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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$160B
Cap. Flow
+$3.85B
Cap. Flow %
2.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,027
Reduced
957
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.19%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MRIN
3276
DELISTED
Marin Software
MRIN
$76K ﹤0.01%
21,329
FBIO icon
3277
Fortress Biotech
FBIO
$76.8M
$73K ﹤0.01%
26,185
EOX
3278
DELISTED
EMERALD OIL INC (MT)
EOX
$73K ﹤0.01%
64,602
AMPE
3279
DELISTED
Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc.
AMPE
$72K ﹤0.01%
20,497
SYNC
3280
DELISTED
Synacor, Inc.
SYNC
$71K ﹤0.01%
40,365
VSTM icon
3281
Verastem
VSTM
$569M
$69K ﹤0.01%
36,855
ASXC
3282
DELISTED
Asensus Surgical, Inc.
ASXC
$66K ﹤0.01%
26,629
TGA
3283
DELISTED
Transglobe Energy Corp
TGA
$64K ﹤0.01%
35,737
SZYM
3284
DELISTED
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
$64K ﹤0.01%
+25,800
New +$64K
SMIT
3285
DELISTED
Schmitt Industries Inc
SMIT
$63K ﹤0.01%
24,460
GORO icon
3286
Gold Resource Corp
GORO
$68.9M
$62K ﹤0.01%
37,505
AEHR icon
3287
Aehr Test Systems
AEHR
$746M
$61K ﹤0.01%
32,248
-24,640
-43% -$46.6K
BSTG
3288
DELISTED
Biostage, Inc. Common Stock
BSTG
$57K ﹤0.01%
25,958
-248,763
-91% -$546K
NAUH
3289
DELISTED
National American University Holdings, Inc.
NAUH
$54K ﹤0.01%
25,777
XBKS
3290
DELISTED
Xenith Bankshares, Inc. Common Stock
XBKS
$53K ﹤0.01%
28,597
-5,207
-15% -$9.65K
PRZM
3291
DELISTED
Prism Technologies Group, Inc
PRZM
$53K ﹤0.01%
53,319
NSU
3292
DELISTED
Nevsun Resources Ltd.
NSU
$50K ﹤0.01%
18,294
SVRA icon
3293
Savara
SVRA
$567M
$49K ﹤0.01%
116,224
-102,079
-47% -$43K
OCRX
3294
DELISTED
Ocera Therapeutics, Inc.
OCRX
$49K ﹤0.01%
15,648
+3,107
+25% +$9.73K
RHE
3295
DELISTED
Regional Health Properties, Inc.
RHE
$46K ﹤0.01%
18,651
ULTR
3296
DELISTED
ULTRAPETROL (BAHAMAS) LTD COM STK
ULTR
$46K ﹤0.01%
437,672
-43,658
-9% -$4.59K
NEON icon
3297
Neonode
NEON
$402M
$45K ﹤0.01%
+17,880
New +$45K
CASC
3298
DELISTED
Cascadian Therapeutics, Inc.
CASC
$45K ﹤0.01%
20,279
LPTH icon
3299
Lightpath Technologies
LPTH
$230M
$44K ﹤0.01%
15,680
-4,387
-22% -$12.3K
DRD
3300
DRDGold
DRD
$1.59B
$43K ﹤0.01%
26,600
-13,664
-34% -$22.1K