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
+1.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$416B
AUM Growth
+$4.09B
Cap. Flow
+$5.64B
Cap. Flow %
1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.07%
Holding
3,410
New
61
Increased
1,883
Reduced
1,273
Closed
71

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.48%
2 Financials 18.31%
3 Industrials 12.27%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.89%
5 Healthcare 9.53%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LEE icon
3051
Lee Enterprises
LEE
$26.7M
$468K ﹤0.01%
31,658
IDR icon
3052
Idaho Strategic Resources
IDR
$405M
$464K ﹤0.01%
45,543
+32,245
+242% +$328K
NKTR icon
3053
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$930M
$459K ﹤0.01%
32,909
-706
-2% -$9.85K
EEX icon
3054
Emerald Holding
EEX
$978M
$458K ﹤0.01%
95,071
-184,374
-66% -$889K
CSIQ icon
3055
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$737M
$453K ﹤0.01%
40,776
-55
-0.1% -$612
LAB icon
3056
Standard BioTools
LAB
$493M
$453K ﹤0.01%
258,897
-73,484
-22% -$129K
RILY icon
3057
B. Riley Financial
RILY
$173M
$452K ﹤0.01%
98,564
CPAC
3058
Cementos Pacasmayo
CPAC
$572M
$452K ﹤0.01%
86,401
+40
+0% +$209
HGBL icon
3059
Heritage Global
HGBL
$66.4M
$444K ﹤0.01%
240,241
-97,347
-29% -$180K
GNSS icon
3060
Genasys
GNSS
$91.7M
$443K ﹤0.01%
170,234
+5,830
+4% +$15.2K
SVRA icon
3061
Savara
SVRA
$671M
$441K ﹤0.01%
143,661
+5,450
+4% +$16.7K
BOTJ icon
3062
Bank Of The James
BOTJ
$70.2M
$436K ﹤0.01%
28,466
+911
+3% +$13.9K
LSBK icon
3063
Lake Shore Bancorp
LSBK
$101M
$430K ﹤0.01%
31,380
+8
+0% +$110
MXC icon
3064
Mexco Energy
MXC
$18M
$421K ﹤0.01%
37,313
-53
-0.1% -$598
GBIO icon
3065
Generation Bio
GBIO
$40.9M
$420K ﹤0.01%
39,624
-4,488
-10% -$47.6K
ANAB icon
3066
AnaptysBio
ANAB
$621M
$418K ﹤0.01%
31,608
-64,364
-67% -$852K
MELI icon
3067
Mercado Libre
MELI
$118B
$412K ﹤0.01%
242
+3
+1% +$5.1K
ELA icon
3068
Envela
ELA
$188M
$411K ﹤0.01%
57,264
+1,390
+2% +$9.98K
OPFI icon
3069
OppFi
OPFI
$288M
$408K ﹤0.01%
53,320
+20,845
+64% +$160K
ZLAB icon
3070
Zai Lab
ZLAB
$3.19B
$407K ﹤0.01%
15,555
TIMB icon
3071
TIM SA
TIMB
$10.1B
$402K ﹤0.01%
34,209
-1,804
-5% -$21.2K
UPLD icon
3072
Upland Software
UPLD
$68.5M
$400K ﹤0.01%
92,151
-207,882
-69% -$902K
FUSB icon
3073
First US Bancshares
FUSB
$66.9M
$398K ﹤0.01%
31,761
+3,176
+11% +$39.8K
WYY icon
3074
WidePoint Corp
WYY
$51.9M
$394K ﹤0.01%
81,372
+7,331
+10% +$35.5K
LOAR icon
3075
Loar Holdings
LOAR
$7.47B
$385K ﹤0.01%
5,211
-49
-0.9% -$3.62K