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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RYN icon
2901
Rayonier
RYN
$4.1B
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
53,197
-1,684
-3% -$52.5K
PTCT icon
2902
PTC Therapeutics
PTCT
$4.52B
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
34,525
-57,987
-63% -$2.78M
CNST
2903
DELISTED
Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CNST
$1.65M ﹤0.01%
+35,018
New +$1.65M
ESLT icon
2904
Elbit Systems
ESLT
$22.8B
$1.65M ﹤0.01%
10,608
+139
+1% +$21.6K
APTS
2905
DELISTED
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
APTS
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
+123,415
New +$1.64M
III icon
2906
Information Services Group
III
$253M
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
647,876
+5,991
+0.9% +$15.1K
PVBC icon
2907
Provident Bancorp
PVBC
$229M
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
131,234
+3,580
+3% +$44.6K
SWI
2908
DELISTED
SolarWinds Corporation Common Stock
SWI
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
82,640
+69,938
+551% +$1.37M
AXAS
2909
DELISTED
Abraxas Petroleum Corporation
AXAS
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
229,248
-31,220
-12% -$219K
SIGA icon
2910
SIGA Technologies
SIGA
$620M
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
334,960
+55,624
+20% +$265K
ELMD icon
2911
Electromed
ELMD
$208M
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
184,156
+4,850
+3% +$42K
LGL icon
2912
LGL Group
LGL
$35.7M
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
280,855
NXPI icon
2913
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
12,454
CPRX icon
2914
Catalyst Pharmaceutical
CPRX
$2.46B
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
421,020
+16,990
+4% +$63.7K
SHI
2915
DELISTED
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
SHI
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
51,264
+8,661
+20% +$265K
DLTH icon
2916
Duluth Holdings
DLTH
$145M
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
148,638
-19,467
-12% -$205K
AMSC icon
2917
American Superconductor
AMSC
$2.26B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
198,323
+117,599
+146% +$923K
ATEN icon
2918
A10 Networks
ATEN
$1.26B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
226,431
+23,775
+12% +$163K
UBP
2919
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.
UBP
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
78,309
TPHS
2920
DELISTED
Trinity Place Holdings Inc.com
TPHS
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
516,735
-19,242
-4% -$57.9K
MGI
2921
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
738,572
-4,832
-0.6% -$10.1K
FRPT icon
2922
Freshpet
FRPT
$2.72B
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
+26,237
New +$1.55M
PCYO icon
2923
Pure Cycle
PCYO
$264M
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
122,952
+900
+0.7% +$11.3K
XNET
2924
Xunlei
XNET
$467M
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
314,912
+5,935
+2% +$29.1K
AGM.A icon
2925
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Class A
AGM.A
$1.57B
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
21,228
-475
-2% -$34.1K