon
2525
IAMGOLD
IAG
$6.42B
$3.89M ﹤0.01%
2,414,771
+257,007
+12% +$414K