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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AAOI icon
3176
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$1.73B
$301K ﹤0.01%
194,459
-42,353
-18% -$65.6K
ALGM icon
3177
Allegro MicroSystems
ALGM
$5.65B
$299K ﹤0.01%
14,452
-985
-6% -$20.4K
BBGI icon
3178
Beasley Broadcasting Group
BBGI
$8.8M
$299K ﹤0.01%
11,661
DRVN icon
3179
Driven Brands
DRVN
$3B
$298K ﹤0.01%
10,825
-696
-6% -$19.2K
STXS icon
3180
Stereotaxis
STXS
$256M
$298K ﹤0.01%
161,958
-71,014
-30% -$131K
CFLT icon
3181
Confluent
CFLT
$6.9B
$294K ﹤0.01%
12,635
+264
+2% +$6.14K
BATL icon
3182
Battalion Oil
BATL
$17.3M
$292K ﹤0.01%
34,082
+15,570
+84% +$133K
PRPH icon
3183
ProPhase Labs
PRPH
$20.4M
$292K ﹤0.01%
+23,021
New +$292K
ENDP
3184
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$292K ﹤0.01%
624,677
-3,081,609
-83% -$1.44M
IROQ icon
3185
IF Bancorp
IROQ
$82.6M
$289K ﹤0.01%
15,194
PFIN
3186
DELISTED
P&F Industries
PFIN
$289K ﹤0.01%
50,884
VMEO icon
3187
Vimeo
VMEO
$1.28B
$287K ﹤0.01%
47,734
+15,706
+49% +$94.4K
AIRT icon
3188
Air T
AIRT
$67.8M
$283K ﹤0.01%
17,206
DTIL icon
3189
Precision BioSciences
DTIL
$59.1M
$282K ﹤0.01%
5,876
-3,413
-37% -$164K
KFS icon
3190
Kingsway Financial Services
KFS
$407M
$282K ﹤0.01%
49,538
CTHR
3191
DELISTED
Charles & Colvard Ltd
CTHR
$282K ﹤0.01%
22,724
-1,858
-8% -$23.1K
OMAB icon
3192
Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
OMAB
$5.17B
$281K ﹤0.01%
+5,479
New +$281K
SELF
3193
Global Self Storage
SELF
$58.3M
$280K ﹤0.01%
49,823
+1,786
+4% +$10K
LQDA icon
3194
Liquidia Corp
LQDA
$2.35B
$278K ﹤0.01%
63,754
-10,553
-14% -$46K
AKBA icon
3195
Akebia Therapeutics
AKBA
$777M
$276K ﹤0.01%
782,675
-1,884,186
-71% -$664K
KC
3196
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings
KC
$4.34B
$275K ﹤0.01%
61,902
+16,098
+35% +$71.5K
BFC icon
3197
Bank First Corp
BFC
$1.26B
$274K ﹤0.01%
+3,615
New +$274K
ICAD
3198
DELISTED
iCAD Inc
ICAD
$272K ﹤0.01%
67,768
+2,125
+3% +$8.53K
SPRY icon
3199
ARS Pharmaceuticals
SPRY
$1.04B
$272K ﹤0.01%
+64,121
New +$272K
BVS icon
3200
Bioventus
BVS
$468M
$269K ﹤0.01%
+39,409
New +$269K