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
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
-$82.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,536
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
+$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
+$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
+$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.45%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AGM.A icon
2901
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Class A
AGM.A
$1.57B
$979K ﹤0.01%
20,416
-812
-4% -$38.9K
CWBC
2902
DELISTED
Community West BanCshares
CWBC
$974K ﹤0.01%
159,953
-591
-0.4% -$3.6K
CMT icon
2903
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$180M
$973K ﹤0.01%
631,777
FMAO icon
2904
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
FMAO
$353M
$973K ﹤0.01%
37,562
+4,519
+14% +$117K
ASNA
2905
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
$973K ﹤0.01%
699,697
+4,003
+0.6% +$5.57K
BDSI
2906
DELISTED
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
BDSI
$973K ﹤0.01%
256,668
+101,624
+66% +$385K
IAG icon
2907
IAMGOLD
IAG
$6.27B
$970K ﹤0.01%
425,631
+262,734
+161% +$599K
TACT icon
2908
Transact Technologies
TACT
$47M
$970K ﹤0.01%
311,765
-1,808
-0.6% -$5.63K
EBMT icon
2909
Eagle Bancorp Montana
EBMT
$138M
$961K ﹤0.01%
59,300
+4,466
+8% +$72.4K
AUDC icon
2910
AudioCodes
AUDC
$284M
$955K ﹤0.01%
39,969
+29,612
+286% +$708K
PHLT
2911
Performant Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
PHLT
$604M
$952K ﹤0.01%
1,057,271
-84,678
-7% -$76.2K
UPWK icon
2912
Upwork
UPWK
$2.11B
$951K ﹤0.01%
147,447
+71,327
+94% +$460K
SWIR
2913
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
$951K ﹤0.01%
167,377
+25,281
+18% +$144K
FET icon
2914
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$325M
$948K ﹤0.01%
267,399
-15,188
-5% -$53.8K
SKM icon
2915
SK Telecom
SKM
$8.33B
$942K ﹤0.01%
35,145
-57,395
-62% -$1.54M
PAYS icon
2916
Paysign
PAYS
$281M
$938K ﹤0.01%
181,879
ADPT icon
2917
Adaptive Biotechnologies
ADPT
$1.89B
$937K ﹤0.01%
+33,723
New +$937K
AERI
2918
DELISTED
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AERI
$935K ﹤0.01%
69,225
+46,011
+198% +$621K
MGI
2919
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
$928K ﹤0.01%
708,540
-30,032
-4% -$39.3K
AVTR icon
2920
Avantor
AVTR
$8.6B
$926K ﹤0.01%
74,114
+38,795
+110% +$485K
CRVS icon
2921
Corvus Pharmaceuticals
CRVS
$442M
$925K ﹤0.01%
438,383
-16,288
-4% -$34.4K
VOLT
2922
DELISTED
Volt Information Sciences, Inc.
VOLT
$921K ﹤0.01%
1,137,267
RDVT icon
2923
Red Violet
RDVT
$689M
$919K ﹤0.01%
51,028
+856
+2% +$15.4K
KL
2924
DELISTED
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd Ordinary
KL
$918K ﹤0.01%
31,024
+5,000
+19% +$148K
APHA
2925
DELISTED
Aphria Inc. Common Shares
APHA
$918K ﹤0.01%
+300,100
New +$918K