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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$8.3B
Cap. Flow
-$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
-2.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,250
Reduced
1,784
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ESLT icon
2701
Elbit Systems
ESLT
$23.4B
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
19,213
+2,410
+14% +$290K
PBIP
2702
DELISTED
Prudential Bancorp, Inc.
PBIP
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
218,895
-368
-0.2% -$3.88K
BLFS icon
2703
BioLife Solutions
BLFS
$1.29B
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
79,237
+10,768
+16% +$312K
FMS icon
2704
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$14.8B
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
53,708
+149
+0.3% +$6.33K
QGEN icon
2705
Qiagen
QGEN
$9.9B
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
41,046
BWFG icon
2706
Bankwell Financial Group
BWFG
$353M
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
160,652
MACK
2707
DELISTED
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MACK
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
567,185
-20,238
-3% -$81K
PEBK icon
2708
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina
PEBK
$170M
$2.26M ﹤0.01%
146,667
-501
-0.3% -$7.73K
SMHI icon
2709
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$172M
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
1,106,235
-248,099
-18% -$504K
ITI
2710
DELISTED
Iteris, Inc.
ITI
$2.24M ﹤0.01%
546,763
+8,980
+2% +$36.8K
DL
2711
DELISTED
China Distance Education Holdings Limited
DL
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
233,183
+16,719
+8% +$160K
BTG icon
2712
B2Gold
BTG
$5.85B
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
341,913
+62,951
+23% +$410K
QIWI
2713
DELISTED
QIWI PLC
QIWI
$2.22M ﹤0.01%
128,207
+10,787
+9% +$187K
SLCT
2714
DELISTED
Select Bancorp, Inc.
SLCT
$2.22M ﹤0.01%
309,135
-315
-0.1% -$2.27K
SMFG icon
2715
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$108B
$2.21M ﹤0.01%
395,052
+3,036
+0.8% +$17K
VICI icon
2716
VICI Properties
VICI
$35.5B
$2.2M ﹤0.01%
94,205
+8,368
+10% +$196K
ALYA
2717
DELISTED
Alithya Group inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares
ALYA
$2.2M ﹤0.01%
1,056,246
-3,218
-0.3% -$6.69K
NIU
2718
Niu Technologies
NIU
$324M
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
114,398
+86,995
+317% +$1.67M
PRPL icon
2719
Purple Innovation
PRPL
$116M
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
87,909
+54,352
+162% +$1.35M
AP icon
2720
Ampco-Pittsburgh
AP
$56.3M
$2.18M ﹤0.01%
663,354
-31,890
-5% -$105K
UNAM
2721
DELISTED
Unico American Corp
UNAM
$2.16M ﹤0.01%
406,992
BCML icon
2722
BayCom
BCML
$330M
$2.15M ﹤0.01%
208,405
-200
-0.1% -$2.06K
SFIX icon
2723
Stitch Fix
SFIX
$761M
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
78,723
-19,229
-20% -$522K
APTS
2724
DELISTED
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
APTS
$2.13M ﹤0.01%
394,422
+79,472
+25% +$429K
ELMD icon
2725
Electromed
ELMD
$203M
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
203,219
+1,746
+0.9% +$18.2K