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
+9.99%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$432B
AUM Growth
+$29.6B
Cap. Flow
+$1.74B
Cap. Flow %
0.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.56%
Holding
3,373
New
53
Increased
1,641
Reduced
1,466
Closed
101

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.97%
2 Financials 18.52%
3 Industrials 12.28%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.39%
5 Healthcare 9.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MFIN icon
3176
Medallion Financial
MFIN
$251M
$109K ﹤0.01%
11,451
STRW icon
3177
Strawberry Fields REIT
STRW
$158M
$108K ﹤0.01%
+10,238
New +$108K
GETY icon
3178
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GETY
$747M
$106K ﹤0.01%
63,714
-1,899
-3% -$3.15K
RMNI icon
3179
Rimini Street
RMNI
$406M
$102K ﹤0.01%
27,099
-42,241
-61% -$159K
LZM icon
3180
Lifezone Metals
LZM
$333M
$102K ﹤0.01%
+24,772
New +$102K
GOGL
3181
DELISTED
Golden Ocean Group
GOGL
$102K ﹤0.01%
13,883
-190
-1% -$1.39K
BTE icon
3182
Baytex Energy
BTE
$1.74B
$100K ﹤0.01%
55,792
-45,464
-45% -$81.5K
RAVE icon
3183
RAVE Restaurant Group
RAVE
$47.5M
$99.3K ﹤0.01%
36,104
+991
+3% +$2.73K
ELPC icon
3184
Copel
ELPC
$6B
$98.9K ﹤0.01%
11,942
+26
+0.2% +$215
SRG
3185
Seritage Growth Properties
SRG
$207M
$98.1K ﹤0.01%
31,937
TENX icon
3186
Tenax Therapeutics
TENX
$27.4M
$93K ﹤0.01%
15,930
-3,313
-17% -$19.3K
GENVR
3187
Gen Digital Inc. Contingent Value Rights
GENVR
$91.8K ﹤0.01%
+11,245
New +$91.8K
SYPR icon
3188
Sypris Solutions
SYPR
$51.8M
$91.4K ﹤0.01%
41,359
+3,176
+8% +$7.02K
MLCO icon
3189
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$3.94B
$90.8K ﹤0.01%
12,553
-47,606
-79% -$344K
LRMR icon
3190
Larimar Therapeutics
LRMR
$331M
$90.6K ﹤0.01%
31,354
-41,295
-57% -$119K
PDYN icon
3191
Palladyne AI
PDYN
$294M
$88.8K ﹤0.01%
10,257
TOPS icon
3192
TOP Ships
TOPS
$25.3M
$87.7K ﹤0.01%
16,669
ELSE icon
3193
Electro-Sensors
ELSE
$16.2M
$87.3K ﹤0.01%
20,547
+4,113
+25% +$17.5K
MNOV icon
3194
MediciNova
MNOV
$65.7M
$86.7K ﹤0.01%
66,215
VTGN icon
3195
VistaGen Therapeutics
VTGN
$111M
$86.7K ﹤0.01%
43,362
+25,817
+147% +$51.6K
NOTV icon
3196
Inotiv
NOTV
$55M
$84.8K ﹤0.01%
46,796
-23,377
-33% -$42.3K
TLF icon
3197
Tandy Leather Factory
TLF
$24.6M
$83.5K ﹤0.01%
26,945
+6,158
+30% +$19.1K
DTI icon
3198
Drilling Tools International
DTI
$69.5M
$83.4K ﹤0.01%
29,187
-16,607
-36% -$47.4K
INO icon
3199
Inovio Pharmaceuticals
INO
$146M
$82.4K ﹤0.01%
40,456
AMPG icon
3200
AmpliTech
AMPG
$87.6M
$82.1K ﹤0.01%
+38,749
New +$82.1K