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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.03B
Cap. Flow %
1.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,114
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ALT icon
2701
Altimmune
ALT
$324M
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
566,501
+388,636
+219% +$1.64M
TEF icon
2702
Telefonica
TEF
$29.9B
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
558,203
+278,858
+100% +$1.19M
NODK icon
2703
NI Holdings
NODK
$275M
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
182,929
+5,083
+3% +$66.1K
MBCN icon
2704
Middlefield Banc Corp
MBCN
$238M
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
84,651
-15,169
-15% -$425K
FMAO icon
2705
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
FMAO
$353M
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
97,152
-1,950
-2% -$47.4K
CGNT icon
2706
Cognyte Software
CGNT
$603M
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
696,357
+186,235
+37% +$631K
TAK icon
2707
Takeda Pharmaceutical
TAK
$48.3B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
143,115
+616
+0.4% +$10.2K
GBIO icon
2708
Generation Bio
GBIO
$40.3M
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
54,484
+9,238
+20% +$397K
ACT icon
2709
Enact Holdings
ACT
$5.71B
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
102,386
+4,902
+5% +$112K
XENE icon
2710
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
XENE
$2.86B
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
65,266
-249,407
-79% -$8.93M
BRT
2711
BRT Apartments
BRT
$290M
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
118,149
+5,890
+5% +$116K
LL
2712
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
611,669
-157,679
-20% -$599K
PSTX
2713
DELISTED
Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
PSTX
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
754,125
+477,706
+173% +$1.47M
PRPL icon
2714
Purple Innovation
PRPL
$116M
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
879,099
+568,618
+183% +$1.5M
GHL
2715
DELISTED
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
GHL
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
259,245
+40,072
+18% +$355K
LTRX icon
2716
Lantronix
LTRX
$184M
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
528,958
+62,582
+13% +$272K
USX
2717
DELISTED
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. Class A Common Stock
USX
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
382,300
-129,112
-25% -$767K
RDI icon
2718
Reading International Class A
RDI
$35M
$2.26M ﹤0.01%
695,633
-16,126
-2% -$52.4K
SNFCA icon
2719
Security National Financial
SNFCA
$231M
$2.26M ﹤0.01%
420,559
+23,516
+6% +$126K
AXR icon
2720
AMREP Corp
AXR
$116M
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
160,974
-3,348
-2% -$46.8K
RYTM icon
2721
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals
RYTM
$6.66B
$2.22M ﹤0.01%
124,509
-12,482
-9% -$223K
PLBC icon
2722
Plumas Bancorp
PLBC
$313M
$2.2M ﹤0.01%
64,575
+3,860
+6% +$131K
FSP
2723
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$172M
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
1,397,936
+4,305
+0.3% +$6.76K
NOA
2724
North American Construction
NOA
$400M
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
131,207
+4,408
+3% +$73.6K
MGTX icon
2725
MeiraGTx Holdings
MGTX
$603M
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
423,370
+100,648
+31% +$520K