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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 12.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ATYR
3101
aTyr Pharma
ATYR
$521M
$374K ﹤0.01%
236,449
-41,355
-15% -$65.3K
ERAS icon
3102
Erasca
ERAS
$448M
$373K ﹤0.01%
189,565
+146,193
+337% +$288K
AIRT icon
3103
Air T
AIRT
$67.8M
$372K ﹤0.01%
16,623
CFBK icon
3104
CF Bankshares
CFBK
$162M
$371K ﹤0.01%
21,939
IMA
3105
ImageneBio, Inc. Common Stock
IMA
$98.6M
$371K ﹤0.01%
7,135
+2,209
+45% +$115K
CSBR icon
3106
Champions Oncology
CSBR
$88.9M
$367K ﹤0.01%
59,080
-28,591
-33% -$178K
BFC icon
3107
Bank First Corp
BFC
$1.26B
$366K ﹤0.01%
4,747
+668
+16% +$51.5K
TU icon
3108
Telus
TU
$24.1B
$364K ﹤0.01%
22,265
-5
-0% -$82
UBCP icon
3109
United Bancorp
UBCP
$84.8M
$356K ﹤0.01%
30,801
PMTS icon
3110
CPI Card Group
PMTS
$165M
$356K ﹤0.01%
19,208
-13,130
-41% -$243K
WMPN
3111
DELISTED
William Penn Bancorporation Common Stock
WMPN
$352K ﹤0.01%
28,185
+4
+0% +$50
NKTR icon
3112
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$911M
$350K ﹤0.01%
39,199
-14,738
-27% -$132K
ARQ icon
3113
Arq
ARQ
$299M
$350K ﹤0.01%
196,440
-108,050
-35% -$192K
ESOA icon
3114
Energy Services of America
ESOA
$173M
$348K ﹤0.01%
86,038
+30,243
+54% +$122K
CCCC icon
3115
C4 Therapeutics
CCCC
$189M
$340K ﹤0.01%
182,625
-80,759
-31% -$150K
LXRX icon
3116
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
LXRX
$396M
$339K ﹤0.01%
310,815
-432,922
-58% -$472K
LQDA icon
3117
Liquidia Corp
LQDA
$2.38B
$337K ﹤0.01%
53,103
-3,623
-6% -$23K
IGMS
3118
DELISTED
IGM Biosciences
IGMS
$335K ﹤0.01%
40,173
-12,080
-23% -$101K
MNOV icon
3119
MediciNova
MNOV
$62.8M
$330K ﹤0.01%
157,942
+43,169
+38% +$90.2K
APT icon
3120
Alpha Pro Tech
APT
$51.3M
$329K ﹤0.01%
75,911
TGB
3121
Taseko Mines
TGB
$1.08B
$329K ﹤0.01%
258,967
-34,879
-12% -$44.3K
FSR
3122
DELISTED
Fisker Inc.
FSR
$328K ﹤0.01%
51,082
SCOR icon
3123
Comscore
SCOR
$31.8M
$327K ﹤0.01%
26,606
-12,321
-32% -$151K
SGHT icon
3124
Sight Sciences
SGHT
$182M
$326K ﹤0.01%
96,811
-63,754
-40% -$215K
ATRA icon
3125
Atara Biotherapeutics
ATRA
$83.2M
$325K ﹤0.01%
8,778
-17,453
-67% -$646K