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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GO icon
3226
Grocery Outlet
GO
$1.78B
$274K ﹤0.01%
8,433
-264
-3% -$8.58K
INVE icon
3227
Identive
INVE
$89M
$273K ﹤0.01%
48,337
+4,442
+10% +$25.1K
MAYS icon
3228
J.W. Mays
MAYS
$268K ﹤0.01%
8,871
STRR
3229
DELISTED
Star Equity Holdings
STRR
$267K ﹤0.01%
20,698
-55
-0.3% -$709
AUDC icon
3230
AudioCodes
AUDC
$275M
$266K ﹤0.01%
+10,357
New +$266K
MRTX
3231
DELISTED
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
MRTX
$264K ﹤0.01%
2,048
-71,017
-97% -$9.15M
AWX icon
3232
Avalon Holdings
AWX
$9.67M
$263K ﹤0.01%
136,830
-5,571
-4% -$10.7K
RIBT
3233
DELISTED
RiceBran Technologies
RIBT
$263K ﹤0.01%
17,922
+574
+3% +$8.42K
DMRC icon
3234
Digimarc
DMRC
$175M
$262K ﹤0.01%
7,793
FGBI icon
3235
First Guaranty Bancshares
FGBI
$130M
$262K ﹤0.01%
+13,235
New +$262K
IQ icon
3236
iQIYI
IQ
$2.61B
$262K ﹤0.01%
12,420
-640
-5% -$13.5K
PINS icon
3237
Pinterest
PINS
$25.2B
$260K ﹤0.01%
13,924
+499
+4% +$9.32K
KOSS icon
3238
Koss Corp
KOSS
$57.4M
$257K ﹤0.01%
167,051
GCBC icon
3239
Greene County Bancorp
GCBC
$399M
$256K ﹤0.01%
17,790
+2,052
+13% +$29.5K
QES
3240
DELISTED
Quintana Energy Services Inc.
QES
$251K ﹤0.01%
89,264
TSRI
3241
DELISTED
TSR Inc. New
TSRI
$251K ﹤0.01%
70,264
-315
-0.4% -$1.13K
GOGO icon
3242
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$1.43B
$244K ﹤0.01%
+38,139
New +$244K
ZYXI icon
3243
Zynex
ZYXI
$45.1M
$239K ﹤0.01%
33,438
MDLA
3244
DELISTED
Medallia, Inc.
MDLA
$238K ﹤0.01%
7,647
-131
-2% -$4.08K
BFST icon
3245
Business First Bancshares
BFST
$758M
$236K ﹤0.01%
+9,457
New +$236K
SPCE icon
3246
Virgin Galactic
SPCE
$177M
$235K ﹤0.01%
+1,017
New +$235K
FVCB icon
3247
FVCBankcorp
FVCB
$244M
$231K ﹤0.01%
+16,498
New +$231K
ESBK
3248
DELISTED
Elmira Savings Bank Elmira NY
ESBK
$226K ﹤0.01%
14,996
DLHC icon
3249
DLH Holdings
DLHC
$85.7M
$224K ﹤0.01%
53,438
FFBW
3250
DELISTED
FFBW, Inc. Common Stock
FFBW
$223K ﹤0.01%
22,617