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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.03B
Cap. Flow %
1.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,114
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ASRV icon
2551
AmeriServ Financial
ASRV
$47.6M
$4M ﹤0.01%
1,310,472
-1,882
-0.1% -$5.74K
HWBK icon
2552
Hawthorn Bancshares
HWBK
$222M
$3.98M ﹤0.01%
176,908
-6,707
-4% -$151K
MDGL icon
2553
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
MDGL
$9.69B
$3.95M ﹤0.01%
16,301
+3,222
+25% +$781K
KOD icon
2554
Kodiak Sciences
KOD
$522M
$3.95M ﹤0.01%
636,701
+50,089
+9% +$311K
EHTH icon
2555
eHealth
EHTH
$123M
$3.92M ﹤0.01%
419,124
+201,594
+93% +$1.89M
GEOS icon
2556
Geospace Technologies
GEOS
$213M
$3.92M ﹤0.01%
556,275
+11,635
+2% +$82K
NTIC icon
2557
Northern Technologies International Corp
NTIC
$74.8M
$3.92M ﹤0.01%
331,175
-9,058
-3% -$107K
ULBI icon
2558
Ultralife
ULBI
$113M
$3.9M ﹤0.01%
970,915
-39,732
-4% -$160K
BCOV
2559
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
$3.9M ﹤0.01%
875,296
+78,452
+10% +$349K
TTSH icon
2560
Tile Shop Holdings
TTSH
$280M
$3.88M ﹤0.01%
827,352
+209,839
+34% +$984K
SCX
2561
DELISTED
The L.S. Starrett Company
SCX
$3.87M ﹤0.01%
344,687
-2,000
-0.6% -$22.4K
OBE
2562
Obsidian Energy
OBE
$406M
$3.87M ﹤0.01%
605,230
+136,007
+29% +$869K
EPSN icon
2563
Epsilon Energy
EPSN
$121M
$3.86M ﹤0.01%
722,971
+187,115
+35% +$999K
VLRS
2564
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación
VLRS
$722M
$3.85M ﹤0.01%
309,640
CTLP icon
2565
Cantaloupe
CTLP
$793M
$3.84M ﹤0.01%
674,212
+180,569
+37% +$1.03M
RMNI icon
2566
Rimini Street
RMNI
$427M
$3.82M ﹤0.01%
927,082
+157,358
+20% +$648K
ASAI
2567
DELISTED
Sendas Distribuidora S.A. American Depositary Share (each representing five common shares)
ASAI
$3.82M ﹤0.01%
247,801
+51,011
+26% +$786K
EGY icon
2568
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$415M
$3.81M ﹤0.01%
840,954
-366,386
-30% -$1.66M
NEXA icon
2569
Nexa Resources
NEXA
$642M
$3.79M ﹤0.01%
603,649
-13,456
-2% -$84.5K
AC
2570
DELISTED
Associated Capital Group
AC
$3.79M ﹤0.01%
102,516
+6,816
+7% +$252K
AMPY icon
2571
Amplify Energy
AMPY
$160M
$3.74M ﹤0.01%
544,111
+231,759
+74% +$1.59M
EQNR icon
2572
Equinor
EQNR
$61.1B
$3.74M ﹤0.01%
131,452
-7,598
-5% -$216K
VIST icon
2573
Vista Energy
VIST
$3.88B
$3.73M ﹤0.01%
187,946
-1,824
-1% -$36.2K
BGSF icon
2574
BGSF Inc
BGSF
$72M
$3.73M ﹤0.01%
349,932
+21,849
+7% +$233K
WLDN icon
2575
Willdan Group
WLDN
$1.53B
$3.72M ﹤0.01%
238,271
+7,253
+3% +$113K