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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.33B
Cap. Flow %
0.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.91%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PLRX icon
2951
Pliant Therapeutics
PLRX
$107M
$691K ﹤0.01%
511,718
-35,579
-7% -$48.1K
UG icon
2952
United-Guardian
UG
$39.1M
$691K ﹤0.01%
76,877
+1,883
+3% +$16.9K
ATYR
2953
aTyr Pharma
ATYR
$520M
$689K ﹤0.01%
228,094
-15,275
-6% -$46.2K
CVR icon
2954
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co
CVR
$10.2M
$688K ﹤0.01%
63,219
GPRO icon
2955
GoPro
GPRO
$264M
$679K ﹤0.01%
1,023,893
-667,059
-39% -$442K
CGNT icon
2956
Cognyte Software
CGNT
$617M
$678K ﹤0.01%
86,822
-1,876
-2% -$14.6K
WMPN
2957
DELISTED
William Penn Bancorporation Common Stock
WMPN
$676K ﹤0.01%
61,946
+9,589
+18% +$105K
AP icon
2958
Ampco-Pittsburgh
AP
$54.9M
$674K ﹤0.01%
310,537
+18,227
+6% +$39.6K
LGL icon
2959
LGL Group
LGL
$35.7M
$669K ﹤0.01%
102,412
PAYS icon
2960
Paysign
PAYS
$295M
$668K ﹤0.01%
314,942
+47,043
+18% +$99.7K
CRNX icon
2961
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals
CRNX
$3.44B
$662K ﹤0.01%
+19,723
New +$662K
OPOF
2962
DELISTED
Old Point Financial
OPOF
$655K ﹤0.01%
21,868
+1,452
+7% +$43.5K
MDV
2963
Modiv Industrial
MDV
$152M
$654K ﹤0.01%
40,719
+5,265
+15% +$84.5K
MELI icon
2964
Mercado Libre
MELI
$120B
$642K ﹤0.01%
329
+87
+36% +$170K
RFL icon
2965
Rafael Holdings
RFL
$50.5M
$633K ﹤0.01%
343,164
DAIO icon
2966
Data I/O
DAIO
$32.8M
$631K ﹤0.01%
257,352
+8,381
+3% +$20.5K
HNNA icon
2967
Hennessy Advisors
HNNA
$92.7M
$620K ﹤0.01%
62,220
+1,985
+3% +$19.8K
SVT
2968
DELISTED
Servotronics
SVT
$619K ﹤0.01%
58,362
FOA icon
2969
Finance of America Companies
FOA
$286M
$616K ﹤0.01%
+28,955
New +$616K
CSAN icon
2970
Cosan
CSAN
$2.46B
$614K ﹤0.01%
117,626
-27,778
-19% -$145K
CBFV icon
2971
CB Financial Services
CBFV
$165M
$612K ﹤0.01%
21,501
+3,679
+21% +$105K
FDBC icon
2972
Fidelity D&D Bancorp
FDBC
$260M
$612K ﹤0.01%
14,698
+248
+2% +$10.3K
ALEC icon
2973
Alector
ALEC
$283M
$602K ﹤0.01%
489,334
-392,786
-45% -$483K
TMCI icon
2974
Treace Medical Concepts
TMCI
$467M
$601K ﹤0.01%
71,642
SKIL icon
2975
Skillsoft
SKIL
$129M
$600K ﹤0.01%
31,171
+20,701
+198% +$399K