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
OSS icon
3351
One Stop Systems
OSS
$127M
$46.7K ﹤0.01%
22,257
EMKR
3352
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
$46.6K ﹤0.01%
95,302
-99,242
-51% -$48.5K
XFOR icon
3353
X4 Pharmaceuticals
XFOR
$77.9M
$46.4K ﹤0.01%
55,296
ETON icon
3354
Eton Pharmaceutcials
ETON
$461M
$46.3K ﹤0.01%
+10,564
New +$46.3K
VOR icon
3355
Vor Biopharma
VOR
$258M
$46.1K ﹤0.01%
20,486
-11,206
-35% -$25.2K
BNR
3356
Burning Rock Biotech
BNR
$84.4M
$45.6K ﹤0.01%
49,020
-5,945
-11% -$5.53K
VXRT
3357
DELISTED
Vaxart
VXRT
$45.3K ﹤0.01%
79,100
-11,995
-13% -$6.87K
LCTX icon
3358
Lineage Cell Therapeutics
LCTX
$279M
$44.1K ﹤0.01%
40,449
IMUX icon
3359
Immunic
IMUX
$78.8M
$43.3K ﹤0.01%
28,873
-75,628
-72% -$113K
ELSE icon
3360
Electro-Sensors
ELSE
$16M
$42.3K ﹤0.01%
11,215
-246
-2% -$927
VTYX icon
3361
Ventyx Biosciences
VTYX
$175M
$42.2K ﹤0.01%
17,023
-85,875
-83% -$213K
REI icon
3362
Ring Energy
REI
$219M
$40.7K ﹤0.01%
27,818
-58,726
-68% -$85.9K
GP
3363
GreenPower Motor Co
GP
$9.44M
$40.3K ﹤0.01%
12,884
+586
+5% +$1.83K
SES icon
3364
SES AI
SES
$399M
$40.2K ﹤0.01%
21,972
AQB icon
3365
AquaBounty Technologies
AQB
$4.15M
$39.2K ﹤0.01%
+13,761
New +$39.2K
CARV icon
3366
Carver Bancorp
CARV
$11.8M
$39.2K ﹤0.01%
19,882
-10,709
-35% -$21.1K
DNMR
3367
DELISTED
Danimer Scientific, Inc.
DNMR
$38.2K ﹤0.01%
37,463
-14,985
-29% -$15.3K
SLI
3368
Standard Lithium
SLI
$584M
$37.7K ﹤0.01%
18,662
-14,767
-44% -$29.8K
EDUC icon
3369
Educational Development Corp
EDUC
$9.7M
$36.4K ﹤0.01%
31,367
-65,647
-68% -$76.1K
KNTE
3370
DELISTED
Kinnate Biopharma Inc. Common Stock
KNTE
$34.7K ﹤0.01%
14,593
+2,344
+19% +$5.57K
SCYX icon
3371
SCYNEXIS
SCYX
$35M
$33.4K ﹤0.01%
14,997
+4,988
+50% +$11.1K
INO icon
3372
Inovio Pharmaceuticals
INO
$137M
$33.2K ﹤0.01%
65,024
MESA icon
3373
Mesa Air Group
MESA
$51.5M
$32.8K ﹤0.01%
32,179
-201,156
-86% -$205K
IPM
3374
Intelligent Protection Management Corp. Common Stock
IPM
$25.4M
$32.2K ﹤0.01%
13,742
DRIO icon
3375
DarioHealth
DRIO
$22M
$31.8K ﹤0.01%
18,469
-41,677
-69% -$71.7K