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
VYNE icon
3076
VYNE Therapeutics
VYNE
$7.82M
$446K ﹤0.01%
2,310
+971
+73% +$187K
ARQ icon
3077
Arq
ARQ
$298M
$440K ﹤0.01%
66,915
-4,865
-7% -$32K
AG icon
3078
First Majestic Silver
AG
$4.61B
$437K ﹤0.01%
70,655
-86,720
-55% -$536K
LONE
3079
DELISTED
Lonestar Resources US Inc. Class A Common Stock
LONE
$436K ﹤0.01%
1,052,414
-43,105
-4% -$17.9K
LBY
3080
DELISTED
Libbey, Inc.
LBY
$434K ﹤0.01%
850,866
-363,891
-30% -$186K
WEBK
3081
DELISTED
Wellesley Bancorp, Inc.
WEBK
$434K ﹤0.01%
14,732
+1,185
+9% +$34.9K
SIF icon
3082
SIFCO Industries
SIF
$43.3M
$433K ﹤0.01%
206,208
STND
3083
DELISTED
Standard AVB Financial Corp. Common Stock
STND
$430K ﹤0.01%
20,307
+1,200
+6% +$25.4K
CLDR
3084
DELISTED
Cloudera, Inc.
CLDR
$428K ﹤0.01%
54,340
PRTS icon
3085
CarParts.com
PRTS
$47.5M
$425K ﹤0.01%
242,980
+34,757
+17% +$60.8K
GNSS icon
3086
Genasys
GNSS
$94.8M
$424K ﹤0.01%
129,524
+4,529
+4% +$14.8K
FSFG icon
3087
First Savings Financial Group
FSFG
$190M
$422K ﹤0.01%
32,541
+771
+2% +$10K
ICLR icon
3088
Icon
ICLR
$12.9B
$416K ﹤0.01%
3,056
+1,136
+59% +$155K
CUO
3089
DELISTED
Continental Materials Corporation
CUO
$415K ﹤0.01%
46,062
-1,419
-3% -$12.8K
STRR
3090
DELISTED
Star Equity Holdings
STRR
$411K ﹤0.01%
20,698
HDB icon
3091
HDFC Bank
HDB
$180B
$406K ﹤0.01%
10,549
PAGS icon
3092
PagSeguro Digital
PAGS
$2.7B
$404K ﹤0.01%
20,912
+7,790
+59% +$150K
VKTX icon
3093
Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
$2.91B
$404K ﹤0.01%
86,327
+47,021
+120% +$220K
SNDE
3094
DELISTED
Sundance Energy Inc. Common Stock
SNDE
$404K ﹤0.01%
177,950
+1,214
+0.7% +$2.76K
EMMS
3095
DELISTED
Emmis Communications Corp
EMMS
$402K ﹤0.01%
200,777
-12,850
-6% -$25.7K
VYGR icon
3096
Voyager Therapeutics
VYGR
$231M
$399K ﹤0.01%
43,651
+30,378
+229% +$278K
SANW
3097
DELISTED
S&W Seed Co
SANW
$397K ﹤0.01%
10,351
-140
-1% -$5.37K
XBIT icon
3098
XBiotech
XBIT
$85.4M
$393K ﹤0.01%
36,988
-8,671
-19% -$92.1K
GVP
3099
DELISTED
GSE Systems, Inc.
GVP
$392K ﹤0.01%
42,063
-1,510
-3% -$14.1K
CODA icon
3100
Coda Octopus Group
CODA
$88.8M
$387K ﹤0.01%
68,906