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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BAND icon
3001
Bandwidth Inc
BAND
$458M
$670K ﹤0.01%
35,530
-10,585
-23% -$200K
ZVO
3002
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
$668K ﹤0.01%
689,104
-591,219
-46% -$573K
FMS icon
3003
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$14.6B
$664K ﹤0.01%
26,614
-3,486
-12% -$87K
COGT icon
3004
Cogent Biosciences
COGT
$1.78B
$662K ﹤0.01%
73,469
+2,046
+3% +$18.4K
NEXT icon
3005
NextDecade
NEXT
$2.12B
$660K ﹤0.01%
148,719
+7,744
+5% +$34.4K
S icon
3006
SentinelOne
S
$5.98B
$660K ﹤0.01%
28,283
+1,154
+4% +$26.9K
SYBX icon
3007
Synlogic
SYBX
$17.5M
$660K ﹤0.01%
38,247
-1,386
-3% -$23.9K
ALEX
3008
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
$1.36B
$656K ﹤0.01%
36,592
+536
+1% +$9.61K
SE icon
3009
Sea Limited
SE
$114B
$656K ﹤0.01%
9,815
+1,946
+25% +$130K
VYGR icon
3010
Voyager Therapeutics
VYGR
$231M
$652K ﹤0.01%
110,426
+79,166
+253% +$467K
RNGR icon
3011
Ranger Energy Services
RNGR
$301M
$650K ﹤0.01%
64,157
+20,922
+48% +$212K
HNNA icon
3012
Hennessy Advisors
HNNA
$91.7M
$648K ﹤0.01%
62,029
-3,474
-5% -$36.3K
PLL
3013
DELISTED
Piedmont Lithium
PLL
$648K ﹤0.01%
+17,789
New +$648K
SNCR icon
3014
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
$62.8M
$648K ﹤0.01%
62,637
-26,341
-30% -$273K
OM icon
3015
Outset Medical
OM
$241M
$645K ﹤0.01%
+2,892
New +$645K
RDIB
3016
Reading International Class B
RDIB
$266M
$637K ﹤0.01%
30,335
FMTX
3017
DELISTED
Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
FMTX
$633K ﹤0.01%
91,928
-29,767
-24% -$205K
AVAL icon
3018
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$4.02B
$630K ﹤0.01%
177,696
-2,279
-1% -$8.08K
EVI icon
3019
EVI Industries
EVI
$353M
$621K ﹤0.01%
62,148
-1,349
-2% -$13.5K
CIZN
3020
DELISTED
Citizens Holding Co.
CIZN
$620K ﹤0.01%
33,834
+120
+0.4% +$2.2K
SCU
3021
DELISTED
Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SCU
$616K ﹤0.01%
73,794
+35,518
+93% +$296K
IRIX icon
3022
IRIDEX
IRIX
$22.5M
$613K ﹤0.01%
238,529
-2,200
-0.9% -$5.65K
PECO icon
3023
Phillips Edison & Co
PECO
$4.47B
$613K ﹤0.01%
18,362
-581
-3% -$19.4K
FGBI icon
3024
First Guaranty Bancshares
FGBI
$126M
$609K ﹤0.01%
25,035
+1,466
+6% +$35.7K
SIF icon
3025
SIFCO Industries
SIF
$43.3M
$609K ﹤0.01%
196,534
-800
-0.4% -$2.48K