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
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$35.6B
Cap. Flow
-$2.56B
Cap. Flow %
-1.13%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,496
Reduced
1,641
Closed
89

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.58%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EVBG
2701
DELISTED
Everbridge, Inc. Common Stock
EVBG
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
+17,532
New +$2.42M
HWCC
2702
DELISTED
Houston Wire & Cable Company
HWCC
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
1,026,268
-10,788
-1% -$25.5K
SSTI icon
2703
SoundThinking
SSTI
$166M
$2.41M ﹤0.01%
95,786
+3,994
+4% +$101K
TAK icon
2704
Takeda Pharmaceutical
TAK
$48.4B
$2.41M ﹤0.01%
134,365
-119,647
-47% -$2.15M
APTS
2705
DELISTED
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
APTS
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
314,950
+75,941
+32% +$577K
TRHC
2706
DELISTED
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. Common Stock
TRHC
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
+43,734
New +$2.39M
BGFV icon
2707
Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
$32.5M
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
1,231,645
-304,219
-20% -$590K
ONDK
2708
DELISTED
On Deck Capital, Inc.
ONDK
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
3,320,216
-1,387,571
-29% -$997K
RNWK
2709
DELISTED
RealNetworks Inc
RNWK
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
1,830,724
-427,327
-19% -$556K
CSPI icon
2710
CSP Inc
CSPI
$111M
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
582,680
-5,750
-1% -$23.3K
KALV icon
2711
KalVista Pharmaceuticals
KALV
$743M
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
194,181
+25,339
+15% +$307K
NODK icon
2712
NI Holdings
NODK
$276M
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
158,236
+44,399
+39% +$656K
SYBX icon
2713
Synlogic
SYBX
$17.9M
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
76,738
+465
+0.6% +$14.2K
SOHU
2714
Sohu.com
SOHU
$480M
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
253,125
BCOV
2715
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
295,229
+7,643
+3% +$60.2K
DNR
2716
DELISTED
Denbury Resources, Inc.
DNR
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
8,409,892
-7,370,131
-47% -$2.04M
HNP
2717
DELISTED
Huaneng Power Intl, Inc.
HNP
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
153,723
MNTX
2718
DELISTED
Manitex International, Inc.
MNTX
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
467,028
+5,704
+1% +$28.3K
MESA icon
2719
Mesa Air Group
MESA
$58.2M
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
674,165
+91,765
+16% +$316K
FMS icon
2720
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$14.8B
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
53,559
-5,198
-9% -$225K
SENEB
2721
Seneca Foods Class B
SENEB
$755M
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
70,199
PMBC
2722
DELISTED
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp
PMBC
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
630,753
-11,612
-2% -$42.5K
ESLT icon
2723
Elbit Systems
ESLT
$23.4B
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
16,803
+1,752
+12% +$240K
QADB
2724
DELISTED
QAD Inc. Class B
QADB
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
76,746
CVEO icon
2725
Civeo
CVEO
$292M
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
309,693
-70,878
-19% -$524K