Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

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
+3.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$174B
AUM Growth
+$174B
Cap. Flow
+$3.27B
Cap. Flow %
1.88%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.37%
Holding
3,367
New
68
Increased
1,895
Reduced
1,086
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.48%
2 Industrials 13.19%
3 Technology 11.95%
4 Healthcare 9.25%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GORO icon
3126
Gold Resource Corp
GORO
$68.9M
$293K ﹤0.01%
81,697
+44,409
+119% +$159K
VXRT
3127
DELISTED
Vaxart
VXRT
$290K ﹤0.01%
206,912
RDEN
3128
DELISTED
ELIZABETH ARDEN INC
RDEN
$287K ﹤0.01%
20,843
-7,830
-27% -$108K
MSBF
3129
DELISTED
MSB Financial Corp.
MSBF
$282K ﹤0.01%
20,442
+2,212
+12% +$30.5K
VNDA icon
3130
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$279M
$281K ﹤0.01%
25,128
EMWP
3131
DELISTED
Eros Media World PLC
EMWP
$280K ﹤0.01%
+17,237
New +$280K
PETX
3132
DELISTED
Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.
PETX
$279K ﹤0.01%
44,083
-16,417
-27% -$104K
IONS icon
3133
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$6.79B
$275K ﹤0.01%
11,814
-99,593
-89% -$2.32M
DJCO icon
3134
Daily Journal
DJCO
$644M
$269K ﹤0.01%
1,134
MOC
3135
DELISTED
Command Security Corporation
MOC
$269K ﹤0.01%
100,821
NDLS icon
3136
Noodles & Co
NDLS
$33.1M
$267K ﹤0.01%
27,272
-700
-3% -$6.85K
BEBE
3137
DELISTED
Bebe Stores Inc
BEBE
$265K ﹤0.01%
527,202
-687,441
-57% -$346K
CDXS icon
3138
Codexis
CDXS
$246M
$265K ﹤0.01%
65,695
-15,600
-19% -$62.9K
AHPI
3139
DELISTED
Allied Healthcare Products
AHPI
$263K ﹤0.01%
438,758
-9,398
-2% -$5.63K
TRT icon
3140
Trio-Tech International
TRT
$23.1M
$261K ﹤0.01%
72,832
AREX
3141
DELISTED
Approach Resources Inc.
AREX
$259K ﹤0.01%
+123,508
New +$259K
ICAD
3142
DELISTED
iCAD Inc
ICAD
$258K ﹤0.01%
49,411
ESPR icon
3143
Esperion Therapeutics
ESPR
$448M
$257K ﹤0.01%
25,963
ESI
3144
DELISTED
ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC
ESI
$255K ﹤0.01%
132,775
-800
-0.6% -$1.54K
UWN
3145
DELISTED
Nevada Gold & Casinos, Ltd.
UWN
$252K ﹤0.01%
130,606
MICR
3146
DELISTED
Micron Solutions, Inc.
MICR
$248K ﹤0.01%
56,453
-2,770
-5% -$12.2K
MAYS icon
3147
J.W. Mays
MAYS
$247K ﹤0.01%
5,010
ARQL
3148
DELISTED
Arqule Inc
ARQL
$244K ﹤0.01%
128,678
-71,665
-36% -$136K
AMSC icon
3149
American Superconductor
AMSC
$2.25B
$243K ﹤0.01%
28,781
LPSN icon
3150
LivePerson
LPSN
$90.1M
$242K ﹤0.01%
38,100
+13,903
+57% +$88.3K