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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$369B
Cap. Flow
+$1.27B
Cap. Flow %
0.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,328
Closed
83

Top Buys

1
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
$1.06B
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
$625M
3
WMT icon
Walmart
WMT
$616M
4
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
$201M
5
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
$192M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.06%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CVM icon
3351
CEL-SCI Corp
CVM
$71.8M
$31.5K ﹤0.01% 16,484 -8,246 -33% -$15.8K
CARV icon
3352
Carver Bancorp
CARV
$8.82M
$30.4K ﹤0.01% 19,882
LYEL icon
3353
Lyell Immunopharma
LYEL
$213M
$30K ﹤0.01% 13,463
BKSY icon
3354
BlackSky Technology
BKSY
$623M
$28.2K ﹤0.01% 20,736
LGO
3355
Largo
LGO
$98.4M
$27.8K ﹤0.01% 16,872 +5,312 +46% +$8.77K
DLPN icon
3356
Dolphin Entertainment
DLPN
$14M
$26.5K ﹤0.01% 18,184
SES icon
3357
SES AI
SES
$399M
$25.4K ﹤0.01% 15,147 -6,825 -31% -$11.5K
AQB icon
3358
AquaBounty Technologies
AQB
$4.58M
$25.4K ﹤0.01% 12,770 -991 -7% -$1.97K
IZEA icon
3359
IZEA Worldwide
IZEA
$64.3M
$24.5K ﹤0.01% 10,601 -13,549 -56% -$31.3K
TCRT icon
3360
Alaunos Therapeutics
TCRT
$4.21M
$23.5K ﹤0.01% +12,993 New +$23.5K
TXMD icon
3361
TherapeuticsMD
TXMD
$12.8M
$23.3K ﹤0.01% 10,154
OKUR
3362
OnKure Therapeutics, Inc. Class A Common Stock
OKUR
$37.2M
$22.1K ﹤0.01% 13,327
SCYX icon
3363
SCYNEXIS
SCYX
$34.9M
$22K ﹤0.01% 14,997
CMPX icon
3364
Compass Therapeutics
CMPX
$483M
$22K ﹤0.01% 11,117
CRVS icon
3365
Corvus Pharmaceuticals
CRVS
$428M
$21.2K ﹤0.01% 11,924
VTNR
3366
DELISTED
Vertex Energy, Inc
VTNR
$19.6K ﹤0.01% 13,979 -35,956 -72% -$50.3K
XAIR icon
3367
Beyond Air
XAIR
$11.6M
$19.5K ﹤0.01% 11,182
VFF icon
3368
Village Farms International
VFF
$368M
$19.2K ﹤0.01% 15,483
WW
3369
DELISTED
WW International
WW
$19K ﹤0.01% 10,287 -130,320 -93% -$241K
ZVIA icon
3370
Zevia
ZVIA
$210M
$19K ﹤0.01% 16,239 -15,651 -49% -$18.3K
IPA icon
3371
Immunoprecise Antibodies
IPA
$109M
$18.6K ﹤0.01% 12,213
SPRO icon
3372
Spero Therapeutics
SPRO
$116M
$17.2K ﹤0.01% 10,003
TOON icon
3373
Kartoon Studios
TOON
$38M
$15.8K ﹤0.01% 11,631
RNAC icon
3374
Cartesian Therapeutics
RNAC
$261M
$15.7K ﹤0.01% 24,126
SLI
3375
Standard Lithium
SLI
$600M
$15.3K ﹤0.01% 12,929 -5,733 -31% -$6.77K