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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 12.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PEBK icon
2651
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina
PEBK
$168M
$3.28M ﹤0.01%
145,796
-5,132
-3% -$115K
UIS icon
2652
Unisys
UIS
$276M
$3.27M ﹤0.01%
948,811
+139,407
+17% +$481K
EQNR icon
2653
Equinor
EQNR
$61.1B
$3.26M ﹤0.01%
99,464
+1,180
+1% +$38.7K
SILV
2654
DELISTED
SilverCrest Metals Inc. Common Shares
SILV
$3.25M ﹤0.01%
736,399
+451,717
+159% +$1.99M
VIRC icon
2655
Virco
VIRC
$127M
$3.17M ﹤0.01%
399,228
-9,525
-2% -$75.6K
AIFU
2656
AIFU Inc. Class A Ordinary Share
AIFU
$83.4M
$3.14M ﹤0.01%
21,755
-1,741
-7% -$251K
ASRV icon
2657
AmeriServ Financial
ASRV
$46.7M
$3.12M ﹤0.01%
1,176,663
-75,973
-6% -$201K
ISSC icon
2658
Innovative Solutions & Support
ISSC
$196M
$3.11M ﹤0.01%
408,795
-3,271
-0.8% -$24.9K
NVMI icon
2659
Nova
NVMI
$8.25B
$3.09M ﹤0.01%
27,484
+4,653
+20% +$523K
LWAY icon
2660
Lifeway Foods
LWAY
$492M
$3.06M ﹤0.01%
295,747
+27,678
+10% +$286K
KEQU icon
2661
Kewaunee Scientific
KEQU
$161M
$3.04M ﹤0.01%
171,601
-1,181
-0.7% -$20.9K
LARK icon
2662
Landmark Bancorp
LARK
$154M
$3.03M ﹤0.01%
183,331
-1,275
-0.7% -$21K
BGSF icon
2663
BGSF Inc
BGSF
$71.4M
$3.02M ﹤0.01%
314,727
-26,770
-8% -$257K
AXGN icon
2664
Axogen
AXGN
$739M
$3.02M ﹤0.01%
604,143
+11,781
+2% +$58.9K
SAMG icon
2665
Silvercrest Asset Management
SAMG
$134M
$3.01M ﹤0.01%
189,665
+1,397
+0.7% +$22.2K
AKO.B icon
2666
Embotelladora Andina Series B
AKO.B
$3.79B
$2.99M ﹤0.01%
231,279
+6,398
+3% +$82.8K
CMLS
2667
DELISTED
Cumulus Media Inc. Class A Common Stock
CMLS
$2.99M ﹤0.01%
587,754
-126,540
-18% -$644K
MKC.V icon
2668
McCormick & Company Voting
MKC.V
$18.4B
$2.99M ﹤0.01%
37,884
-188
-0.5% -$14.8K
ELMD icon
2669
Electromed
ELMD
$197M
$2.99M ﹤0.01%
287,297
-167
-0.1% -$1.74K
EXPI icon
2670
eXp World Holdings
EXPI
$1.76B
$2.98M ﹤0.01%
183,600
-1,954
-1% -$31.7K
DLA
2671
DELISTED
Delta Apparel Inc.
DLA
$2.98M ﹤0.01%
449,367
-53,619
-11% -$355K
VIV icon
2672
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$19.6B
$2.97M ﹤0.01%
346,987
-2,620
-0.7% -$22.4K
AMPL icon
2673
Amplitude
AMPL
$1.5B
$2.96M ﹤0.01%
256,188
+55,758
+28% +$645K
MRAM icon
2674
Everspin Technologies
MRAM
$154M
$2.93M ﹤0.01%
297,909
+7,804
+3% +$76.7K
NAII icon
2675
Natural Alternatives International
NAII
$20.8M
$2.91M ﹤0.01%
447,791
-26,097
-6% -$169K