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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$25.4B
Cap. Flow
-$8.3B
Cap. Flow %
-2.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
123
Increased
1,209
Reduced
1,942
Closed
57

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.56%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
STKL
2751
SunOpta
STKL
$748M
$2.9M ﹤0.01%
196,004
+40,935
+26% +$605K
ALR
2752
DELISTED
AlerisLife Inc. Common Stock
ALR
$2.9M ﹤0.01%
472,911
+138,876
+42% +$850K
MRSN icon
2753
Mersana Therapeutics
MRSN
$37.9M
$2.89M ﹤0.01%
7,154
-128
-2% -$51.8K
LASR icon
2754
nLIGHT
LASR
$1.45B
$2.88M ﹤0.01%
88,744
+34,730
+64% +$1.13M
TACT icon
2755
Transact Technologies
TACT
$47.3M
$2.87M ﹤0.01%
263,990
+1,312
+0.5% +$14.3K
BHR
2756
Braemar Hotels & Resorts
BHR
$196M
$2.87M ﹤0.01%
471,983
+19,612
+4% +$119K
MKC.V icon
2757
McCormick & Company Voting
MKC.V
$18.4B
$2.85M ﹤0.01%
32,017
+118
+0.4% +$10.5K
SOHU
2758
Sohu.com
SOHU
$475M
$2.85M ﹤0.01%
181,463
MBIO icon
2759
Mustang Bio
MBIO
$10.5M
$2.8M ﹤0.01%
+1,127
New +$2.8M
IBA
2760
DELISTED
Industrias Bachoco SAB De C.V.
IBA
$2.79M ﹤0.01%
70,337
-8,384
-11% -$333K
BLFS icon
2761
BioLife Solutions
BLFS
$1.27B
$2.75M ﹤0.01%
76,042
-2,597
-3% -$93.9K
XIN
2762
DELISTED
Xinyuan Real Estate
XIN
$2.75M ﹤0.01%
97,830
+2,324
+2% +$65.3K
GFED
2763
DELISTED
Guaranty Federal Bancshares In
GFED
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
141,132
-3,243
-2% -$62.8K
MN
2764
DELISTED
MANNING & NAPIER, INC.
MN
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
421,338
+873
+0.2% +$5.65K
WSO.B
2765
Watsco, Inc. Class B
WSO.B
$16.3B
$2.72M ﹤0.01%
10,265
DALN icon
2766
DallasNews
DALN
$79.6M
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
322,747
-13,130
-4% -$110K
SIF icon
2767
SIFCO Industries
SIF
$44.7M
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
215,162
+18,047
+9% +$226K
LOVE icon
2768
LoveSac
LOVE
$292M
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
47,500
+11,741
+33% +$665K
VIA
2769
DELISTED
Via Renewables, Inc. Class A Common Stock
VIA
$2.68M ﹤0.01%
50,271
-261
-0.5% -$13.9K
RGCO icon
2770
RGC Resources
RGCO
$229M
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
120,327
+656
+0.5% +$14.6K
NESR
2771
National Energy Services Reunited Corp. Ordinary Shares
NESR
$973M
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
+214,825
New +$2.67M
QGEN icon
2772
Qiagen
QGEN
$10.1B
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
51,660
-5,603
-10% -$289K
CZWI icon
2773
Citizens Community Bancorp
CZWI
$162M
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
214,532
+5,425
+3% +$67.3K
ERIC icon
2774
Ericsson
ERIC
$26.7B
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
201,514
SBT
2775
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
SBT
$2.65M ﹤0.01%
467,671
+41,064
+10% +$232K