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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$26.9B
Cap. Flow
+$220M
Cap. Flow %
0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,327
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.06%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VRDN icon
3201
Viridian Therapeutics
VRDN
$1.59B
$176K ﹤0.01%
10,070
TYRA icon
3202
Tyra Biosciences
TYRA
$657M
$176K ﹤0.01%
10,750
+141
+1% +$2.31K
DRD
3203
DRDGold
DRD
$1.8B
$175K ﹤0.01%
+21,402
New +$175K
LPTX icon
3204
Leap Therapeutics
LPTX
$12M
$175K ﹤0.01%
+65,617
New +$175K
NCSM icon
3205
NCS Multistage Holdings
NCSM
$108M
$170K ﹤0.01%
10,639
-704
-6% -$11.3K
SLDP icon
3206
Solid Power
SLDP
$712M
$168K ﹤0.01%
82,858
-26,363
-24% -$53.5K
GETY icon
3207
Getty Images
GETY
$734M
$167K ﹤0.01%
40,180
+24,847
+162% +$103K
PFIE
3208
DELISTED
Profire Energy, Inc
PFIE
$166K ﹤0.01%
89,679
-122,618
-58% -$227K
AVAL icon
3209
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$3.91B
$165K ﹤0.01%
71,289
+1,379
+2% +$3.19K
IMMP
3210
Immutep
IMMP
$237M
$163K ﹤0.01%
70,005
ALLK
3211
DELISTED
Allakos
ALLK
$161K ﹤0.01%
127,992
-113,958
-47% -$144K
USAU icon
3212
US Gold Corp
USAU
$184M
$160K ﹤0.01%
43,528
+8,481
+24% +$31.1K
PDSB icon
3213
PDS Biotechnology
PDSB
$60.6M
$157K ﹤0.01%
39,641
-2,523
-6% -$9.99K
MNOV icon
3214
MediciNova
MNOV
$64.7M
$156K ﹤0.01%
107,694
-44,836
-29% -$65K
GROW icon
3215
US Global Investors
GROW
$32.1M
$155K ﹤0.01%
55,684
+8,012
+17% +$22.3K
BSBR icon
3216
Santander
BSBR
$38.7B
$154K ﹤0.01%
+26,969
New +$154K
RBKB icon
3217
Rhinebeck Bancorp
RBKB
$146M
$154K ﹤0.01%
18,185
SGMA
3218
DELISTED
Sigmatron International
SGMA
$153K ﹤0.01%
42,054
ZVRA icon
3219
Zevra Therapeutics
ZVRA
$501M
$150K ﹤0.01%
25,944
-17,661
-41% -$102K
DSGN icon
3220
Design Therapeutics
DSGN
$339M
$149K ﹤0.01%
36,855
-4,993
-12% -$20.1K
BRN icon
3221
Barnwell Industries
BRN
$11.3M
$147K ﹤0.01%
62,447
CHCI icon
3222
Comstock Holding Companies
CHCI
$165M
$146K ﹤0.01%
28,959
+155
+0.5% +$783
IRIX icon
3223
IRIDEX
IRIX
$23.6M
$144K ﹤0.01%
48,327
HFBL icon
3224
Home Federal Bancorp
HFBL
$41.6M
$142K ﹤0.01%
11,496
MRSN icon
3225
Mersana Therapeutics
MRSN
$34.8M
$140K ﹤0.01%
1,250
-2,817
-69% -$315K