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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
JVA icon
3126
Coffee Holding Co
JVA
$23.7M
$625K ﹤0.01%
115,455
+51,303
+80% +$278K
WVFC
3127
DELISTED
WVS Financial Corp
WVFC
$620K ﹤0.01%
36,017
GSHD icon
3128
Goosehead Insurance
GSHD
$2.11B
$619K ﹤0.01%
22,187
+8,563
+63% +$239K
BRT
3129
BRT Apartments
BRT
$282M
$616K ﹤0.01%
44,388
+9,594
+28% +$133K
LUMO
3130
DELISTED
Lumos Pharma, Inc. Common Stock
LUMO
$610K ﹤0.01%
35,116
-6,647
-16% -$115K
RIBT
3131
DELISTED
RiceBran Technologies
RIBT
$610K ﹤0.01%
16,395
+339
+2% +$12.6K
KGC icon
3132
Kinross Gold
KGC
$26.9B
$607K ﹤0.01%
176,544
FLXN
3133
DELISTED
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
FLXN
$597K ﹤0.01%
47,851
VATE icon
3134
INNOVATE Corp
VATE
$75.2M
$596K ﹤0.01%
24,328
+16,639
+216% +$408K
QVCGB
3135
DELISTED
QVC Group, Inc. Series B Common Stock
QVCGB
$594K ﹤0.01%
760
-2
-0.3% -$1.56K
LPTH icon
3136
Lightpath Technologies
LPTH
$243M
$587K ﹤0.01%
391,659
QUMU
3137
DELISTED
Qumu Corp.
QUMU
$584K ﹤0.01%
238,515
-9,612
-4% -$23.5K
VRDN icon
3138
Viridian Therapeutics
VRDN
$1.53B
$583K ﹤0.01%
13,931
-527
-4% -$22.1K
CHKP icon
3139
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$20.7B
$582K ﹤0.01%
4,600
+236
+5% +$29.9K
GEG icon
3140
Great Elm Group
GEG
$79.7M
$579K ﹤0.01%
136,349
+5,517
+4% +$23.4K
DL
3141
DELISTED
China Distance Education Holdings Limited
DL
$575K ﹤0.01%
84,927
+15,027
+21% +$102K
CWH icon
3142
Camping World
CWH
$1.12B
$570K ﹤0.01%
40,965
BLCM
3143
DELISTED
Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
BLCM
$570K ﹤0.01%
16,920
+8,068
+91% +$272K
PI icon
3144
Impinj
PI
$5.56B
$568K ﹤0.01%
33,896
+5,371
+19% +$90K
CHAP
3145
DELISTED
Chaparral Energy, Inc.
CHAP
$565K ﹤0.01%
99,076
+85,515
+631% +$488K
AQN icon
3146
Algonquin Power & Utilities
AQN
$4.35B
$559K ﹤0.01%
49,575
VNCE icon
3147
Vince Holding
VNCE
$19.4M
$555K ﹤0.01%
44,791
CHMA
3148
DELISTED
Chiasma, Inc. Common Stock
CHMA
$555K ﹤0.01%
106,726
+9,082
+9% +$47.2K
PDEX icon
3149
Pro-Dex
PDEX
$125M
$552K ﹤0.01%
38,156
+23,011
+152% +$333K
MLNT
3150
DELISTED
Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
MLNT
$551K ﹤0.01%
155,314
+769
+0.5% +$2.73K