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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DNN icon
3151
Denison Mines
DNN
$2.2B
$318K ﹤0.01%
267,480
+142,691
+114% +$170K
WVVI icon
3152
Willamette Valley Vineyards
WVVI
$25.2M
$318K ﹤0.01%
51,494
+1,378
+3% +$8.51K
CMCM
3153
Cheetah Mobile
CMCM
$226M
$315K ﹤0.01%
156,343
-8
-0% -$16
XBIT icon
3154
XBiotech
XBIT
$85.4M
$312K ﹤0.01%
86,273
-80,822
-48% -$292K
AATC
3155
DELISTED
Autoscope Technologies Corporation Common Stock
AATC
$310K ﹤0.01%
68,184
+3,847
+6% +$17.5K
AWX icon
3156
Avalon Holdings
AWX
$9.71M
$308K ﹤0.01%
116,088
-26
-0% -$69
INO icon
3157
Inovio Pharmaceuticals
INO
$140M
$308K ﹤0.01%
+14,880
New +$308K
APT icon
3158
Alpha Pro Tech
APT
$50.7M
$307K ﹤0.01%
75,903
NCSM icon
3159
NCS Multistage Holdings
NCSM
$131M
$305K ﹤0.01%
14,021
+2,517
+22% +$54.8K
SMAR
3160
DELISTED
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
$305K ﹤0.01%
8,884
-57,746
-87% -$1.98M
AKTS
3161
DELISTED
AKOUSTIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
AKTS
$305K ﹤0.01%
102,652
-20,457
-17% -$60.8K
MAYS icon
3162
J.W. Mays
MAYS
$301K ﹤0.01%
8,101
-92
-1% -$3.42K
DRIO icon
3163
DarioHealth
DRIO
$18.3M
$295K ﹤0.01%
+3,182
New +$295K
SALM
3164
DELISTED
Salem Media Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SALM
$295K ﹤0.01%
169,262
-6,041
-3% -$10.5K
ATER icon
3165
Aterian
ATER
$9.5M
$294K ﹤0.01%
19,740
+5,650
+40% +$84.1K
EOLS icon
3166
Evolus
EOLS
$475M
$294K ﹤0.01%
36,537
-74,880
-67% -$603K
BFC icon
3167
Bank First Corp
BFC
$1.26B
$292K ﹤0.01%
3,815
+200
+6% +$15.3K
SELF
3168
Global Self Storage
SELF
$58.3M
$291K ﹤0.01%
49,823
IROQ icon
3169
IF Bancorp
IROQ
$82.6M
$290K ﹤0.01%
15,265
+71
+0.5% +$1.35K
PESI icon
3170
Perma-Fix Environmental Services
PESI
$186M
$290K ﹤0.01%
64,603
-1,114
-2% -$5K
AIRT icon
3171
Air T
AIRT
$67.8M
$288K ﹤0.01%
16,817
-389
-2% -$6.66K
CVV icon
3172
CVD Equipment Corp
CVV
$21.1M
$282K ﹤0.01%
54,142
+10,865
+25% +$56.6K
BMEA icon
3173
Biomea Fusion
BMEA
$109M
$281K ﹤0.01%
+28,757
New +$281K
PFIN
3174
DELISTED
P&F Industries
PFIN
$281K ﹤0.01%
52,766
+1,882
+4% +$10K
PRPH icon
3175
ProPhase Labs
PRPH
$20.4M
$280K ﹤0.01%
24,841
+1,820
+8% +$20.5K