Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Return 19.15%
 

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
+6.94%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$314B
AUM Growth
+$16.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.4B
Cap. Flow %
0.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.02%
Holding
3,572
New
111
Increased
1,840
Reduced
1,367
Closed
91

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$267M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$202M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
$201M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
$182M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
$123M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.96%
2 Financials 15.55%
3 Industrials 13.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NUVB icon
3376
Nuvation Bio
NUVB
$1.33B
$69K ﹤0.01%
38,257
-225,486
-85% -$407K
AFMD
3377
DELISTED
Affimed
AFMD
$68K ﹤0.01%
11,370
-1,353
-11% -$8.09K
ANIX icon
3378
Anixa Biosciences
ANIX
$95.7M
$67.8K ﹤0.01%
21,177
PGEN icon
3379
Precigen
PGEN
$1.3B
$67.3K ﹤0.01%
58,755
-13,405
-19% -$15.3K
SND icon
3380
Smart Sand
SND
$75.9M
$67.1K ﹤0.01%
40,918
-114,776
-74% -$188K
VXRT
3381
DELISTED
Vaxart
VXRT
$66.5K ﹤0.01%
91,095
LUMO
3382
DELISTED
Lumos Pharma, Inc. Common Stock
LUMO
$66.3K ﹤0.01%
20,089
SERA icon
3383
Sera Prognostics
SERA
$127M
$65.6K ﹤0.01%
19,921
PRLD icon
3384
Prelude Therapeutics
PRLD
$69.6M
$63.6K ﹤0.01%
14,131
+1,372
+11% +$6.18K
ARTW icon
3385
Arts-Way Manufacturing Co
ARTW
$16.4M
$63.6K ﹤0.01%
27,283
BLZE icon
3386
Backblaze
BLZE
$491M
$62.3K ﹤0.01%
+14,398
New +$62.3K
CTMX icon
3387
CytomX Therapeutics
CTMX
$376M
$61.7K ﹤0.01%
35,865
-120,591
-77% -$207K
HYPD
3388
Hyperion DeFi, Inc. Common Stock
HYPD
$35M
$60.1K ﹤0.01%
317
CVM icon
3389
CEL-SCI Corp
CVM
$72.2M
$59.6K ﹤0.01%
825
-255
-24% -$18.4K
ABSI icon
3390
Absci
ABSI
$368M
$59.6K ﹤0.01%
39,199
-7,641
-16% -$11.6K
MSGM icon
3391
Motorsport Games
MSGM
$15.1M
$58.9K ﹤0.01%
14,081
-3,597
-20% -$15K
ATON
3392
AlphaTON Capital Corp. Common Stock
ATON
$11.6M
$58.2K ﹤0.01%
851
BVS icon
3393
Bioventus
BVS
$481M
$57.4K ﹤0.01%
19,858
-459
-2% -$1.33K
LCTX icon
3394
Lineage Cell Therapeutics
LCTX
$279M
$57K ﹤0.01%
40,449
COSM icon
3395
Cosmos Holdings
COSM
$19.6M
$56.5K ﹤0.01%
+18,881
New +$56.5K
NVNO icon
3396
enVVeno Medical
NVNO
$14.9M
$56.4K ﹤0.01%
18,305
-5,699
-24% -$17.6K
CURO
3397
DELISTED
CURO Group Holdings Corp.
CURO
$55.4K ﹤0.01%
41,069
-53,142
-56% -$71.7K
LSTA icon
3398
Lisata Therapeutics
LSTA
$18.7M
$55.3K ﹤0.01%
14,951
WHLM
3399
DELISTED
Wilhelmina International, Inc
WHLM
$54.9K ﹤0.01%
14,457
KZR icon
3400
Kezar Life Sciences
KZR
$29.8M
$54.9K ﹤0.01%
2,240
-6,136
-73% -$150K