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
-14.29%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$221B
AUM Growth
-$42B
Cap. Flow
+$815M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.67%
Holding
3,519
New
94
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,004
Closed
67

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.86%
2 Industrials 12.78%
3 Technology 12.78%
4 Healthcare 10.57%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ARKR icon
2826
Ark Restaurants
ARKR
$25.6M
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
126,656
+2,200
+2% +$40.4K
QADB
2827
DELISTED
QAD Inc. Class B
QADB
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
77,755
SCX
2828
DELISTED
The L.S. Starrett Company
SCX
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
436,711
-2,241
-0.5% -$11.7K
PATI
2829
DELISTED
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. Common Stock
PATI
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
116,568
+1,243
+1% +$24.2K
AGTC
2830
DELISTED
Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation
AGTC
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
911,236
+93,652
+11% +$233K
IO
2831
DELISTED
ION Geophysical Corporation
IO
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
437,336
+7,969
+2% +$41.3K
PETQ
2832
DELISTED
PetIQ, Inc. Class A Common Stock
PETQ
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
95,881
+66,498
+226% +$1.56M
CLD
2833
DELISTED
Cloud Peak Energy Inc
CLD
$2.24M ﹤0.01%
6,117,059
-131,709
-2% -$48.3K
MFG icon
2834
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$83.4B
$2.24M ﹤0.01%
745,336
-51,475
-6% -$154K
TPHS
2835
DELISTED
Trinity Place Holdings Inc.com
TPHS
$2.24M ﹤0.01%
514,973
-63,528
-11% -$276K
ATLO icon
2836
AMES National
ATLO
$180M
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
87,601
+7,634
+10% +$194K
KURA icon
2837
Kura Oncology
KURA
$709M
$2.22M ﹤0.01%
+158,260
New +$2.22M
SYBX icon
2838
Synlogic
SYBX
$17.5M
$2.22M ﹤0.01%
21,110
+7,041
+50% +$740K
BB icon
2839
BlackBerry
BB
$2.25B
$2.21M ﹤0.01%
310,870
+34,072
+12% +$242K
TWOU
2840
DELISTED
2U, Inc.
TWOU
$2.2M ﹤0.01%
1,477
+539
+57% +$804K
MACK
2841
DELISTED
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MACK
$2.2M ﹤0.01%
725,510
-3,426
-0.5% -$10.4K
KOPN icon
2842
Kopin
KOPN
$344M
$2.2M ﹤0.01%
2,203,881
-3,687
-0.2% -$3.68K
BCML icon
2843
BayCom
BCML
$329M
$2.2M ﹤0.01%
95,249
+48,015
+102% +$1.11M
ZNH
2844
DELISTED
China Southern Airlines Company Limited
ZNH
$2.18M ﹤0.01%
71,883
MUX icon
2845
McEwen Inc.
MUX
$742M
$2.18M ﹤0.01%
119,576
-975
-0.8% -$17.7K
PXLW icon
2846
Pixelworks
PXLW
$61.5M
$2.17M ﹤0.01%
62,352
+9,512
+18% +$331K
AVNW icon
2847
Aviat Networks
AVNW
$289M
$2.17M ﹤0.01%
326,772
-9,654
-3% -$64K
DAIO icon
2848
Data I/O
DAIO
$32.9M
$2.16M ﹤0.01%
432,071
-2,748
-0.6% -$13.7K
PFNX
2849
DELISTED
Pfenex Inc.
PFNX
$2.16M ﹤0.01%
676,046
+31,132
+5% +$99.3K
GOGL
2850
DELISTED
Golden Ocean Group
GOGL
$2.15M ﹤0.01%
349,389
-5,751
-2% -$35.4K