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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.33B
Cap. Flow %
0.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.95%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BYFC icon
3151
Broadway Financial
BYFC
$71.3M
$164K ﹤0.01%
22,920
+1,361
+6% +$9.76K
SBLK icon
3152
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$2.21B
$158K ﹤0.01%
10,173
KZR icon
3153
Kezar Life Sciences
KZR
$29.8M
$158K ﹤0.01%
32,310
LRMR icon
3154
Larimar Therapeutics
LRMR
$337M
$156K ﹤0.01%
72,649
-8,501
-10% -$18.3K
NOTV icon
3155
Inotiv
NOTV
$56.3M
$155K ﹤0.01%
70,173
+38,547
+122% +$85.1K
LPTH icon
3156
Lightpath Technologies
LPTH
$243M
$155K ﹤0.01%
77,050
+22,507
+41% +$45.2K
SRBK icon
3157
SR Bancorp
SRBK
$123M
$155K ﹤0.01%
+12,945
New +$155K
PBI icon
3158
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.11B
$152K ﹤0.01%
16,833
-85,376
-84% -$773K
TAIT icon
3159
Taitron Components
TAIT
$12.8M
$151K ﹤0.01%
59,843
+4,318
+8% +$10.9K
JVA icon
3160
Coffee Holding Co
JVA
$23.7M
$149K ﹤0.01%
41,993
+9,730
+30% +$34.5K
CMLS
3161
DELISTED
Cumulus Media Inc. Class A Common Stock
CMLS
$141K ﹤0.01%
319,574
-134,632
-30% -$59.5K
GROW icon
3162
US Global Investors
GROW
$31.8M
$140K ﹤0.01%
61,944
LEE icon
3163
Lee Enterprises
LEE
$25.6M
$139K ﹤0.01%
13,402
-18,256
-58% -$189K
CVAC icon
3164
CureVac
CVAC
$1.21B
$138K ﹤0.01%
+49,607
New +$138K
PMVP icon
3165
PMV Pharmaceuticals
PMVP
$77.4M
$137K ﹤0.01%
126,004
APYX icon
3166
Apyx Medical
APYX
$74.1M
$136K ﹤0.01%
99,300
-8,982
-8% -$12.3K
PRPL icon
3167
Purple Innovation
PRPL
$122M
$134K ﹤0.01%
177,022
SERA icon
3168
Sera Prognostics
SERA
$127M
$134K ﹤0.01%
36,429
-3,276
-8% -$12K
IRWD icon
3169
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$188M
$133K ﹤0.01%
90,401
-128,021
-59% -$188K
LTRN icon
3170
Lantern Pharma
LTRN
$46.5M
$133K ﹤0.01%
37,483
+934
+3% +$3.31K
QVCGA
3171
QVC Group, Inc. Series A Common Stock
QVCGA
$73.3M
$133K ﹤0.01%
13,212
-211
-2% -$2.12K
DYN icon
3172
Dyne Therapeutics
DYN
$2.02B
$131K ﹤0.01%
12,569
-87,009
-87% -$910K
SKLZ icon
3173
Skillz
SKLZ
$114M
$130K ﹤0.01%
28,823
CURI icon
3174
CuriosityStream
CURI
$265M
$129K ﹤0.01%
+48,063
New +$129K
LTBR icon
3175
Lightbridge
LTBR
$369M
$127K ﹤0.01%
17,024
-2,014
-11% -$15K