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
+6.94%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$314B
AUM Growth
+$16.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.4B
Cap. Flow %
0.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.02%
Holding
3,572
New
111
Increased
1,840
Reduced
1,367
Closed
91

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$267M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$202M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
$201M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
$182M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
$123M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.96%
2 Financials 15.55%
3 Industrials 13.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VRCA icon
3326
Verrica Pharmaceuticals
VRCA
$48.3M
$97.9K ﹤0.01%
1,697
CMPX icon
3327
Compass Therapeutics
CMPX
$590M
$96.8K ﹤0.01%
+30,450
New +$96.8K
IPSC icon
3328
Century Therapeutics
IPSC
$43.6M
$96.4K ﹤0.01%
30,491
-8,962
-23% -$28.3K
IMUX icon
3329
Immunic
IMUX
$75.1M
$96K ﹤0.01%
38,232
+10,358
+37% +$26K
BCAB icon
3330
BioAtla
BCAB
$31.5M
$95.8K ﹤0.01%
31,938
-14,053
-31% -$42.2K
BYRN icon
3331
Byrna Technologies
BYRN
$445M
$95.8K ﹤0.01%
19,123
LDWY icon
3332
Lendway
LDWY
$10.1M
$95.8K ﹤0.01%
12,704
TDUP icon
3333
ThredUp
TDUP
$1.43B
$94.8K ﹤0.01%
38,849
+12,684
+48% +$30.9K
CPSH icon
3334
CPS Technologies
CPSH
$48.8M
$94K ﹤0.01%
33,581
-2
-0% -$6
GANX icon
3335
Gain Therapeutics
GANX
$63.3M
$93.9K ﹤0.01%
20,962
+2,355
+13% +$10.6K
APRN
3336
DELISTED
Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
APRN
$92.7K ﹤0.01%
+15,876
New +$92.7K
FTHM icon
3337
Fathom Holdings
FTHM
$55.4M
$92.2K ﹤0.01%
+12,912
New +$92.2K
MFIN icon
3338
Medallion Financial
MFIN
$249M
$90.6K ﹤0.01%
11,451
MASS icon
3339
908 Devices
MASS
$196M
$89.9K ﹤0.01%
13,107
-29,410
-69% -$202K
JVA icon
3340
Coffee Holding Co
JVA
$23.7M
$89.1K ﹤0.01%
64,104
-26,234
-29% -$36.5K
RBOT icon
3341
Vicarious Surgical
RBOT
$33.9M
$88.6K ﹤0.01%
+1,615
New +$88.6K
FKWL icon
3342
Franklin Wireless
FKWL
$48.4M
$87.6K ﹤0.01%
23,495
ONCY
3343
Oncolytics Biotech
ONCY
$107M
$87.1K ﹤0.01%
33,485
ZEV
3344
DELISTED
Lightning eMotors, Inc.
ZEV
$86.3K ﹤0.01%
+23,978
New +$86.3K
BDTX icon
3345
Black Diamond Therapeutics
BDTX
$167M
$86.3K ﹤0.01%
17,087
-8,833
-34% -$44.6K
ORKA
3346
Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ORKA
$612M
$86.3K ﹤0.01%
3,542
CRMD icon
3347
CorMedix
CRMD
$926M
$85.6K ﹤0.01%
21,601
PMCB icon
3348
PharmaCyte Biotech
PMCB
$6.46M
$83.8K ﹤0.01%
29,303
DMTK
3349
DELISTED
DermTech, Inc. Common Stock
DMTK
$83K ﹤0.01%
+31,932
New +$83K
ADAP
3350
Adaptimmune Therapeutics
ADAP
$10.9M
$82K ﹤0.01%
+88,580
New +$82K