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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LGL icon
2876
LGL Group
LGL
$35.1M
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
255,526
+796
+0.3% +$3.9K
PAR icon
2877
PAR Technology
PAR
$1.86B
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
33,150
LXRX icon
2878
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
LXRX
$403M
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
664,788
-204,823
-24% -$382K
OCC icon
2879
Optical Cable Corp
OCC
$70.4M
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
343,211
-168
-0% -$606
CUK icon
2880
Carnival PLC
CUK
$38.7B
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
156,320
+5,682
+4% +$44.9K
ARWR icon
2881
Arrowhead Research
ARWR
$4.11B
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
34,943
-23,276
-40% -$819K
IVC
2882
DELISTED
Invacare Corporation
IVC
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
947,607
-420,120
-31% -$538K
IX icon
2883
ORIX
IX
$30.2B
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
71,415
BL icon
2884
BlackLine
BL
$3.41B
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
17,841
-128,172
-88% -$8.53M
MNSB icon
2885
MainStreet Bancshares
MNSB
$167M
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
51,621
+1,360
+3% +$31K
QD
2886
Qudian
QD
$710M
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
1,067,992
-32,652
-3% -$35.9K
LFVN icon
2887
LifeVantage
LFVN
$149M
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
267,616
-3,998
-1% -$17.4K
LUNG icon
2888
Pulmonx
LUNG
$68.9M
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
+79,105
New +$1.16M
YELL
2889
DELISTED
Yellow Corporation Common Stock
YELL
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
395,510
+23,020
+6% +$67.5K
RNDB
2890
DELISTED
Randolph Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
RNDB
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
43,252
-269
-0.6% -$7.12K
TTSH icon
2891
Tile Shop Holdings
TTSH
$282M
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
369,486
+167,098
+83% +$513K
OPRT icon
2892
Oportun Financial
OPRT
$278M
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
136,656
-18,748
-12% -$155K
PHR icon
2893
Phreesia
PHR
$1.53B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
45,213
+15,525
+52% +$388K
SMED
2894
DELISTED
Sharps Compliance Corp
SMED
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
387,453
+94,733
+32% +$277K
CPHC icon
2895
Canterbury Park Holding Corp
CPHC
$84.8M
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
43,225
NGD
2896
New Gold Inc
NGD
$5.17B
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
1,041,327
+235,317
+29% +$252K
ZIP icon
2897
ZipRecruiter
ZIP
$430M
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
74,951
-56,081
-43% -$831K
NTIP icon
2898
Network-1 Technologies
NTIP
$36M
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
461,337
-11,977
-3% -$28.7K
VIST icon
2899
Vista Energy
VIST
$3.88B
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
147,548
+92,362
+167% +$687K
CLPR
2900
Clipper Realty
CLPR
$70.6M
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
139,549
-638
-0.5% -$4.92K