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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$251B
Cap. Flow
+$2.95B
Cap. Flow %
1.17%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
70
Increased
1,943
Reduced
1,176
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VBIV
3351
DELISTED
VBI Vaccines, Inc. New Common Stock (Canada)
VBIV
$143K ﹤0.01%
76,482
VERU icon
3352
Veru
VERU
$47.6M
$142K ﹤0.01%
97,200
MICR
3353
DELISTED
Micron Solutions, Inc.
MICR
$142K ﹤0.01%
50,450
ZSAN
3354
DELISTED
Zosano Pharma Corporation
ZSAN
$141K ﹤0.01%
29,565
FRSH
3355
DELISTED
Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc
FRSH
$139K ﹤0.01%
26,496
BTE icon
3356
Baytex Energy
BTE
$1.71B
$138K ﹤0.01%
81,759
-11,338
-12% -$19.1K
XXII
3357
22nd Century Group
XXII
$6.15M
$138K ﹤0.01%
80,699
SHOS
3358
DELISTED
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.
SHOS
$138K ﹤0.01%
62,903
QBAK
3359
DELISTED
Qualstar Corp
QBAK
$137K ﹤0.01%
25,298
EPE
3360
DELISTED
EP Energy Corporation
EPE
$133K ﹤0.01%
511,170
-4,447
-0.9% -$1.16K
SDPI
3361
DELISTED
Superior Drilling Products Inc.
SDPI
$130K ﹤0.01%
98,587
INSE icon
3362
Inspired Entertainment
INSE
$250M
$128K ﹤0.01%
19,181
+4,427
+30% +$29.5K
CLSD icon
3363
Clearside Biomedical
CLSD
$28.9M
$125K ﹤0.01%
90,529
APPS icon
3364
Digital Turbine
APPS
$455M
$123K ﹤0.01%
35,228
CLRO icon
3365
ClearOne
CLRO
$6.99M
$123K ﹤0.01%
60,734
ACHV icon
3366
Achieve Life Sciences
ACHV
$152M
$119K ﹤0.01%
36,844
VUZI icon
3367
Vuzix
VUZI
$164M
$116K ﹤0.01%
38,053
+7,538
+25% +$23K
SELF
3368
Global Self Storage
SELF
$61.8M
$115K ﹤0.01%
29,679
PTNR
3369
DELISTED
Partner Communications
PTNR
$115K ﹤0.01%
30,961
XENE icon
3370
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
XENE
$2.98B
$113K ﹤0.01%
11,120
CHEK icon
3371
Check-Cap
CHEK
$4.29M
$110K ﹤0.01%
40,773
+5,642
+16% +$15.2K
AHPI
3372
DELISTED
Allied Healthcare Products
AHPI
$109K ﹤0.01%
60,128
MAXR
3373
DELISTED
Maxar Technologies Inc. Common Stock
MAXR
$108K ﹤0.01%
26,851
-67,032
-71% -$270K
TRAW icon
3374
Traws Pharma
TRAW
$9.89M
$107K ﹤0.01%
32,490
+19,404
+148% +$63.9K
SURF
3375
DELISTED
Surface Oncology, Inc. Common Stock
SURF
$105K ﹤0.01%
+22,056
New +$105K