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
+9.99%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$432B
AUM Growth
+$29.6B
Cap. Flow
+$1.74B
Cap. Flow %
0.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.56%
Holding
3,373
New
53
Increased
1,641
Reduced
1,466
Closed
101

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.97%
2 Financials 18.52%
3 Industrials 12.24%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.39%
5 Healthcare 9.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ELVN icon
2901
Enliven Therapeutics
ELVN
$1.17B
$942K ﹤0.01%
+46,851
New +$942K
SMTI icon
2902
Sanara MedTech
SMTI
$306M
$936K ﹤0.01%
32,975
+4,966
+18% +$141K
BZFD icon
2903
BuzzFeed
BZFD
$71.9M
$933K ﹤0.01%
466,457
-57,318
-11% -$115K
ZVIA icon
2904
Zevia
ZVIA
$187M
$917K ﹤0.01%
284,167
+159,243
+127% +$514K
SFBC icon
2905
Sound Financial Bancorp
SFBC
$113M
$901K ﹤0.01%
19,588
+1,160
+6% +$53.4K
MELI icon
2906
Mercado Libre
MELI
$120B
$899K ﹤0.01%
344
+15
+5% +$39.2K
OCC icon
2907
Optical Cable Corp
OCC
$48.3M
$895K ﹤0.01%
314,115
+2,925
+0.9% +$8.34K
RAIL icon
2908
FreightCar America
RAIL
$160M
$894K ﹤0.01%
103,643
+17,935
+21% +$155K
HYLN icon
2909
Hyliion Holdings
HYLN
$282M
$882K ﹤0.01%
667,905
-117,516
-15% -$155K
FFNW
2910
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
$865K ﹤0.01%
720,981
SSBI icon
2911
Summit State Bank
SSBI
$80.1M
$864K ﹤0.01%
79,749
+3,501
+5% +$38K
GRWG icon
2912
GrowGeneration
GRWG
$92.6M
$864K ﹤0.01%
924,595
-233,596
-20% -$218K
WK icon
2913
Workiva
WK
$4.32B
$864K ﹤0.01%
12,624
+2,015
+19% +$138K
AS icon
2914
Amer Sports
AS
$20.4B
$862K ﹤0.01%
22,244
+408
+2% +$15.8K
OPOF
2915
DELISTED
Old Point Financial
OPOF
$860K ﹤0.01%
21,904
+36
+0.2% +$1.41K
POWW icon
2916
Outdoor Holding Company Common Stock
POWW
$169M
$848K ﹤0.01%
662,330
+36,219
+6% +$46.4K
CPIX icon
2917
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
CPIX
$50.9M
$847K ﹤0.01%
252,889
+700
+0.3% +$2.35K
SHCO icon
2918
Soho House & Co
SHCO
$1.73B
$845K ﹤0.01%
114,974
+2,326
+2% +$17.1K
MSTR icon
2919
Strategy Inc Common Stock Class A
MSTR
$93.2B
$835K ﹤0.01%
+2,067
New +$835K
CPHC icon
2920
Canterbury Park Holding Corp
CPHC
$84.8M
$831K ﹤0.01%
43,225
DAIO icon
2921
Data I/O
DAIO
$32.8M
$829K ﹤0.01%
270,110
+12,758
+5% +$39.2K
COOK icon
2922
Traeger
COOK
$188M
$827K ﹤0.01%
483,916
-109,714
-18% -$188K
DNN icon
2923
Denison Mines
DNN
$2.14B
$811K ﹤0.01%
445,541
-11,841
-3% -$21.5K
CGNT icon
2924
Cognyte Software
CGNT
$617M
$802K ﹤0.01%
86,822
HNNA icon
2925
Hennessy Advisors
HNNA
$92.7M
$790K ﹤0.01%
62,728
+508
+0.8% +$6.4K