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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$277B
Cap. Flow
-$3.48B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
83
Increased
1,313
Reduced
1,786
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.32%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ALT icon
3351
Altimmune
ALT
$338M
-48,352 Closed -$638K
AMPY icon
3352
Amplify Energy
AMPY
$165M
-240,718 Closed -$205K
ATOS icon
3353
Atossa Therapeutics
ATOS
$98.5M
-11,982 Closed -$29K
INSG icon
3354
Inseego
INSG
$185M
-87,836 Closed -$906K
JWN
3355
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
-1,616,737 Closed -$19.3M
LEE icon
3356
Lee Enterprises
LEE
$27.1M
-113,082 Closed -$95K
MSN icon
3357
Emerson Radio
MSN
$8.42M
-86,117 Closed -$59K
NOG icon
3358
Northern Oil and Gas
NOG
$2.55B
-330,452 Closed -$1.89M
OVID icon
3359
Ovid Therapeutics
OVID
$91M
-52,819 Closed -$303K
OXY.WS icon
3360
Occidental Petroleum Corporation Warrants to Purchase Common Stock
OXY.WS
$24B
-421,349 Closed -$1.26M
STRR
3361
DELISTED
Star Equity Holdings
STRR
-103,166 Closed -$257K
TOON icon
3362
Kartoon Studios
TOON
$38M
-149,779 Closed -$178K
ZYXI icon
3363
Zynex
ZYXI
$49.7M
-48,174 Closed -$841K
PHLT
3364
Performant Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
PHLT
$603M
-436,462 Closed -$410K
GVP
3365
DELISTED
GSE Systems, Inc.
GVP
-169,046 Closed -$176K
KA
3366
DELISTED
Kineta, Inc. Common Stock
KA
-18,000 Closed -$20K
EXPR
3367
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
-2,719,457 Closed -$1.66M
INFI
3368
DELISTED
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
INFI
-295,795 Closed -$346K
STCN
3369
DELISTED
Steel Connect, Inc. Common Stock
STCN
-508,173 Closed -$276K
ACOR
3370
DELISTED
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
ACOR
-431,387 Closed -$222K
PHAS
3371
DELISTED
PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
PHAS
-49,748 Closed -$175K
CTEK
3372
DELISTED
CynergisTek, Inc.
CTEK
-11,467 Closed -$18K
DISCB
3373
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series B Common Stock
DISCB
-6,878 Closed -$235K
CNST
3374
DELISTED
Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CNST
-10,520 Closed -$213K
SNDE
3375
DELISTED
Sundance Energy Inc. Common Stock
SNDE
-10,281 Closed -$24K