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
-14.29%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$221B
AUM Growth
-$42B
Cap. Flow
+$815M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.67%
Holding
3,519
New
94
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,004
Closed
67

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.86%
2 Industrials 12.78%
3 Technology 12.78%
4 Healthcare 10.57%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ASPN icon
3101
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
$549M
$663K ﹤0.01%
311,236
+2,700
+0.9% +$5.75K
VRDN icon
3102
Viridian Therapeutics
VRDN
$1.65B
$657K ﹤0.01%
14,458
+294
+2% +$13.4K
HHS icon
3103
Harte-Hanks
HHS
$27.2M
$656K ﹤0.01%
271,009
-18,590
-6% -$45K
ZDGE icon
3104
Zedge
ZDGE
$41.3M
$643K ﹤0.01%
262,838
-1,852
-0.7% -$4.53K
ASTH icon
3105
Astrana Health
ASTH
$1.4B
$640K ﹤0.01%
32,242
+19,561
+154% +$388K
EMMS
3106
DELISTED
Emmis Communications Corp
EMMS
$640K ﹤0.01%
213,627
LWAY icon
3107
Lifeway Foods
LWAY
$495M
$638K ﹤0.01%
339,302
-16,916
-5% -$31.8K
GEO icon
3108
The GEO Group
GEO
$3.05B
$633K ﹤0.01%
32,159
+23,504
+272% +$463K
LGL icon
3109
LGL Group
LGL
$35.7M
$633K ﹤0.01%
274,999
KFS icon
3110
Kingsway Financial Services
KFS
$414M
$626K ﹤0.01%
+218,251
New +$626K
LSXMB
3111
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series B Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMB
$619K ﹤0.01%
22,991
MLNT
3112
DELISTED
Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
MLNT
$613K ﹤0.01%
154,545
+9,781
+7% +$38.8K
IMMU
3113
DELISTED
Immunomedics Inc
IMMU
$605K ﹤0.01%
42,368
-156,969
-79% -$2.24M
CPHC icon
3114
Canterbury Park Holding Corp
CPHC
$84.8M
$601K ﹤0.01%
43,225
EBR.B icon
3115
Eletrobras Preferred Shares
EBR.B
$19.9B
$595K ﹤0.01%
81,508
-10,818
-12% -$79K
STRR
3116
DELISTED
Star Equity Holdings
STRR
$594K ﹤0.01%
20,827
AIRG icon
3117
Airgain
AIRG
$50.1M
$591K ﹤0.01%
59,605
+16,137
+37% +$160K
HDB icon
3118
HDFC Bank
HDB
$179B
$588K ﹤0.01%
11,352
INOD icon
3119
Innodata
INOD
$1.71B
$588K ﹤0.01%
392,072
SMTX
3120
DELISTED
SMTC Corporation
SMTX
$586K ﹤0.01%
143,531
+3,979
+3% +$16.2K
STKL
3121
SunOpta
STKL
$759M
$585K ﹤0.01%
151,218
-20,110
-12% -$77.8K
LPTH icon
3122
Lightpath Technologies
LPTH
$233M
$584K ﹤0.01%
391,659
-22,496
-5% -$33.5K
AMS icon
3123
American Shared Hospital Services
AMS
$16.1M
$583K ﹤0.01%
244,989
CLPR
3124
Clipper Realty
CLPR
$71.9M
$573K ﹤0.01%
43,868
+8,766
+25% +$115K
KGC icon
3125
Kinross Gold
KGC
$27.3B
$572K ﹤0.01%
176,544