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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BFX
2826
DELISTED
BowFlex Inc.
BFX
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
787,216
-211,288
-21% -$344K
ASPN icon
2827
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
$560M
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
138,960
-191,697
-58% -$1.77M
TZOO icon
2828
Travelzoo
TZOO
$106M
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
288,677
-32,175
-10% -$143K
ESP icon
2829
Espey Mfg & Electronics Corp
ESP
$141M
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
92,294
+1,138
+1% +$15.7K
NETI
2830
DELISTED
Eneti Inc.
NETI
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
190,354
-70,317
-27% -$469K
GEVO icon
2831
Gevo
GEVO
$401M
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
554,330
+158,645
+40% +$362K
CCRD icon
2832
CoreCard
CCRD
$213M
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
57,449
+4,585
+9% +$99.8K
ACB
2833
Aurora Cannabis
ACB
$277M
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
102,454
+302
+0.3% +$3.69K
LEE icon
2834
Lee Enterprises
LEE
$27.7M
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
70,275
-6,934
-9% -$122K
AGFS
2835
DELISTED
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
AGFS
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
822,709
-75,453
-8% -$113K
UG icon
2836
United-Guardian
UG
$37.7M
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
107,300
+344
+0.3% +$3.91K
EVER icon
2837
EverQuote
EVER
$903M
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
178,030
-59,237
-25% -$404K
HOV icon
2838
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$917M
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
33,880
-26,435
-44% -$944K
CASA
2839
DELISTED
Casa Systems, Inc. Common Stock
CASA
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
386,612
-234,067
-38% -$733K
OPNT
2840
DELISTED
Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
OPNT
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
112,492
-14,800
-12% -$159K
MNSB icon
2841
MainStreet Bancshares
MNSB
$167M
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
52,728
+1,107
+2% +$25.2K
CMRX
2842
DELISTED
Chimerix, Inc.
CMRX
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
622,308
-670,252
-52% -$1.29M
OCC icon
2843
Optical Cable Corp
OCC
$70.4M
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
346,258
+3,047
+0.9% +$10.5K
HASI icon
2844
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
HASI
$3.52B
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
39,839
+2,622
+7% +$78.5K
NOA
2845
North American Construction
NOA
$393M
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
124,558
EVBG
2846
DELISTED
Everbridge, Inc. Common Stock
EVBG
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
38,602
-8,869
-19% -$274K
VVNT
2847
DELISTED
Vivint Smart Home, Inc. Class A Common Stock
VVNT
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
180,389
+141,952
+369% +$934K
MESA icon
2848
Mesa Air Group
MESA
$58.6M
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
707,219
-427,033
-38% -$705K
RNDB
2849
DELISTED
Randolph Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
RNDB
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
43,252
NKTX icon
2850
Nkarta
NKTX
$147M
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
88,330
+5,153
+6% +$67.8K