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
SND icon
2976
Smart Sand
SND
$75.1M
$747K ﹤0.01%
717,852
-1,076
-0.1% -$1.12K
PLBC icon
2977
Plumas Bancorp
PLBC
$313M
$740K ﹤0.01%
40,001
+1,421
+4% +$26.3K
VRAY
2978
DELISTED
ViewRay, Inc.
VRAY
$732K ﹤0.01%
293,069
+148,052
+102% +$370K
NSEC
2979
DELISTED
National Security Group Inc
NSEC
$726K ﹤0.01%
53,671
BDL icon
2980
Flanigan's Enterprises
BDL
$51.1M
$725K ﹤0.01%
62,485
JILL icon
2981
J. Jill
JILL
$268M
$720K ﹤0.01%
260,722
PNRG icon
2982
PrimeEnergy Resources
PNRG
$269M
$714K ﹤0.01%
9,649
+785
+9% +$58.1K
SPCE icon
2983
Virgin Galactic
SPCE
$180M
$711K ﹤0.01%
2,408
+1,391
+137% +$411K
GDP
2984
DELISTED
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation Common Stock
GDP
$701K ﹤0.01%
164,451
-1,736
-1% -$7.4K
ASFI
2985
DELISTED
Asta Funding Inc
ASFI
$701K ﹤0.01%
84,433
ALR
2986
DELISTED
AlerisLife Inc. Common Stock
ALR
$700K ﹤0.01%
+251,611
New +$700K
FG
2987
DELISTED
FGL Holdings Ordinary Shares
FG
$695K ﹤0.01%
+70,968
New +$695K
UMC icon
2988
United Microelectronic
UMC
$17.2B
$691K ﹤0.01%
318,420
-27,590
-8% -$59.9K
MPB icon
2989
Mid Penn Bancorp
MPB
$691M
$688K ﹤0.01%
33,965
+4,818
+17% +$97.6K
OR icon
2990
OR Royalties Inc.
OR
$6.69B
$686K ﹤0.01%
92,174
+58,395
+173% +$435K
AIOT
2991
PowerFleet, Inc. Common Stock
AIOT
$667M
$686K ﹤0.01%
198,216
-19,232
-9% -$66.6K
FLNT
2992
Fluent
FLNT
$48.1M
$679K ﹤0.01%
96,656
+17,455
+22% +$123K
SGB
2993
DELISTED
Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation
SGB
$679K ﹤0.01%
37,163
+2,585
+7% +$47.2K
ESQ icon
2994
Esquire Financial Holdings
ESQ
$828M
$678K ﹤0.01%
45,031
+4,970
+12% +$74.8K
IRMD icon
2995
iRadimed
IRMD
$910M
$676K ﹤0.01%
31,704
+5,823
+22% +$124K
KOD icon
2996
Kodiak Sciences
KOD
$513M
$676K ﹤0.01%
14,179
OVLY icon
2997
Oak Valley Bancorp
OVLY
$242M
$674K ﹤0.01%
42,848
+3,794
+10% +$59.7K
CNTY icon
2998
Century Casinos
CNTY
$75.1M
$669K ﹤0.01%
277,639
-126
-0% -$304
AMPY icon
2999
Amplify Energy
AMPY
$161M
$668K ﹤0.01%
1,181,153
+101,710
+9% +$57.5K
SIEB icon
3000
Siebert Financial
SIEB
$108M
$667K ﹤0.01%
92,414