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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.33B
Cap. Flow %
0.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.95%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ELPC icon
3226
Copel
ELPC
$6B
$79.7K ﹤0.01%
11,916
-265
-2% -$1.77K
LPCN icon
3227
Lipocine
LPCN
$15.7M
$79.3K ﹤0.01%
24,935
+4,419
+22% +$14.1K
SLNG icon
3228
Stabilis Solutions
SLNG
$69.7M
$79.1K ﹤0.01%
16,316
+2,006
+14% +$9.73K
OPXS icon
3229
Optex Systems
OPXS
$79.9M
$78.5K ﹤0.01%
13,818
-1,350
-9% -$7.67K
ASTC icon
3230
Astrotech Corp
ASTC
$8.45M
$78.3K ﹤0.01%
12,082
+152
+1% +$985
EEX icon
3231
Emerald Holding
EEX
$1.05B
$78K ﹤0.01%
19,843
-75,228
-79% -$296K
GBIO icon
3232
Generation Bio
GBIO
$38.9M
$77.8K ﹤0.01%
19,183
-20,441
-52% -$82.9K
PEPG icon
3233
PepGen
PEPG
$42M
$76.9K ﹤0.01%
54,629
-2,473
-4% -$3.48K
DMAC icon
3234
DiaMedica Therapeutics
DMAC
$278M
$73.3K ﹤0.01%
19,339
DNA icon
3235
Ginkgo Bioworks
DNA
$691M
$72.9K ﹤0.01%
+12,797
New +$72.9K
CRVS icon
3236
Corvus Pharmaceuticals
CRVS
$427M
$72.5K ﹤0.01%
22,793
ELSE icon
3237
Electro-Sensors
ELSE
$16.2M
$72.1K ﹤0.01%
+16,434
New +$72.1K
USIO icon
3238
Usio Inc
USIO
$37.6M
$67.8K ﹤0.01%
46,421
AZUL
3239
DELISTED
Azul
AZUL
$67.7K ﹤0.01%
41,065
-4,537
-10% -$7.49K
INO icon
3240
Inovio Pharmaceuticals
INO
$146M
$66.1K ﹤0.01%
40,456
-38,623
-49% -$63.1K
SYPR icon
3241
Sypris Solutions
SYPR
$51.8M
$61.5K ﹤0.01%
38,183
+11,088
+41% +$17.9K
RDNW
3242
RideNow Group, Inc. Class B Common Stock
RDNW
$145M
$61K ﹤0.01%
21,621
PDYN icon
3243
Palladyne AI
PDYN
$294M
$60.3K ﹤0.01%
10,257
TLF icon
3244
Tandy Leather Factory
TLF
$24.6M
$60.3K ﹤0.01%
20,787
-4,022
-16% -$11.7K
STTK icon
3245
Shattuck Labs
STTK
$72.3M
$60.1K ﹤0.01%
62,956
LSTA icon
3246
Lisata Therapeutics
LSTA
$18.1M
$59.3K ﹤0.01%
25,222
-4
-0% -$9
TKNO icon
3247
Alpha Teknova
TKNO
$227M
$58.8K ﹤0.01%
11,317
-370
-3% -$1.92K
DOMH icon
3248
Dominari Holdings
DOMH
$83.2M
$58.4K ﹤0.01%
14,612
-25,221
-63% -$101K
RMTI icon
3249
Rockwell Medical
RMTI
$57.8M
$58.2K ﹤0.01%
51,497
-20,126
-28% -$22.7K
SLDP icon
3250
Solid Power
SLDP
$712M
$57.6K ﹤0.01%
54,878