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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$26.9B
Cap. Flow
+$220M
Cap. Flow %
0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,327
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.01%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LAW icon
2601
CS Disco
LAW
$343M
$4.03M ﹤0.01%
495,941
+81,918
+20% +$666K
APLS icon
2602
Apellis Pharmaceuticals
APLS
$3.29B
$4.01M ﹤0.01%
68,144
+32,577
+92% +$1.91M
AXR icon
2603
AMREP Corp
AXR
$116M
$3.99M ﹤0.01%
171,633
-529
-0.3% -$12.3K
TASK icon
2604
TaskUs
TASK
$1.54B
$3.97M ﹤0.01%
340,569
+15,916
+5% +$185K
SNFCA icon
2605
Security National Financial
SNFCA
$231M
$3.95M ﹤0.01%
550,445
+20,263
+4% +$145K
GRWG icon
2606
GrowGeneration
GRWG
$89.1M
$3.91M ﹤0.01%
1,367,386
-271,665
-17% -$777K
VIV icon
2607
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$19.6B
$3.9M ﹤0.01%
387,635
+5,941
+2% +$59.8K
DIT icon
2608
AMCON Distributing
DIT
$76.1M
$3.9M ﹤0.01%
21,194
VKTX icon
2609
Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
$2.91B
$3.87M ﹤0.01%
47,152
-14,981
-24% -$1.23M
GIFI icon
2610
Gulf Island Fabrication
GIFI
$120M
$3.84M ﹤0.01%
522,539
+6,516
+1% +$47.9K
CLFD icon
2611
Clearfield
CLFD
$456M
$3.84M ﹤0.01%
124,525
+20,444
+20% +$630K
TFPM icon
2612
Triple Flag Precious Metals
TFPM
$5.83B
$3.81M ﹤0.01%
263,829
+60,306
+30% +$871K
NEXA icon
2613
Nexa Resources
NEXA
$640M
$3.8M ﹤0.01%
530,786
+96,252
+22% +$689K
UEIC icon
2614
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$62.8M
$3.8M ﹤0.01%
379,327
+276
+0.1% +$2.76K
DSKE
2615
DELISTED
Daseke, Inc. Common Stock
DSKE
$3.79M ﹤0.01%
456,885
-374,257
-45% -$3.11M
ORLA
2616
Orla Mining
ORLA
$3.7B
$3.76M ﹤0.01%
991,348
+81,673
+9% +$310K
NGD
2617
New Gold Inc
NGD
$5.14B
$3.73M ﹤0.01%
2,194,086
+370,946
+20% +$631K
INFU icon
2618
InfuSystem Holdings
INFU
$206M
$3.73M ﹤0.01%
434,843
+10,484
+2% +$89.8K
MXCT icon
2619
MaxCyte
MXCT
$151M
$3.73M ﹤0.01%
889,202
+194,241
+28% +$814K
EPSN icon
2620
Epsilon Energy
EPSN
$123M
$3.7M ﹤0.01%
673,893
CDMO
2621
DELISTED
Avid Bioservices, Inc. Common Stock
CDMO
$3.7M ﹤0.01%
552,032
-177,360
-24% -$1.19M
AIOT
2622
PowerFleet, Inc. Common Stock
AIOT
$667M
$3.69M ﹤0.01%
691,039
+302,276
+78% +$1.61M
LUNG icon
2623
Pulmonx
LUNG
$65.6M
$3.67M ﹤0.01%
395,723
+10,952
+3% +$102K
LUMN icon
2624
Lumen
LUMN
$6.3B
$3.64M ﹤0.01%
2,331,178
-1,920
-0.1% -$3K
SEAT icon
2625
Vivid Seats
SEAT
$96.5M
$3.63M ﹤0.01%
30,333
+17,156
+130% +$2.06M