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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$29.4B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
0.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,708
Reduced
1,462
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.44%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SPRY icon
2701
ARS Pharmaceuticals
SPRY
$1.04B
$2.79M ﹤0.01%
192,448
RDVT icon
2702
Red Violet
RDVT
$689M
$2.78M ﹤0.01%
97,807
+11,296
+13% +$321K
TNGX icon
2703
Tango Therapeutics
TNGX
$708M
$2.78M ﹤0.01%
360,689
+24,776
+7% +$191K
NOA
2704
North American Construction
NOA
$400M
$2.78M ﹤0.01%
148,400
-5,678
-4% -$106K
ASTL icon
2705
Algoma Steel
ASTL
$488M
$2.77M ﹤0.01%
270,595
+135,626
+100% +$1.39M
BRK.A icon
2706
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$2.76M ﹤0.01%
4
CRNC icon
2707
Cerence
CRNC
$403M
$2.75M ﹤0.01%
874,451
-146,897
-14% -$463K
ISSC icon
2708
Innovative Solutions & Support
ISSC
$196M
$2.75M ﹤0.01%
421,969
+3,850
+0.9% +$25.1K
CBL
2709
CBL Properties
CBL
$982M
$2.75M ﹤0.01%
109,047
+17,250
+19% +$435K
MGIC
2710
Magic Software Enterprises
MGIC
$1.01B
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
231,089
+2,538
+1% +$30K
ESP icon
2711
Espey Mfg & Electronics Corp
ESP
$139M
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
89,320
+2,708
+3% +$81.5K
SAVE
2712
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
1,108,064
-141,698
-11% -$340K
AVIR icon
2713
Atea Pharmaceuticals
AVIR
$250M
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
793,626
+199,266
+34% +$668K
CWAN icon
2714
Clearwater Analytics
CWAN
$5.88B
$2.65M ﹤0.01%
+104,935
New +$2.65M
NNBR icon
2715
NN Inc
NNBR
$121M
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
676,515
+70,294
+12% +$274K
RGCO icon
2716
RGC Resources
RGCO
$227M
$2.63M ﹤0.01%
116,716
-4,009
-3% -$90.5K
IRON icon
2717
Disc Medicine
IRON
$2.08B
$2.63M ﹤0.01%
+53,566
New +$2.63M
AGM.A icon
2718
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Class A
AGM.A
$1.52B
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
18,323
AURA icon
2719
Aura Biosciences
AURA
$400M
$2.61M ﹤0.01%
292,762
+42,387
+17% +$378K
ASLE icon
2720
AerSale
ASLE
$396M
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
515,781
-38,784
-7% -$196K
BGSF icon
2721
BGSF Inc
BGSF
$71.8M
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
308,513
+11,153
+4% +$93.9K
ADTN icon
2722
Adtran
ADTN
$828M
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
437,861
+157,946
+56% +$937K
AAN
2723
DELISTED
The Aaron's Company, Inc.
AAN
$2.55M ﹤0.01%
256,116
-1,349,017
-84% -$13.4M
TMDX icon
2724
Transmedics
TMDX
$3.67B
$2.54M ﹤0.01%
+16,201
New +$2.54M
SMG icon
2725
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.5B
$2.51M ﹤0.01%
28,973
-36,584
-56% -$3.17M