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
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
-$82.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,536
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
+$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
+$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
+$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.45%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WTT
3026
DELISTED
Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.
WTT
$576K ﹤0.01%
605,902
BTG icon
3027
B2Gold
BTG
$5.74B
$575K ﹤0.01%
188,017
+169,195
+899% +$517K
BSQR
3028
DELISTED
BSQUARE Corporation
BSQR
$575K ﹤0.01%
605,473
-48,483
-7% -$46K
CLDX icon
3029
Celldex Therapeutics
CLDX
$1.66B
$574K ﹤0.01%
345,916
+11,060
+3% +$18.4K
TUSK icon
3030
Mammoth Energy Services
TUSK
$113M
$564K ﹤0.01%
753,157
-1,294
-0.2% -$969
PCB icon
3031
PCB Bancorp
PCB
$308M
$560K ﹤0.01%
57,232
+21,013
+58% +$206K
SVBI
3032
DELISTED
Severn Bancorp Inc/MD
SVBI
$560K ﹤0.01%
87,283
MSBF
3033
DELISTED
MSB Financial Corp.
MSBF
$559K ﹤0.01%
45,694
TGLS icon
3034
Tecnoglass
TGLS
$3.36B
$557K ﹤0.01%
144,378
+30,181
+26% +$116K
INSG icon
3035
Inseego
INSG
$199M
$547K ﹤0.01%
8,784
+758
+9% +$47.2K
ALLK
3036
DELISTED
Allakos
ALLK
$545K ﹤0.01%
12,252
-6,394
-34% -$284K
MN
3037
DELISTED
MANNING & NAPIER, INC.
MN
$544K ﹤0.01%
435,157
CLPR
3038
Clipper Realty
CLPR
$69.8M
$541K ﹤0.01%
104,530
+19,612
+23% +$102K
TBIO
3039
DELISTED
Translate Bio, Inc. Common Stock
TBIO
$534K ﹤0.01%
+53,519
New +$534K
CHMA
3040
DELISTED
Chiasma, Inc. Common Stock
CHMA
$531K ﹤0.01%
145,524
GKOS icon
3041
Glaukos
GKOS
$5.02B
$530K ﹤0.01%
+17,147
New +$530K
XONE
3042
DELISTED
The ExOne Company
XONE
$530K ﹤0.01%
82,985
-1,120
-1% -$7.15K
AFMD
3043
DELISTED
Affimed
AFMD
$529K ﹤0.01%
33,473
HNNA icon
3044
Hennessy Advisors
HNNA
$91.7M
$526K ﹤0.01%
71,834
+311
+0.4% +$2.28K
VATE icon
3045
INNOVATE Corp
VATE
$65.3M
$522K ﹤0.01%
33,695
-1,295
-4% -$20.1K
SECO
3046
DELISTED
Secoo Holding Limited ADR
SECO
$521K ﹤0.01%
14,088
+5,941
+73% +$220K
FDBC icon
3047
Fidelity D&D Bancorp
FDBC
$260M
$520K ﹤0.01%
10,188
HBM icon
3048
Hudbay
HBM
$5.33B
$519K ﹤0.01%
273,342
-6,076
-2% -$11.5K
EIGR
3049
DELISTED
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc.
EIGR
$519K ﹤0.01%
2,543
+1,593
+168% +$325K
BKTI icon
3050
BK Technologies
BKTI
$256M
$518K ﹤0.01%
62,457
-162
-0.3% -$1.34K