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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$29.4B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
0.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,708
Reduced
1,462
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.44%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LFVN icon
2626
LifeVantage
LFVN
$143M
$3.58M ﹤0.01%
296,371
-14,030
-5% -$170K
ORLA
2627
Orla Mining
ORLA
$3.7B
$3.57M ﹤0.01%
892,197
-18,660
-2% -$74.6K
MYFW icon
2628
First Western Financial
MYFW
$226M
$3.56M ﹤0.01%
178,246
+18,683
+12% +$374K
PSTL
2629
Postal Realty Trust
PSTL
$392M
$3.56M ﹤0.01%
243,414
+18,997
+8% +$278K
SAMG icon
2630
Silvercrest Asset Management
SAMG
$134M
$3.56M ﹤0.01%
206,585
+209
+0.1% +$3.6K
SAGE
2631
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
$3.53M ﹤0.01%
489,334
-20,028
-4% -$145K
WHG icon
2632
Westwood Holdings Group
WHG
$162M
$3.53M ﹤0.01%
248,813
+4,916
+2% +$69.8K
TLS icon
2633
Telos
TLS
$469M
$3.53M ﹤0.01%
983,312
+206,906
+27% +$743K
EHTH icon
2634
eHealth
EHTH
$115M
$3.52M ﹤0.01%
862,514
-6,926
-0.8% -$28.3K
EGAN icon
2635
eGain
EGAN
$213M
$3.51M ﹤0.01%
688,497
+6,760
+1% +$34.5K
OOMA icon
2636
Ooma
OOMA
$345M
$3.5M ﹤0.01%
307,515
+12,446
+4% +$142K
CULP icon
2637
Culp
CULP
$59.2M
$3.49M ﹤0.01%
532,635
-9,144
-2% -$59.9K
OPK icon
2638
Opko Health
OPK
$1.12B
$3.47M ﹤0.01%
2,328,580
-325,955
-12% -$486K
LARK icon
2639
Landmark Bancorp
LARK
$154M
$3.47M ﹤0.01%
180,380
+5
+0% +$96
KRT icon
2640
Karat Packaging
KRT
$492M
$3.45M ﹤0.01%
133,270
+11,797
+10% +$305K
AGS
2641
DELISTED
PlayAGS
AGS
$3.41M ﹤0.01%
299,524
CIO
2642
City Office REIT
CIO
$280M
$3.41M ﹤0.01%
583,835
+422
+0.1% +$2.47K
GTLB icon
2643
GitLab
GTLB
$8.17B
$3.41M ﹤0.01%
66,103
-21,313
-24% -$1.1M
STRO icon
2644
Sutro Biopharma
STRO
$77.2M
$3.39M ﹤0.01%
980,318
-104,963
-10% -$363K
JRVR icon
2645
James River Group
JRVR
$246M
$3.39M ﹤0.01%
540,466
-36,970
-6% -$232K
ALEC icon
2646
Alector
ALEC
$287M
$3.38M ﹤0.01%
724,889
+48,813
+7% +$228K
RGR icon
2647
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$587M
$3.37M ﹤0.01%
80,957
+67,692
+510% +$2.82M
MAMA icon
2648
Mama's Creations
MAMA
$363M
$3.37M ﹤0.01%
461,474
+63,674
+16% +$465K
BLDP
2649
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$580M
$3.34M ﹤0.01%
1,853,878
-179,118
-9% -$322K
SCWX
2650
DELISTED
SecureWorks Corp Class A Common Stock
SCWX
$3.33M ﹤0.01%
376,827
+25,064
+7% +$222K