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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$41.1B
Cap. Flow
-$3.95B
Cap. Flow %
-1.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
82
Increased
1,303
Reduced
1,792
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.29%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
IAG icon
2601
IAMGOLD
IAG
$6.31B
$3.99M ﹤0.01%
1,085,891
-26,700
-2% -$98K
CURO
2602
DELISTED
CURO Group Holdings Corp.
CURO
$3.97M ﹤0.01%
277,262
+17,794
+7% +$255K
LBTYA icon
2603
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$4B
$3.96M ﹤0.01%
163,667
BRID icon
2604
Bridgford Foods
BRID
$71.3M
$3.95M ﹤0.01%
216,495
-2,060
-0.9% -$37.5K
KALV icon
2605
KalVista Pharmaceuticals
KALV
$782M
$3.92M ﹤0.01%
206,517
+10,336
+5% +$196K
LAB icon
2606
Standard BioTools
LAB
$504M
$3.91M ﹤0.01%
652,199
+126,111
+24% +$757K
CCU icon
2607
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.24B
$3.9M ﹤0.01%
264,686
-28,161
-10% -$414K
BVN icon
2608
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura
BVN
$5.12B
$3.89M ﹤0.01%
318,982
-27,242
-8% -$332K
VNTR
2609
DELISTED
Venator Materials PLC
VNTR
$3.89M ﹤0.01%
1,174,807
-60,236
-5% -$199K
NVRO
2610
DELISTED
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
$3.89M ﹤0.01%
22,454
+2,019
+10% +$350K
MGI
2611
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
$3.88M ﹤0.01%
709,466
+104,200
+17% +$569K
LORL
2612
DELISTED
Loral Space and Communications, Inc.
LORL
$3.87M ﹤0.01%
184,260
+14,516
+9% +$305K
HQY icon
2613
HealthEquity
HQY
$7.95B
$3.87M ﹤0.01%
55,450
-2,195
-4% -$153K
AGTC
2614
DELISTED
Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation
AGTC
$3.86M ﹤0.01%
943,381
-2,797
-0.3% -$11.4K
IEC
2615
DELISTED
IEC Electronics Corp.
IEC
$3.83M ﹤0.01%
282,916
+2,555
+0.9% +$34.6K
SSTI icon
2616
SoundThinking
SSTI
$166M
$3.83M ﹤0.01%
101,656
+4,363
+4% +$165K
RELL icon
2617
Richardson Electronics
RELL
$144M
$3.83M ﹤0.01%
812,544
-7,306
-0.9% -$34.4K
FRD icon
2618
Friedman Industries
FRD
$152M
$3.79M ﹤0.01%
552,932
-15,664
-3% -$107K
MACK
2619
DELISTED
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MACK
$3.79M ﹤0.01%
550,539
-16,646
-3% -$115K
CATC
2620
DELISTED
CAMBRIDGE BANCORP
CATC
$3.78M ﹤0.01%
54,217
+6,622
+14% +$462K
MHH icon
2621
Mastech Digital
MHH
$87.3M
$3.77M ﹤0.01%
237,003
-19,256
-8% -$306K
GSM icon
2622
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$795M
$3.76M ﹤0.01%
2,291,959
-540,317
-19% -$886K
USX
2623
DELISTED
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. Class A Common Stock
USX
$3.75M ﹤0.01%
548,066
+16,783
+3% +$115K
NTIC icon
2624
Northern Technologies International Corp
NTIC
$74.8M
$3.74M ﹤0.01%
353,925
-7,006
-2% -$74K
ERF
2625
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$3.73M ﹤0.01%
1,191,860
-690,565
-37% -$2.16M