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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.03B
Cap. Flow %
1.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,114
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.08%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PDSB icon
3101
PDS Biotechnology
PDSB
$56.4M
$337K ﹤0.01%
54,720
-3,550
-6% -$21.8K
LIND icon
3102
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$803M
$334K ﹤0.01%
34,956
-14,254
-29% -$136K
ICCC icon
3103
ImmuCell
ICCC
$57.3M
$333K ﹤0.01%
64,689
+2,519
+4% +$13K
SMSI icon
3104
Smith Micro Software
SMSI
$15.5M
$332K ﹤0.01%
35,803
-9,878
-22% -$91.7K
EFXT
3105
Enerflex
EFXT
$1.22B
$331K ﹤0.01%
55,626
+751
+1% +$4.47K
SVRA icon
3106
Savara
SVRA
$643M
$331K ﹤0.01%
169,509
+88,101
+108% +$172K
DM
3107
DELISTED
Desktop Metal, Inc.
DM
$329K ﹤0.01%
14,339
FLNT
3108
Fluent
FLNT
$53.1M
$327K ﹤0.01%
66,518
-18,481
-22% -$90.9K
WMPN
3109
DELISTED
William Penn Bancorporation Common Stock
WMPN
$319K ﹤0.01%
28,181
APT icon
3110
Alpha Pro Tech
APT
$51.2M
$316K ﹤0.01%
75,911
FSR
3111
DELISTED
Fisker Inc.
FSR
$315K ﹤0.01%
51,354
NSTG
3112
DELISTED
NanoString Technologies, Inc.
NSTG
$315K ﹤0.01%
31,792
-710
-2% -$7.03K
ATYR
3113
aTyr Pharma
ATYR
$550M
$310K ﹤0.01%
147,773
-49,919
-25% -$105K
WVVI icon
3114
Willamette Valley Vineyards
WVVI
$24.3M
$310K ﹤0.01%
50,325
-1,158
-2% -$7.13K
ELP icon
3115
Copel
ELP
$6.77B
$309K ﹤0.01%
57,658
AWX icon
3116
Avalon Holdings
AWX
$9.59M
$308K ﹤0.01%
116,205
HFFG icon
3117
HF Foods Group
HFFG
$170M
$306K ﹤0.01%
78,150
-45,014
-37% -$176K
AKTS
3118
DELISTED
AKOUSTIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
AKTS
$304K ﹤0.01%
98,696
+10,962
+12% +$33.8K
NXTC icon
3119
NextCure
NXTC
$13M
$304K ﹤0.01%
17,102
-10,326
-38% -$183K
LMND icon
3120
Lemonade
LMND
$3.71B
$303K ﹤0.01%
21,266
+1,874
+10% +$26.7K
SMID icon
3121
Smith-Midland
SMID
$222M
$301K ﹤0.01%
16,053
-1,532
-9% -$28.7K
BFC icon
3122
Bank First Corp
BFC
$1.26B
$300K ﹤0.01%
4,079
+260
+7% +$19.1K
CBD
3123
DELISTED
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao
CBD
$299K ﹤0.01%
101,617
PMD
3124
DELISTED
Psychemedics Corporation
PMD
$297K ﹤0.01%
56,562
-2,354
-4% -$12.4K
ZVRA icon
3125
Zevra Therapeutics
ZVRA
$502M
$296K ﹤0.01%
53,882
+1,144
+2% +$6.29K