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
NWFL icon
2726
Norwood Financial Corp
NWFL
$245M
$2.1M ﹤0.01%
86,294
+1,886
+2% +$45.9K
CVEO icon
2727
Civeo
CVEO
$291M
$2.1M ﹤0.01%
258,644
-51,049
-16% -$413K
SYBX icon
2728
Synlogic
SYBX
$17.5M
$2.1M ﹤0.01%
69,131
-7,607
-10% -$231K
VIA
2729
DELISTED
Via Renewables, Inc. Class A Common Stock
VIA
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
50,270
+112
+0.2% +$4.66K
BGSF icon
2730
BGSF Inc
BGSF
$71.8M
$2.08M ﹤0.01%
245,001
-11,708
-5% -$99.2K
MVBF icon
2731
MVB Financial
MVBF
$305M
$2.07M ﹤0.01%
129,563
+1,263
+1% +$20.2K
ASUR icon
2732
Asure Software
ASUR
$219M
$2.07M ﹤0.01%
273,850
ESXB
2733
DELISTED
Community Bankers Trust Corporation
ESXB
$2.06M ﹤0.01%
405,012
+3,252
+0.8% +$16.5K
AKO.B icon
2734
Embotelladora Andina Series B
AKO.B
$3.79B
$2.05M ﹤0.01%
157,736
-4,821
-3% -$62.6K
ARGX icon
2735
argenx
ARGX
$46.7B
$2.05M ﹤0.01%
7,799
+970
+14% +$255K
CPRX icon
2736
Catalyst Pharmaceutical
CPRX
$2.42B
$2.04M ﹤0.01%
687,234
+45,004
+7% +$134K
VRNS icon
2737
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$6.31B
$2.04M ﹤0.01%
+53,070
New +$2.04M
LXU icon
2738
LSB Industries
LXU
$585M
$2.04M ﹤0.01%
1,634,801
-393,004
-19% -$490K
HIL
2739
DELISTED
Hill International, Inc. Common Stock
HIL
$2.04M ﹤0.01%
1,542,098
-233,553
-13% -$308K
GFED
2740
DELISTED
Guaranty Federal Bancshares In
GFED
$2.03M ﹤0.01%
146,341
-200
-0.1% -$2.77K
KRYS icon
2741
Krystal Biotech
KRYS
$3.98B
$2.02M ﹤0.01%
46,954
+11,096
+31% +$477K
MLCO icon
2742
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$3.8B
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
120,409
MSON
2743
DELISTED
Misonix Inc
MSON
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
170,959
-35,348
-17% -$415K
CASA
2744
DELISTED
Casa Systems, Inc. Common Stock
CASA
$2M ﹤0.01%
495,889
+1,900
+0.4% +$7.66K
HASI icon
2745
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
HASI
$3.45B
$2M ﹤0.01%
+47,247
New +$2M
ISTR icon
2746
Investar Holding Corp
ISTR
$225M
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
155,318
NOK icon
2747
Nokia
NOK
$24.6B
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
508,831
+146,571
+40% +$573K
MESA icon
2748
Mesa Air Group
MESA
$58.6M
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
674,165
DSGX icon
2749
Descartes Systems
DSGX
$9.1B
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
34,865
+8,500
+32% +$484K
PXLW icon
2750
Pixelworks
PXLW
$61.5M
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
80,759
+1,940
+2% +$47.7K