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
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
-$82.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,536
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
+$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
+$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
+$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.45%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ARC
2701
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
$2.04M ﹤0.01%
2,522,161
-52,786
-2% -$42.8K
AKO.B icon
2702
Embotelladora Andina Series B
AKO.B
$3.85B
$2.03M ﹤0.01%
164,861
+713
+0.4% +$8.79K
SUNE
2703
SUNation Energy, Inc. Common Stock
SUNE
$4.97M
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
1
BCOV
2704
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
$2M ﹤0.01%
287,586
+5,738
+2% +$40K
XIN
2705
DELISTED
Xinyuan Real Estate
XIN
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
91,067
+19,563
+27% +$426K
BRG
2706
DELISTED
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
BRG
$1.98M ﹤0.01%
355,527
+3,100
+0.9% +$17.3K
PFSW
2707
DELISTED
PFSweb, Inc.
PFSW
$1.98M ﹤0.01%
659,008
-11,404
-2% -$34.2K
ISTR icon
2708
Investar Holding Corp
ISTR
$226M
$1.98M ﹤0.01%
154,681
+7,873
+5% +$101K
ASPN icon
2709
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
$560M
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
320,795
+1,302
+0.4% +$8K
SYBX icon
2710
Synlogic
SYBX
$17.2M
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
76,273
+5,161
+7% +$133K
ATLO icon
2711
AMES National
ATLO
$184M
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
96,204
+4,079
+4% +$83.4K
MFGP
2712
DELISTED
Micro Focus International plc. American Depositary Shares, each representing One Ordinary Share
MFGP
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
388,047
-202,827
-34% -$1.03M
GSM icon
2713
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$795M
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
4,320,774
-15,580
-0.4% -$7.09K
AKRX
2714
DELISTED
Akorn, Inc.
AKRX
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
3,496,703
-386,428
-10% -$217K
ELP icon
2715
Copel
ELP
$6.91B
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
469,053
-250,342
-35% -$1.04M
PFIS icon
2716
Peoples Financial Services
PFIS
$533M
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
48,842
+4,709
+11% +$187K
FMS icon
2717
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$14.8B
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
58,757
-12,482
-18% -$409K
ESLT icon
2718
Elbit Systems
ESLT
$23.4B
$1.92M ﹤0.01%
15,051
+4,443
+42% +$567K
MESA icon
2719
Mesa Air Group
MESA
$58.6M
$1.92M ﹤0.01%
582,400
+129,239
+29% +$425K
MAXR
2720
DELISTED
Maxar Technologies Inc. Common Stock
MAXR
$1.92M ﹤0.01%
179,308
+114,367
+176% +$1.22M
PARAA
2721
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class A
PARAA
$1.91M ﹤0.01%
106,976
-4,819
-4% -$85.9K
ESP icon
2722
Espey Mfg & Electronics Corp
ESP
$141M
$1.91M ﹤0.01%
105,030
MNTX
2723
DELISTED
Manitex International, Inc.
MNTX
$1.91M ﹤0.01%
461,324
+8,069
+2% +$33.3K
ALYA
2724
DELISTED
Alithya Group inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares
ALYA
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
1,079,985
-15,010
-1% -$26.4K
CBAN icon
2725
Colony Bankcorp
CBAN
$305M
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
151,960
+6,397
+4% +$79.9K