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
LXFR icon
2601
Luxfer Holdings
LXFR
$360M
$3.15M ﹤0.01%
208,212
+102,500
+97% +$1.55M
NTIC icon
2602
Northern Technologies International Corp
NTIC
$74.5M
$3.15M ﹤0.01%
336,749
-626
-0.2% -$5.85K
FET icon
2603
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$321M
$3.13M ﹤0.01%
159,527
+8,730
+6% +$171K
PVBC icon
2604
Provident Bancorp
PVBC
$227M
$3.13M ﹤0.01%
199,428
+40,850
+26% +$641K
AC
2605
DELISTED
Associated Capital Group
AC
$3.13M ﹤0.01%
87,307
+13,710
+19% +$491K
OOMA icon
2606
Ooma
OOMA
$347M
$3.11M ﹤0.01%
262,684
+60,095
+30% +$711K
AUD
2607
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$3.08M ﹤0.01%
3,268,253
-68,537
-2% -$64.6K
KEQU icon
2608
Kewaunee Scientific
KEQU
$128M
$3.06M ﹤0.01%
185,247
JYNT icon
2609
The Joint Corp
JYNT
$155M
$3.06M ﹤0.01%
199,839
-33,512
-14% -$513K
PBPB icon
2610
Potbelly
PBPB
$514M
$3.04M ﹤0.01%
538,882
-32,259
-6% -$182K
PCB icon
2611
PCB Bancorp
PCB
$310M
$3.03M ﹤0.01%
162,402
+39,466
+32% +$737K
FYBR icon
2612
Frontier Communications
FYBR
$9.37B
$3.02M ﹤0.01%
128,415
+1,307
+1% +$30.8K
MGTX icon
2613
MeiraGTx Holdings
MGTX
$603M
$3M ﹤0.01%
395,985
-5,400
-1% -$40.9K
STRR
2614
Star Equity Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
STRR
$33.1M
$2.99M ﹤0.01%
95,387
+20,702
+28% +$650K
VIR icon
2615
Vir Biotechnology
VIR
$700M
$2.99M ﹤0.01%
117,379
-494,957
-81% -$12.6M
GH icon
2616
Guardant Health
GH
$6.77B
$2.99M ﹤0.01%
74,013
-116,288
-61% -$4.69M
SOHU
2617
Sohu.com
SOHU
$481M
$2.98M ﹤0.01%
180,390
PBIP
2618
DELISTED
Prudential Bancorp, Inc.
PBIP
$2.98M ﹤0.01%
197,230
-13,218
-6% -$200K
ALRS icon
2619
Alerus Financial
ALRS
$577M
$2.98M ﹤0.01%
125,298
+21,869
+21% +$521K
SSTI icon
2620
SoundThinking
SSTI
$162M
$2.98M ﹤0.01%
110,851
-8,742
-7% -$235K
AMWL icon
2621
American Well
AMWL
$107M
$2.97M ﹤0.01%
+34,343
New +$2.97M
MCBS icon
2622
MetroCity Bankshares
MCBS
$742M
$2.97M ﹤0.01%
146,031
+56,507
+63% +$1.15M
CULP icon
2623
Culp
CULP
$59M
$2.96M ﹤0.01%
689,159
+6,922
+1% +$29.8K
GFL icon
2624
GFL Environmental
GFL
$17.2B
$2.95M ﹤0.01%
114,310
+37,135
+48% +$958K
APYX icon
2625
Apyx Medical
APYX
$78.3M
$2.93M ﹤0.01%
500,100
-27,007
-5% -$158K