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
+9.99%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$432B
AUM Growth
+$432B
Cap. Flow
+$2.22B
Cap. Flow %
0.51%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.56%
Holding
3,373
New
53
Increased
1,646
Reduced
1,461
Closed
101

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.97%
2 Financials 18.52%
3 Industrials 12.28%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.39%
5 Healthcare 9.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LCTX icon
3251
Lineage Cell Therapeutics
LCTX
$267M
$36.7K ﹤0.01% 40,449
FORA icon
3252
Forian
FORA
$61.3M
$36.5K ﹤0.01% 18,630 +487 +3% +$955
ACET icon
3253
Adicet Bio
ACET
$59.9M
$34.9K ﹤0.01% 57,268 -90,546 -61% -$55.2K
VXRT
3254
DELISTED
Vaxart
VXRT
$34.1K ﹤0.01% 75,491
CARV icon
3255
Carver Bancorp
CARV
$8.83M
$30.1K ﹤0.01% 17,408
HOOK
3256
DELISTED
HOOKIPA Pharma
HOOK
$30.1K ﹤0.01% 23,948 -4,483 -16% -$5.63K
TMQ
3257
Trilogy Metals
TMQ
$278M
$29.3K ﹤0.01% 21,693
CNTY icon
3258
Century Casinos
CNTY
$79.9M
$28.9K ﹤0.01% 13,685 -122,423 -90% -$259K
EDUC icon
3259
Educational Development Corp
EDUC
$9.96M
$28.5K ﹤0.01% 21,398
NRGV icon
3260
Energy Vault
NRGV
$327M
$27.5K ﹤0.01% 38,336 +2 +0% +$1
ACRV icon
3261
Acrivon Therapeutics
ACRV
$42.2M
$26.4K ﹤0.01% 22,204 -21,950 -50% -$26.1K
BATL icon
3262
Battalion Oil
BATL
$19.4M
$25.1K ﹤0.01% 19,404 -2,365 -11% -$3.06K
APRE icon
3263
Aprea Therapeutics
APRE
$9.09M
$24.6K ﹤0.01% 14,465 -2,190 -13% -$3.72K
PDSB icon
3264
PDS Biotechnology
PDSB
$57.8M
$24.4K ﹤0.01% 18,382
MRKR icon
3265
Marker Therapeutics
MRKR
$12M
$24.3K ﹤0.01% 15,900
GEG icon
3266
Great Elm Group
GEG
$70.6M
$24.1K ﹤0.01% 11,419
PMCB icon
3267
PharmaCyte Biotech
PMCB
$6.45M
$22.3K ﹤0.01% 20,299
COCP icon
3268
Cocrystal Pharma
COCP
$15.4M
$21K ﹤0.01% 14,092 -504 -3% -$751
PMVP icon
3269
PMV Pharmaceuticals
PMVP
$74.2M
$17.2K ﹤0.01% 16,210 -109,794 -87% -$116K
IAUX
3270
i-80 Gold Corp
IAUX
$653M
$9.52K ﹤0.01% 15,900 +1,000 +7% +$598
IMUX icon
3271
Immunic
IMUX
$80.9M
$9.17K ﹤0.01% 13,151 -14,370 -52% -$10K
REI icon
3272
Ring Energy
REI
$225M
$8.97K ﹤0.01% 11,409
LAB icon
3273
Standard BioTools
LAB
$481M
-97,175 Closed -$105K
ALGS icon
3274
Aligos Therapeutics
ALGS
$73.3M
-11,216 Closed -$92.5K
ANAB icon
3275
AnaptysBio
ANAB
$569M
-31,571 Closed -$587K