Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
+$152B
Cap. Flow
+$4.85B
Cap. Flow %
3.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
85
Increased
2,054
Reduced
912
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.02%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MAYS icon
3201
J.W. Mays
MAYS
$276K ﹤0.01%
5,010
LDWY icon
3202
Lendway
LDWY
$9.75M
$274K ﹤0.01%
108,114
NVSL
3203
DELISTED
NAUGATUCK VALLEY FINANCIAL CORP
NVSL
$270K ﹤0.01%
24,882
KGC icon
3204
Kinross Gold
KGC
$25.5B
$268K ﹤0.01%
155,657
+5,893
+4% +$10.1K
INVE icon
3205
Identive
INVE
$87.8M
$265K ﹤0.01%
76,005
-11,002
-13% -$38.4K
SKM icon
3206
SK Telecom
SKM
$8.27B
$265K ﹤0.01%
10,871
-187,586
-95% -$4.57M
LGL icon
3207
LGL Group
LGL
$35M
$263K ﹤0.01%
73,062
SQBG
3208
DELISTED
Sequential Brands Group, Inc.
SQBG
$262K ﹤0.01%
18,091
+1,600
+10% +$23.2K
ARWR icon
3209
Arrowhead Research
ARWR
$3.05B
$259K ﹤0.01%
44,887
BLMT
3210
DELISTED
BSB Bancorp, Inc.
BLMT
$259K ﹤0.01%
+12,276
New +$259K
TBPH icon
3211
Theravance Biopharma
TBPH
$699M
$258K ﹤0.01%
23,518
-1,088
-4% -$11.9K
TLRA
3212
DELISTED
Telaria, Inc.
TLRA
$253K ﹤0.01%
135,998
+85,365
+169% +$159K
INFU icon
3213
InfuSystem Holdings
INFU
$220M
$251K ﹤0.01%
91,968
TVTX icon
3214
Travere Therapeutics
TVTX
$1.56B
$251K ﹤0.01%
12,369
PNBK icon
3215
Patriot National Bancorp
PNBK
$157M
$250K ﹤0.01%
14,882
-49
-0.3% -$823
SIM icon
3216
Grupo SIMEC
SIM
$249K ﹤0.01%
33,678
PRPH icon
3217
ProPhase Labs
PRPH
$14M
$248K ﹤0.01%
157,158
MBUU icon
3218
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$639M
$247K ﹤0.01%
+17,675
New +$247K
SIEB icon
3219
Siebert Financial
SIEB
$110M
$247K ﹤0.01%
154,237
-6,819
-4% -$10.9K
PPP
3220
DELISTED
Primero Mining Corp
PPP
$240K ﹤0.01%
103,169
VNDA icon
3221
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$279M
$239K ﹤0.01%
21,228
+3,300
+18% +$37.2K
BN icon
3222
Brookfield
BN
$98.3B
$238K ﹤0.01%
+7,563
New +$238K
ANTH
3223
DELISTED
Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ANTH
$238K ﹤0.01%
39,026
-43,935
-53% -$268K
BSTG
3224
DELISTED
Biostage, Inc. Common Stock
BSTG
$233K ﹤0.01%
274,721
-31,281
-10% -$26.5K
SSY
3225
DELISTED
SunLink Health Systems
SSY
$230K ﹤0.01%
135,529