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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,802
Closed
68

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FLL icon
2801
Full House Resorts
FLL
$125M
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
265,070
+5,025
+2% +$50K
TCFC
2802
DELISTED
The Community Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCFC
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
76,378
+25,199
+49% +$869K
VCYT icon
2803
Veracyte
VCYT
$2.51B
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
65,531
-171,463
-72% -$6.86M
ARKR icon
2804
Ark Restaurants
ARKR
$25.3M
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
132,490
+4,371
+3% +$86.3K
XIN
2805
DELISTED
Xinyuan Real Estate
XIN
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
98,706
+876
+0.9% +$23.2K
GTN.A icon
2806
Gray Media, Inc. Class A
GTN.A
$1.02B
$2.61M ﹤0.01%
122,681
-4,320
-3% -$92K
REPL icon
2807
Replimune Group
REPL
$469M
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
67,552
+34,242
+103% +$1.32M
AGTC
2808
DELISTED
Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation
AGTC
$2.59M ﹤0.01%
662,392
-23,149
-3% -$90.5K
AAOI icon
2809
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$1.67B
$2.58M ﹤0.01%
305,121
-11,221
-4% -$95K
NWFL icon
2810
Norwood Financial Corp
NWFL
$248M
$2.58M ﹤0.01%
99,210
+10,844
+12% +$282K
BFST icon
2811
Business First Bancshares
BFST
$735M
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
111,487
+32,576
+41% +$748K
SNFCA icon
2812
Security National Financial
SNFCA
$237M
$2.55M ﹤0.01%
372,257
+27,958
+8% +$192K
BXC icon
2813
BlueLinx
BXC
$651M
$2.54M ﹤0.01%
50,593
+21,693
+75% +$1.09M
SBFG icon
2814
SB Financial Group
SBFG
$136M
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
143,156
+7,005
+5% +$123K
NGM
2815
DELISTED
NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
NGM
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
127,557
-17,707
-12% -$349K
CSLT
2816
DELISTED
CASTLIGHT HEALTH, INC.
CSLT
$2.49M ﹤0.01%
948,254
+37,834
+4% +$99.4K
LXRX icon
2817
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
LXRX
$403M
$2.49M ﹤0.01%
+541,655
New +$2.49M
NERV icon
2818
Minerva Neurosciences
NERV
$14.9M
$2.48M ﹤0.01%
133,435
-2,591
-2% -$48.1K
XNET
2819
Xunlei
XNET
$470M
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
535,217
+3,797
+0.7% +$17.3K
EDUC icon
2820
Educational Development Corp
EDUC
$9.36M
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
194,888
-3,161
-2% -$39.4K
RCMT icon
2821
RCM Technologies
RCMT
$199M
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
580,312
+20,283
+4% +$83.6K
MRSN icon
2822
Mersana Therapeutics
MRSN
$37.3M
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
7,040
-114
-2% -$38.7K
PCYO icon
2823
Pure Cycle
PCYO
$272M
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
172,957
-2,608
-1% -$36K
SIC
2824
DELISTED
Select Interior Concepts, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SIC
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
253,145
+4,278
+2% +$40.2K
BDL icon
2825
Flanigan's Enterprises
BDL
$49.5M
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
58,336
-2,013
-3% -$81.2K