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
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
-$82.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,536
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
+$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
+$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
+$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.45%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
OXFD
2601
DELISTED
Oxford Immunotec Global PLC Ordinary Shares
OXFD
$2.75M ﹤0.01%
296,803
+28,234
+11% +$262K
UBFO icon
2602
United Security Bancshares
UBFO
$166M
$2.74M ﹤0.01%
428,259
+10,798
+3% +$69.1K
PHX
2603
DELISTED
PHX Minerals
PHX
$2.74M ﹤0.01%
742,488
-18,670
-2% -$68.9K
CUK icon
2604
Carnival PLC
CUK
$38.3B
$2.74M ﹤0.01%
229,625
+7,957
+4% +$94.9K
PLAN
2605
DELISTED
Anaplan, Inc.
PLAN
$2.72M ﹤0.01%
89,810
+74,044
+470% +$2.24M
MBIN icon
2606
Merchants Bancorp
MBIN
$1.47B
$2.71M ﹤0.01%
267,921
+47,925
+22% +$485K
CIX icon
2607
Comp X International
CIX
$290M
$2.71M ﹤0.01%
178,128
+517
+0.3% +$7.86K
LBTYA icon
2608
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$4.08B
$2.71M ﹤0.01%
163,937
NTIC icon
2609
Northern Technologies International Corp
NTIC
$74M
$2.71M ﹤0.01%
365,828
+1,100
+0.3% +$8.14K
PXLW icon
2610
Pixelworks
PXLW
$64.7M
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
78,991
+946
+1% +$32.3K
EXTR icon
2611
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$2.93B
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
870,059
-259,474
-23% -$802K
MCHX icon
2612
Marchex
MCHX
$86.1M
$2.68M ﹤0.01%
1,851,100
-41,027
-2% -$59.5K
CDNA icon
2613
CareDx
CDNA
$720M
$2.68M ﹤0.01%
122,874
+42,733
+53% +$933K
CBIO
2614
Crescent Biopharma, Inc. Common Stock
CBIO
$171M
$2.68M ﹤0.01%
11,753
+1,263
+12% +$288K
DALN icon
2615
DallasNews
DALN
$76.8M
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
388,414
-6,872
-2% -$47.3K
APT icon
2616
Alpha Pro Tech
APT
$51.5M
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
220,360
NDLS icon
2617
Noodles & Co
NDLS
$30.4M
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
564,955
+14,719
+3% +$69.3K
CPLG
2618
DELISTED
CorePoint Lodging Inc. Common Stock
CPLG
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
678,164
+4,756
+0.7% +$18.6K
OTIC
2619
DELISTED
Otonomy, Inc.
OTIC
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
1,342,355
+3,429
+0.3% +$6.75K
REI icon
2620
Ring Energy
REI
$219M
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
3,982,538
-14,106
-0.4% -$9.29K
PR icon
2621
Permian Resources
PR
$9.8B
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
9,950,160
+485,406
+5% +$128K
GIL icon
2622
Gildan
GIL
$8.13B
$2.61M ﹤0.01%
204,834
-6,744
-3% -$86.1K
ACOR
2623
DELISTED
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
ACOR
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
23,210
-1,669
-7% -$187K
ECOM
2624
DELISTED
CHANNELADVISOR CORPORATION
ECOM
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
357,917
+23,812
+7% +$173K
EMKR
2625
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
$2.59M ﹤0.01%
115,671
-787
-0.7% -$17.6K