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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SMLR icon
2976
Semler Scientific
SMLR
$415M
$691K ﹤0.01%
18,408
-11,133
-38% -$418K
GRTS
2977
DELISTED
Gritstone bio, Inc. Common Stock
GRTS
$690K ﹤0.01%
268,413
+108,613
+68% +$279K
BEAM icon
2978
Beam Therapeutics
BEAM
$2.01B
$685K ﹤0.01%
14,375
-3,754
-21% -$179K
SVT
2979
DELISTED
Servotronics
SVT
$684K ﹤0.01%
60,719
+231
+0.4% +$2.6K
GAIA icon
2980
Gaia
GAIA
$146M
$680K ﹤0.01%
279,792
-38,771
-12% -$94.2K
MIST icon
2981
Milestone Pharmaceuticals
MIST
$145M
$673K ﹤0.01%
73,274
-2,072
-3% -$19K
NTWK icon
2982
NetSol Technologies
NTWK
$49.4M
$672K ﹤0.01%
214,246
-12,223
-5% -$38.3K
UNB icon
2983
Union Bankshares
UNB
$117M
$663K ﹤0.01%
29,306
NEXN
2984
Nexxen International
NEXN
$606M
$657K ﹤0.01%
95,090
-1,457
-2% -$10.1K
LMST
2985
DELISTED
Limestone Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
LMST
$652K ﹤0.01%
33,209
+634
+2% +$12.4K
CSIQ icon
2986
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$725M
$650K ﹤0.01%
17,446
-316
-2% -$11.8K
CURO
2987
DELISTED
CURO Group Holdings Corp.
CURO
$643K ﹤0.01%
160,100
-101,855
-39% -$409K
MXC icon
2988
Mexco Energy
MXC
$18M
$639K ﹤0.01%
39,364
-814
-2% -$13.2K
ALXO icon
2989
ALX Oncology
ALXO
$62.7M
$636K ﹤0.01%
+66,473
New +$636K
RNG icon
2990
RingCentral
RNG
$2.77B
$632K ﹤0.01%
15,817
-15,087
-49% -$603K
LIVE icon
2991
Live Ventures
LIVE
$54.1M
$628K ﹤0.01%
25,082
+8,533
+52% +$214K
PHLT
2992
Performant Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
PHLT
$604M
$627K ﹤0.01%
339,337
+1,243
+0.4% +$2.3K
ONEM
2993
DELISTED
1Life Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
ONEM
$627K ﹤0.01%
+36,545
New +$627K
VIRX
2994
DELISTED
Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
VIRX
$625K ﹤0.01%
+146,331
New +$625K
VSTM icon
2995
Verastem
VSTM
$608M
$612K ﹤0.01%
59,983
-53,938
-47% -$550K
RPD icon
2996
Rapid7
RPD
$1.26B
$611K ﹤0.01%
14,248
-7,143
-33% -$306K
PCH icon
2997
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
$3.21B
$608K ﹤0.01%
14,826
-516
-3% -$21.2K
OCUL icon
2998
Ocular Therapeutix
OCUL
$2.27B
$607K ﹤0.01%
146,122
+38,310
+36% +$159K
OM icon
2999
Outset Medical
OM
$241M
$606K ﹤0.01%
2,533
-359
-12% -$85.9K
BNFT
3000
DELISTED
Benefitfocus, Inc.
BNFT
$606K ﹤0.01%
95,452
-83,868
-47% -$532K