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
SIGA icon
2726
SIGA Technologies
SIGA
$649M
$1.89M ﹤0.01%
396,035
+61,075
+18% +$292K
QADB
2727
DELISTED
QAD Inc. Class B
QADB
$1.88M ﹤0.01%
76,746
-302
-0.4% -$7.41K
CVEO icon
2728
Civeo
CVEO
$291M
$1.88M ﹤0.01%
380,571
-3,844
-1% -$19K
SBT
2729
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
SBT
$1.88M ﹤0.01%
437,045
+75,215
+21% +$323K
KIDS icon
2730
OrthoPediatrics
KIDS
$510M
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
47,246
INFU icon
2731
InfuSystem Holdings
INFU
$207M
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
219,410
+8,145
+4% +$69.2K
QD
2732
Qudian
QD
$710M
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
+1,034,156
New +$1.86M
ONC
2733
BeOne Medicines Ltd. American Depositary Shares
ONC
$36.9B
$1.85M ﹤0.01%
15,026
+12,577
+514% +$1.55M
AGFS
2734
DELISTED
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
AGFS
$1.85M ﹤0.01%
1,128,767
-3,544
-0.3% -$5.81K
HALO icon
2735
Halozyme
HALO
$9.07B
$1.84M ﹤0.01%
102,241
+2,605
+3% +$46.9K
QGEN icon
2736
Qiagen
QGEN
$9.99B
$1.84M ﹤0.01%
41,685
+8,746
+27% +$386K
BH.A icon
2737
Biglari Holdings Class A
BH.A
$983M
$1.83M ﹤0.01%
6,174
+216
+4% +$64.2K
BBW icon
2738
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$985M
$1.83M ﹤0.01%
1,278,713
+7,959
+0.6% +$11.4K
TZOO icon
2739
Travelzoo
TZOO
$106M
$1.82M ﹤0.01%
464,175
-9,767
-2% -$38.4K
TUP
2740
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$1.82M ﹤0.01%
1,120,243
-103,318
-8% -$167K
BGSF icon
2741
BGSF Inc
BGSF
$71.4M
$1.81M ﹤0.01%
242,288
+7,368
+3% +$55.1K
WORK
2742
DELISTED
Slack Technologies, Inc.
WORK
$1.8M ﹤0.01%
67,010
+53,316
+389% +$1.43M
ESXB
2743
DELISTED
Community Bankers Trust Corporation
ESXB
$1.8M ﹤0.01%
370,172
+15,183
+4% +$73.6K
PRCP
2744
DELISTED
Perceptron Inc
PRCP
$1.78M ﹤0.01%
618,283
-19,771
-3% -$57K
AP icon
2745
Ampco-Pittsburgh
AP
$54.4M
$1.78M ﹤0.01%
711,516
-8,735
-1% -$21.8K
TLF icon
2746
Tandy Leather Factory
TLF
$24.7M
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
488,707
-8,600
-2% -$31K
CLMB icon
2747
Climb Global Solutions
CLMB
$603M
$1.75M ﹤0.01%
137,017
+902
+0.7% +$11.5K
DWSN icon
2748
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$50.6M
$1.73M ﹤0.01%
1,779,832
-17,401
-1% -$16.9K
GTN.A icon
2749
Gray Media, Inc. Class A
GTN.A
$1.02B
$1.73M ﹤0.01%
145,518
-6,457
-4% -$76.7K
KWR icon
2750
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.47B
$1.72M ﹤0.01%
13,628
-156,712
-92% -$19.8M