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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$6.46B
Cap. Flow
+$965M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,925
Reduced
1,177
Closed
58

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$245M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$193M
3
DOW icon
Dow Inc
DOW
+$175M
4
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$118M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$113M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SMBK icon
2601
SmartFinancial
SMBK
$637M
$5.65M ﹤0.01%
260,568
+32,774
+14% +$711K
FNWB icon
2602
First Northwest Bancorp
FNWB
$63.1M
$5.64M ﹤0.01%
347,338
+4,872
+1% +$79.2K
NTNX icon
2603
Nutanix
NTNX
$21.7B
$5.59M ﹤0.01%
215,540
+20,196
+10% +$524K
EGAN icon
2604
eGain
EGAN
$219M
$5.58M ﹤0.01%
685,918
+39,979
+6% +$325K
PFNX
2605
DELISTED
Pfenex Inc.
PFNX
$5.55M ﹤0.01%
828,700
+88,412
+12% +$592K
CVLY
2606
DELISTED
Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc
CVLY
$5.55M ﹤0.01%
253,391
+14,909
+6% +$327K
CPIX icon
2607
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
CPIX
$51.3M
$5.5M ﹤0.01%
862,919
-13,320
-2% -$84.9K
AXAS
2608
DELISTED
Abraxas Petroleum Corporation
AXAS
$5.49M ﹤0.01%
266,473
-3,531
-1% -$72.7K
VOLT
2609
DELISTED
Volt Information Sciences, Inc.
VOLT
$5.48M ﹤0.01%
1,220,687
+5,924
+0.5% +$26.6K
BT
2610
DELISTED
BT Group plc (ADR)
BT
$5.48M ﹤0.01%
429,137
SMMF
2611
DELISTED
Summit Financial Group, Inc.
SMMF
$5.48M ﹤0.01%
203,948
+31,104
+18% +$835K
BRY icon
2612
Berry Corp
BRY
$255M
$5.47M ﹤0.01%
+515,661
New +$5.47M
FTS icon
2613
Fortis
FTS
$24.8B
$5.43M ﹤0.01%
137,644
+5,249
+4% +$207K
STAA icon
2614
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.39B
$5.36M ﹤0.01%
182,461
+33,689
+23% +$990K
BITA
2615
DELISTED
Bitauto Holdings Limited
BITA
$5.36M ﹤0.01%
511,627
+53,341
+12% +$559K
DOCU icon
2616
DocuSign
DOCU
$16.1B
$5.34M ﹤0.01%
107,300
+72,638
+210% +$3.61M
GYRE icon
2617
Gyre Therapeutics
GYRE
$738M
$5.34M ﹤0.01%
96,516
+7,806
+9% +$431K
CSLT
2618
DELISTED
CASTLIGHT HEALTH, INC.
CSLT
$5.27M ﹤0.01%
1,630,790
+220,173
+16% +$711K
PMBC
2619
DELISTED
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp
PMBC
$5.27M ﹤0.01%
638,284
+8,702
+1% +$71.8K
HIL
2620
DELISTED
Hill International, Inc. Common Stock
HIL
$5.26M ﹤0.01%
1,949,783
+112,969
+6% +$305K
ESCA icon
2621
Escalade
ESCA
$173M
$5.25M ﹤0.01%
458,049
+501
+0.1% +$5.75K
CVU icon
2622
CPI Aerostructures
CVU
$32.7M
$5.2M ﹤0.01%
618,388
+6,066
+1% +$51K
PGNX
2623
DELISTED
Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc
PGNX
$5.16M ﹤0.01%
835,653
+121,862
+17% +$752K
RACE icon
2624
Ferrari
RACE
$85.4B
$5.15M ﹤0.01%
31,911
+3,189
+11% +$515K
RELL icon
2625
Richardson Electronics
RELL
$144M
$5.12M ﹤0.01%
914,126
-3,536
-0.4% -$19.8K