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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 12.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FSI icon
3251
Flexible Solutions
FSI
$120M
$162K ﹤0.01%
59,474
-3,851
-6% -$10.5K
LAB icon
3252
Standard BioTools
LAB
$497M
$158K ﹤0.01%
54,398
TDUP icon
3253
ThredUp
TDUP
$1.37B
$156K ﹤0.01%
38,865
+16
+0% +$64
VRDN icon
3254
Viridian Therapeutics
VRDN
$1.62B
$154K ﹤0.01%
10,070
IMUX icon
3255
Immunic
IMUX
$81.6M
$154K ﹤0.01%
104,501
+66,269
+173% +$97.4K
BRN icon
3256
Barnwell Industries
BRN
$11.5M
$152K ﹤0.01%
57,856
+8
+0% +$21
PMD
3257
DELISTED
Psychemedics Corporation
PMD
$152K ﹤0.01%
38,184
-17,971
-32% -$71.3K
BDTX icon
3258
Black Diamond Therapeutics
BDTX
$174M
$150K ﹤0.01%
52,258
+35,171
+206% +$101K
ORIC icon
3259
Oric Pharmaceuticals
ORIC
$1.06B
$149K ﹤0.01%
24,692
+16
+0.1% +$97
CTSO icon
3260
Cytosorbents Corp
CTSO
$61.7M
$149K ﹤0.01%
79,458
-6,558
-8% -$12.3K
HHS icon
3261
Harte-Hanks
HHS
$27.2M
$149K ﹤0.01%
22,923
-17,448
-43% -$114K
UDMY icon
3262
Udemy
UDMY
$1.02B
$149K ﹤0.01%
15,694
ZYXI icon
3263
Zynex
ZYXI
$44.2M
$147K ﹤0.01%
18,421
-493
-3% -$3.94K
KLR
3264
DELISTED
Kaleyra, Inc.
KLR
$146K ﹤0.01%
+20,207
New +$146K
TYRA icon
3265
Tyra Biosciences
TYRA
$674M
$146K ﹤0.01%
10,609
+8
+0.1% +$110
PAYS icon
3266
Paysign
PAYS
$289M
$146K ﹤0.01%
74,867
-59,982
-44% -$117K
LEV
3267
DELISTED
The Lion Electric Company
LEV
$144K ﹤0.01%
+75,230
New +$144K
FTHM icon
3268
Fathom Holdings
FTHM
$54.9M
$144K ﹤0.01%
35,208
+22,296
+173% +$91K
FLNT
3269
Fluent
FLNT
$48.5M
$143K ﹤0.01%
53,841
-9,243
-15% -$24.6K
GROW icon
3270
US Global Investors
GROW
$32.3M
$143K ﹤0.01%
50,202
MDXG icon
3271
MiMedx Group
MDXG
$1.06B
$143K ﹤0.01%
19,601
FNA
3272
DELISTED
Paragon 28, Inc.
FNA
$143K ﹤0.01%
+11,373
New +$143K
MRSN icon
3273
Mersana Therapeutics
MRSN
$35.1M
$143K ﹤0.01%
4,489
-3,095
-41% -$98.3K
MASS icon
3274
908 Devices
MASS
$204M
$143K ﹤0.01%
21,397
+8,290
+63% +$55.2K
SLDB icon
3275
Solid Biosciences
SLDB
$399M
$139K ﹤0.01%
55,090
-7,074
-11% -$17.8K