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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$302B
Cap. Flow
-$7.98B
Cap. Flow %
-2.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
124
Increased
1,217
Reduced
1,937
Closed
58

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GCBC icon
3226
Greene County Bancorp
GCBC
$408M
$303K ﹤0.01%
12,103
LCTX icon
3227
Lineage Cell Therapeutics
LCTX
$267M
$302K ﹤0.01%
128,683
+4,323
+3% +$10.1K
RENB icon
3228
Renovaro
RENB
$55M
$301K ﹤0.01%
84,921
+20,772
+32% +$73.6K
SGMA
3229
DELISTED
Sigmatron International
SGMA
$296K ﹤0.01%
55,054
QUMU
3230
DELISTED
Qumu Corp.
QUMU
$295K ﹤0.01%
43,613
-41,360
-49% -$280K
GERN icon
3231
Geron
GERN
$893M
$294K ﹤0.01%
186,280
+3,991
+2% +$6.3K
UBX
3232
DELISTED
Unity Biotechnology
UBX
$292K ﹤0.01%
+48,664
New +$292K
WIX icon
3233
WIX.com
WIX
$7.85B
$290K ﹤0.01%
1,037
+45
+5% +$12.6K
TOPS icon
3234
TOP Ships
TOPS
$26M
$287K ﹤0.01%
+152,087
New +$287K
VYGR icon
3235
Voyager Therapeutics
VYGR
$186M
$287K ﹤0.01%
60,861
+12,949
+27% +$61.1K
ATYR
3236
aTyr Pharma
ATYR
$527M
$287K ﹤0.01%
64,400
+45,270
+237% +$202K
SPFI icon
3237
South Plains Financial
SPFI
$660M
$286K ﹤0.01%
+12,601
New +$286K
EGY icon
3238
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$405M
$274K ﹤0.01%
122,121
+9,281
+8% +$20.8K
EMAN
3239
DELISTED
eMagin Corporation
EMAN
$272K ﹤0.01%
+72,859
New +$272K
AATC
3240
DELISTED
Autoscope Technologies Corporation Common Stock
AATC
$271K ﹤0.01%
60,185
+15,276
+34% +$68.8K
VFF icon
3241
Village Farms International
VFF
$368M
$268K ﹤0.01%
20,293
ADMA icon
3242
ADMA Biologics
ADMA
$4.12B
$267K ﹤0.01%
+151,713
New +$267K
COCP icon
3243
Cocrystal Pharma
COCP
$15.4M
$265K ﹤0.01%
190,674
OSS icon
3244
One Stop Systems
OSS
$130M
$265K ﹤0.01%
41,852
+20,247
+94% +$128K
METC icon
3245
Ramaco Resources Class A
METC
$1.71B
$257K ﹤0.01%
60,821
ACOR
3246
DELISTED
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
ACOR
$257K ﹤0.01%
+52,862
New +$257K
SA
3247
Seabridge Gold
SA
$1.78B
$256K ﹤0.01%
15,832
+2,400
+18% +$38.8K
ZYNE
3248
DELISTED
Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc
ZYNE
$255K ﹤0.01%
54,866
FFBW
3249
DELISTED
FFBW, Inc. Common Stock
FFBW
$255K ﹤0.01%
22,636
FUSB icon
3250
First US Bancshares
FUSB
$71.7M
$253K ﹤0.01%
27,188