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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$302B
Cap. Flow
-$7.98B
Cap. Flow %
-2.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
124
Increased
1,217
Reduced
1,937
Closed
58

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SLS icon
3326
SELLAS Life Sciences
SLS
$202M
$132K ﹤0.01%
15,409
INMB icon
3327
INmune Bio
INMB
$54M
$131K ﹤0.01%
11,052
PPSI icon
3328
Pioneer Power Solutions
PPSI
$42.1M
$131K ﹤0.01%
27,105
+9,731
+56% +$47K
SCTL
3329
DELISTED
Societal CDMO, Inc. Common Stock
SCTL
$130K ﹤0.01%
46,770
+34,411
+278% +$95.6K
APRN
3330
DELISTED
Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
APRN
$126K ﹤0.01%
19,955
-1,528
-7% -$9.65K
MRKR icon
3331
Marker Therapeutics
MRKR
$12M
$125K ﹤0.01%
55,621
STCN
3332
DELISTED
Steel Connect, Inc. Common Stock
STCN
$125K ﹤0.01%
+63,193
New +$125K
BPTH
3333
DELISTED
Bio-Path Holdings Inc
BPTH
$124K ﹤0.01%
+17,725
New +$124K
REI icon
3334
Ring Energy
REI
$225M
$122K ﹤0.01%
52,784
-131,279
-71% -$303K
WVVI icon
3335
Willamette Valley Vineyards
WVVI
$23M
$122K ﹤0.01%
13,513
+1,900
+16% +$17.2K
DGLY icon
3336
Digital Ally
DGLY
$3.13M
$121K ﹤0.01%
74,083
-12,194
-14% -$19.9K
LSTA icon
3337
Lisata Therapeutics
LSTA
$19.9M
$119K ﹤0.01%
61,506
+40,958
+199% +$79.2K
SSKN icon
3338
Strata Skin Sciences
SSKN
$9.93M
$118K ﹤0.01%
70,513
NEXT icon
3339
NextDecade
NEXT
$2.81B
$115K ﹤0.01%
43,035
+22,388
+108% +$59.8K
TENX icon
3340
Tenax Therapeutics
TENX
$27.3M
$115K ﹤0.01%
+60,412
New +$115K
SYNC
3341
DELISTED
Synacor, Inc.
SYNC
$115K ﹤0.01%
52,217
EVGN icon
3342
Evogene
EVGN
$10.9M
$112K ﹤0.01%
22,263
+8,771
+65% +$44.1K
HUSA icon
3343
Houston American Energy
HUSA
$279M
$112K ﹤0.01%
+55,449
New +$112K
ICD
3344
DELISTED
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
ICD
$111K ﹤0.01%
33,514
+109
+0.3% +$361
MRAM icon
3345
Everspin Technologies
MRAM
$145M
$109K ﹤0.01%
18,143
-1,304
-7% -$7.83K
ORGS
3346
DELISTED
Orgenesis Inc. Common Stock
ORGS
$105K ﹤0.01%
18,337
+7,709
+73% +$44.1K
QUIK icon
3347
QuickLogic
QUIK
$84.3M
$104K ﹤0.01%
14,942
+2,400
+19% +$16.7K
AMPY icon
3348
Amplify Energy
AMPY
$165M
$101K ﹤0.01%
+36,275
New +$101K
CXW icon
3349
CoreCivic
CXW
$2.17B
$101K ﹤0.01%
11,139
OXBR icon
3350
Oxbridge Re Holdings
OXBR
$16.2M
$99K ﹤0.01%
+38,940
New +$99K