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
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
-$82.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,536
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
+$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
+$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
+$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.45%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TU icon
3126
Telus
TU
$25.1B
$339K ﹤0.01%
21,480
NCSM icon
3127
NCS Multistage Holdings
NCSM
$115M
$335K ﹤0.01%
26,170
-497
-2% -$6.36K
CBMG
3128
DELISTED
Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc.
CBMG
$335K ﹤0.01%
21,197
BVSN
3129
DELISTED
Broadvision Inc Com
BVSN
$335K ﹤0.01%
77,843
RNDB
3130
DELISTED
Randolph Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
RNDB
$333K ﹤0.01%
34,774
+300
+0.9% +$2.87K
HBP
3131
DELISTED
Huttig Building Products, Inc.
HBP
$331K ﹤0.01%
472,693
-18,442
-4% -$12.9K
PANL icon
3132
Pangaea Logistics
PANL
$361M
$329K ﹤0.01%
164,724
ZM icon
3133
Zoom
ZM
$25.6B
$328K ﹤0.01%
+2,243
New +$328K
DT icon
3134
Dynatrace
DT
$15.1B
$326K ﹤0.01%
+13,654
New +$326K
SMTX
3135
DELISTED
SMTC Corporation
SMTX
$326K ﹤0.01%
139,832
-6,478
-4% -$15.1K
RTW
3136
DELISTED
RTW Retailwinds, Inc.
RTW
$323K ﹤0.01%
1,536,276
-988,706
-39% -$208K
ALEX
3137
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
$1.39B
$321K ﹤0.01%
28,323
-372
-1% -$4.22K
JVA icon
3138
Coffee Holding Co
JVA
$23.3M
$321K ﹤0.01%
137,802
HHS icon
3139
Harte-Hanks
HHS
$26M
$319K ﹤0.01%
203,401
-18,664
-8% -$29.3K
VERU icon
3140
Veru
VERU
$49.4M
$318K ﹤0.01%
9,720
MSN icon
3141
Emerson Radio
MSN
$8.99M
$312K ﹤0.01%
445,961
-152,549
-25% -$107K
TCX icon
3142
Tucows
TCX
$193M
$312K ﹤0.01%
6,462
MLNX
3143
DELISTED
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
MLNX
$312K ﹤0.01%
2,576
+209
+9% +$25.3K
BRBR icon
3144
BellRing Brands
BRBR
$4.51B
$308K ﹤0.01%
+18,047
New +$308K
MGIC
3145
Magic Software Enterprises
MGIC
$982M
$303K ﹤0.01%
37,708
-901
-2% -$7.24K
OPOF
3146
DELISTED
Old Point Financial
OPOF
$303K ﹤0.01%
20,012
CYCN icon
3147
Cyclerion Therapeutics
CYCN
$7.24M
$299K ﹤0.01%
5,641
+4,232
+300% +$224K
PESI icon
3148
Perma-Fix Environmental Services
PESI
$185M
$299K ﹤0.01%
57,447
+4,701
+9% +$24.5K
SMED
3149
DELISTED
Sharps Compliance Corp
SMED
$298K ﹤0.01%
37,594
+4,800
+15% +$38K
ATEC icon
3150
Alphatec Holdings
ATEC
$2.42B
$297K ﹤0.01%
85,943
-4,593
-5% -$15.9K