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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$342B
Cap. Flow
+$2.93B
Cap. Flow %
0.86%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,946
Reduced
1,245
Closed
104

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PNBK icon
3326
Patriot National Bancorp
PNBK
$158M
$65K ﹤0.01%
16,980
-44
-0.3% -$169
RAIL icon
3327
FreightCar America
RAIL
$160M
$64.9K ﹤0.01%
24,052
+12,759
+113% +$34.4K
ZVIA icon
3328
Zevia
ZVIA
$203M
$64.1K ﹤0.01%
31,890
-2,766
-8% -$5.56K
NUVB icon
3329
Nuvation Bio
NUVB
$1.01B
$63.8K ﹤0.01%
42,238
MEIP icon
3330
MEI Pharma
MEIP
$159M
$63.5K ﹤0.01%
10,946
SRT
3331
DELISTED
Startek Inc.
SRT
$63.5K ﹤0.01%
14,389
-25,805
-64% -$114K
PMCB icon
3332
PharmaCyte Biotech
PMCB
$6.39M
$63.3K ﹤0.01%
29,307
CTSO icon
3333
Cytosorbents Corp
CTSO
$59.6M
$62.7K ﹤0.01%
56,570
-22,888
-29% -$25.4K
VNCE icon
3334
Vince Holding
VNCE
$19.4M
$61K ﹤0.01%
17,630
-853
-5% -$2.95K
PRLD icon
3335
Prelude Therapeutics
PRLD
$64M
$60.9K ﹤0.01%
14,305
+3,117
+28% +$13.3K
CXDO icon
3336
Crexendo
CXDO
$194M
$59.4K ﹤0.01%
+12,239
New +$59.4K
WHLM
3337
DELISTED
Wilhelmina International, Inc
WHLM
$58.6K ﹤0.01%
14,457
ANY icon
3338
Sphere 3D
ANY
$17.3M
$57.5K ﹤0.01%
+17,318
New +$57.5K
GTIM icon
3339
Good Times Restaurants
GTIM
$17.1M
$56.7K ﹤0.01%
22,331
EGY icon
3340
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$411M
$55.6K ﹤0.01%
12,383
-73,250
-86% -$329K
OCUL icon
3341
Ocular Therapeutix
OCUL
$2.21B
$55.3K ﹤0.01%
12,389
BRFS icon
3342
BRF SA
BRFS
$5.81B
$55.1K ﹤0.01%
19,831
-17,989
-48% -$50K
EDSA icon
3343
Edesa Biotech
EDSA
$16.5M
$52K ﹤0.01%
+11,333
New +$52K
GANX icon
3344
Gain Therapeutics
GANX
$68.7M
$51.9K ﹤0.01%
15,886
-933
-6% -$3.05K
LTRN icon
3345
Lantern Pharma
LTRN
$43.5M
$50.6K ﹤0.01%
+11,828
New +$50.6K
UBX
3346
DELISTED
Unity Biotechnology
UBX
$49.2K ﹤0.01%
25,500
-14,219
-36% -$27.4K
LUMO
3347
DELISTED
Lumos Pharma, Inc. Common Stock
LUMO
$48.7K ﹤0.01%
15,564
IZEA icon
3348
IZEA Worldwide
IZEA
$67M
$48.5K ﹤0.01%
24,150
+10,106
+72% +$20.3K
KLRS
3349
Kalaris Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
KLRS
$74.8M
$48.4K ﹤0.01%
71,169
-42,765
-38% -$29.1K
DMAC icon
3350
DiaMedica Therapeutics
DMAC
$275M
$48.2K ﹤0.01%
16,959