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
-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
+$402B
Cap. Flow
+$2.59B
Cap. Flow %
0.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,746
Reduced
1,404
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
PYXS icon
3276
Pyxis Oncology
PYXS
$79.4M
$35.8K ﹤0.01%
36,516
-74,535
-67% -$73K
APRE icon
3277
Aprea Therapeutics
APRE
$9.12M
$34K ﹤0.01%
16,655
-409
-2% -$834
TMQ
3278
Trilogy Metals
TMQ
$278M
$33.6K ﹤0.01%
21,693
SONM icon
3279
Sonim Technologies
SONM
$10.4M
$33.6K ﹤0.01%
15,706
-412
-3% -$882
AIFU
3280
AIFU Inc. Class A Ordinary Share
AIFU
$67.8M
$33.5K ﹤0.01%
159,280
-296,846
-65% -$62.4K
MIST icon
3281
Milestone Pharmaceuticals
MIST
$156M
$31.7K ﹤0.01%
39,450
SBDS
3282
Solo Brands, Inc.
SBDS
$20.2M
$31.3K ﹤0.01%
185,811
-224,968
-55% -$37.9K
VXRT
3283
DELISTED
Vaxart
VXRT
$30.7K ﹤0.01%
75,491
HOOK
3284
DELISTED
HOOKIPA Pharma
HOOK
$30.7K ﹤0.01%
28,431
-20,204
-42% -$21.8K
IMUX icon
3285
Immunic
IMUX
$78.8M
$30K ﹤0.01%
27,521
EDUC icon
3286
Educational Development Corp
EDUC
$9.96M
$29.3K ﹤0.01%
21,398
-1,355
-6% -$1.86K
CMBM icon
3287
Cambium Networks
CMBM
$19.2M
$28.7K ﹤0.01%
40,695
-13,472
-25% -$9.5K
BATL icon
3288
Battalion Oil
BATL
$19.3M
$28.3K ﹤0.01%
21,769
-1,791
-8% -$2.33K
LGO
3289
Largo
LGO
$94.9M
$27.2K ﹤0.01%
16,872
ARTW icon
3290
Arts-Way Manufacturing Co
ARTW
$16.1M
$26.7K ﹤0.01%
16,797
NRGV icon
3291
Energy Vault
NRGV
$340M
$26.7K ﹤0.01%
38,334
+4,697
+14% +$3.27K
PMCB icon
3292
PharmaCyte Biotech
PMCB
$6.39M
$25.4K ﹤0.01%
20,299
-6,542
-24% -$8.18K
BEEM icon
3293
Beam Global
BEEM
$49.2M
$25.2K ﹤0.01%
12,376
CARV icon
3294
Carver Bancorp
CARV
$11.8M
$24.5K ﹤0.01%
17,408
SIDU icon
3295
Sidus Space
SIDU
$30.8M
$24.5K ﹤0.01%
+16,579
New +$24.5K
BW icon
3296
Babcock & Wilcox
BW
$245M
$23.4K ﹤0.01%
34,739
FLNT
3297
Fluent
FLNT
$53.1M
$23.1K ﹤0.01%
+10,581
New +$23.1K
PDSB icon
3298
PDS Biotechnology
PDSB
$58.3M
$21.9K ﹤0.01%
18,382
-8
-0% -$10
GEG icon
3299
Great Elm Group
GEG
$75M
$21.6K ﹤0.01%
11,419
IGMS
3300
DELISTED
IGM Biosciences
IGMS
$21.2K ﹤0.01%
18,376
-228
-1% -$262