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
+6.94%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$314B
AUM Growth
+$16.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.4B
Cap. Flow %
0.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.02%
Holding
3,572
New
111
Increased
1,840
Reduced
1,367
Closed
91

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$267M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$202M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$201M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$182M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$123M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.96%
2 Financials 15.55%
3 Industrials 13.45%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WLYB icon
3001
John Wiley & Sons Class B
WLYB
$2.26B
$694K ﹤0.01%
21,017
+10
+0% +$330
LUCK
3002
Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation
LUCK
$1.35B
$691K ﹤0.01%
59,352
+21,698
+58% +$253K
ALXO icon
3003
ALX Oncology
ALXO
$62.7M
$671K ﹤0.01%
89,372
-3,040
-3% -$22.8K
MIXT
3004
DELISTED
MIX TELEMATICS LIMITED
MIXT
$669K ﹤0.01%
105,906
GAIA icon
3005
Gaia
GAIA
$146M
$661K ﹤0.01%
286,067
+9,736
+4% +$22.5K
RDIB
3006
Reading International Class B
RDIB
$266M
$658K ﹤0.01%
28,166
-1,368
-5% -$31.9K
FSFG icon
3007
First Savings Financial Group
FSFG
$190M
$657K ﹤0.01%
49,793
-4,428
-8% -$58.5K
LAW icon
3008
CS Disco
LAW
$343M
$656K ﹤0.01%
79,716
+52,576
+194% +$432K
GRAB icon
3009
Grab
GRAB
$21.6B
$652K ﹤0.01%
190,012
+3,295
+2% +$11.3K
NEXN
3010
Nexxen International
NEXN
$606M
$649K ﹤0.01%
90,205
-11,373
-11% -$81.8K
PTCT icon
3011
PTC Therapeutics
PTCT
$4.63B
$645K ﹤0.01%
15,851
+535
+3% +$21.8K
BRDG
3012
DELISTED
Bridge Investment Group
BRDG
$644K ﹤0.01%
56,743
+9,010
+19% +$102K
UNB icon
3013
Union Bankshares
UNB
$117M
$643K ﹤0.01%
28,010
-178
-0.6% -$4.09K
SCOR icon
3014
Comscore
SCOR
$31.6M
$631K ﹤0.01%
38,927
-20,648
-35% -$335K
CTOS icon
3015
Custom Truck One Source
CTOS
$1.29B
$630K ﹤0.01%
+93,528
New +$630K
MRSN icon
3016
Mersana Therapeutics
MRSN
$36.7M
$624K ﹤0.01%
7,584
-9,189
-55% -$756K
FCAP icon
3017
First Capital
FCAP
$145M
$620K ﹤0.01%
20,038
ELA icon
3018
Envela
ELA
$186M
$618K ﹤0.01%
84,007
+57,654
+219% +$424K
PSNL icon
3019
Personalis
PSNL
$478M
$618K ﹤0.01%
328,493
+114,352
+53% +$215K
KFFB icon
3020
Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
KFFB
$27.8M
$615K ﹤0.01%
99,078
-4,274
-4% -$26.5K
STIM icon
3021
Neuronetics
STIM
$228M
$613K ﹤0.01%
285,051
-88,995
-24% -$191K
XOMA icon
3022
Xoma
XOMA
$442M
$607K ﹤0.01%
32,147
GATO
3023
DELISTED
Gatos Silver, Inc.
GATO
$602K ﹤0.01%
+159,170
New +$602K
WTT
3024
DELISTED
Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.
WTT
$600K ﹤0.01%
285,874
-29,219
-9% -$61.4K
ATYR
3025
aTyr Pharma
ATYR
$513M
$600K ﹤0.01%
277,804
+130,031
+88% +$281K