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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TWOU
3001
DELISTED
2U, Inc.
TWOU
$653K ﹤0.01%
17,689
-10,829
-38% -$400K
CDXS icon
3002
Codexis
CDXS
$221M
$644K ﹤0.01%
210,817
+55,832
+36% +$170K
CPIX icon
3003
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
CPIX
$49.5M
$637K ﹤0.01%
365,934
-13,786
-4% -$24K
HPK icon
3004
HighPeak Energy
HPK
$926M
$630K ﹤0.01%
44,271
+17,564
+66% +$250K
LGL icon
3005
LGL Group
LGL
$35.7M
$626K ﹤0.01%
101,906
GORV icon
3006
Lazydays
GORV
$10.6M
$622K ﹤0.01%
2,943
-155
-5% -$32.8K
AFBI icon
3007
Affinity Bancshares
AFBI
$124M
$620K ﹤0.01%
38,838
+1,278
+3% +$20.4K
BHM icon
3008
Bluerock Homes Trust
BHM
$52.1M
$616K ﹤0.01%
44,063
UG icon
3009
United-Guardian
UG
$38.8M
$613K ﹤0.01%
85,138
-3,616
-4% -$26K
RMCF icon
3010
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
RMCF
$11.5M
$609K ﹤0.01%
132,614
-1,731
-1% -$7.95K
SFBC icon
3011
Sound Financial Bancorp
SFBC
$112M
$600K ﹤0.01%
15,373
+538
+4% +$21K
MLCO icon
3012
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$3.75B
$598K ﹤0.01%
67,428
-190
-0.3% -$1.69K
HFFG icon
3013
HF Foods Group
HFFG
$168M
$595K ﹤0.01%
111,428
+45,822
+70% +$245K
TNGX icon
3014
Tango Therapeutics
TNGX
$758M
$593K ﹤0.01%
59,914
LYRA icon
3015
Lyra Therapeutics
LYRA
$10.9M
$590K ﹤0.01%
2,253
+1,688
+299% +$442K
WLYB icon
3016
John Wiley & Sons Class B
WLYB
$2.1B
$589K ﹤0.01%
18,324
-2,670
-13% -$85.9K
BTE icon
3017
Baytex Energy
BTE
$1.68B
$587K ﹤0.01%
176,897
-425
-0.2% -$1.41K
ACIC icon
3018
American Coastal Insurance
ACIC
$550M
$582K ﹤0.01%
61,504
+26,754
+77% +$253K
CABA icon
3019
Cabaletta Bio
CABA
$150M
$576K ﹤0.01%
25,375
-53,330
-68% -$1.21M
SNDL icon
3020
Sundial Growers
SNDL
$623M
$576K ﹤0.01%
351,086
FCAP icon
3021
First Capital
FCAP
$145M
$564K ﹤0.01%
20,660
+622
+3% +$17K
ARQ icon
3022
Arq
ARQ
$310M
$562K ﹤0.01%
188,516
-7,924
-4% -$23.6K
RSVR icon
3023
Reservoir Media
RSVR
$518M
$558K ﹤0.01%
78,210
+31,587
+68% +$225K
NVCR icon
3024
NovoCure
NVCR
$1.41B
$557K ﹤0.01%
37,211
+2,439
+7% +$36.5K
BKTI icon
3025
BK Technologies
BKTI
$258M
$556K ﹤0.01%
45,495
+2,509
+6% +$30.7K