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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.33B
Cap. Flow %
0.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.91%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LSBK icon
3001
Lake Shore Bancorp
LSBK
$102M
$514K ﹤0.01%
32,502
+1,122
+4% +$17.7K
UONEK icon
3002
Urban One Class D
UONEK
$41.8M
$499K ﹤0.01%
692,773
-78,302
-10% -$56.4K
VBNK
3003
VersaBank
VBNK
$388M
$497K ﹤0.01%
48,059
-600
-1% -$6.21K
CPAC
3004
Cementos Pacasmayo
CPAC
$572M
$497K ﹤0.01%
85,695
-706
-0.8% -$4.09K
BHM icon
3005
Bluerock Homes Trust
BHM
$52.8M
$487K ﹤0.01%
42,815
-125
-0.3% -$1.42K
CVU icon
3006
CPI Aerostructures
CVU
$32.3M
$483K ﹤0.01%
139,267
+23,457
+20% +$81.4K
DADA
3007
DELISTED
Dada Nexus
DADA
$482K ﹤0.01%
260,522
SNDL icon
3008
Sundial Growers
SNDL
$623M
$479K ﹤0.01%
339,754
RAIL icon
3009
FreightCar America
RAIL
$160M
$474K ﹤0.01%
85,708
+24,499
+40% +$135K
TSQ icon
3010
Townsquare Media
TSQ
$117M
$472K ﹤0.01%
58,043
-108,809
-65% -$886K
EXFY icon
3011
Expensify
EXFY
$180M
$468K ﹤0.01%
153,756
+98,127
+176% +$299K
NTIP icon
3012
Network-1 Technologies
NTIP
$37.2M
$460K ﹤0.01%
353,978
-3,651
-1% -$4.75K
OPFI icon
3013
OppFi
OPFI
$296M
$460K ﹤0.01%
49,448
-3,872
-7% -$36K
JANX icon
3014
Janux Therapeutics
JANX
$1.43B
$460K ﹤0.01%
16,950
-3,098
-15% -$84K
IMMR icon
3015
Immersion
IMMR
$225M
$457K ﹤0.01%
60,341
-308,656
-84% -$2.34M
NVCR icon
3016
NovoCure
NVCR
$1.42B
$452K ﹤0.01%
25,307
-446
-2% -$7.97K
CVRX icon
3017
CVRx
CVRX
$210M
$448K ﹤0.01%
36,638
-4,754
-11% -$58.2K
ACIU icon
3018
AC Immune
ACIU
$221M
$445K ﹤0.01%
237,558
+106,148
+81% +$199K
BOTJ icon
3019
Bank Of The James
BOTJ
$70.4M
$443K ﹤0.01%
30,003
+1,537
+5% +$22.7K
RRGB icon
3020
Red Robin
RRGB
$110M
$441K ﹤0.01%
123,874
+25,081
+25% +$89.3K
AMLX icon
3021
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals
AMLX
$937M
$438K ﹤0.01%
123,576
+69,462
+128% +$246K
XOMA icon
3022
Xoma
XOMA
$444M
$436K ﹤0.01%
21,882
-532
-2% -$10.6K
FUSB icon
3023
First US Bancshares
FUSB
$66.9M
$434K ﹤0.01%
32,479
+718
+2% +$9.59K
NVRO
3024
DELISTED
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
$431K ﹤0.01%
73,779
-59,153
-44% -$345K
QIPT
3025
Quipt Home Medical
QIPT
$113M
$426K ﹤0.01%
182,864
+94,712
+107% +$221K