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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$258B
Cap. Flow
+$421M
Cap. Flow %
0.16%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,930
Reduced
1,177
Closed
62

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.39%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PPSI icon
3401
Pioneer Power Solutions
PPSI
$42.1M
$90K ﹤0.01% 18,859
VBIV
3402
DELISTED
VBI Vaccines, Inc. New Common Stock (Canada)
VBIV
$89K ﹤0.01% 76,482
CLSD icon
3403
Clearside Biomedical
CLSD
$28.9M
$88K ﹤0.01% 90,529
LSTA icon
3404
Lisata Therapeutics
LSTA
$19.9M
$87K ﹤0.01% 38,004 -2,602 -6% -$5.96K
PDSB icon
3405
PDS Biotechnology
PDSB
$57.8M
$87K ﹤0.01% +14,516 New +$87K
GTE icon
3406
Gran Tierra Energy
GTE
$145M
$85K ﹤0.01% 53,485 -11,000 -17% -$17.5K
SMED
3407
DELISTED
Sharps Compliance Corp
SMED
$85K ﹤0.01% 24,006 +3,870 +19% +$13.7K
BDSI
3408
DELISTED
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
BDSI
$81K ﹤0.01% 17,416 -16,441 -49% -$76.5K
WVVI icon
3409
Willamette Valley Vineyards
WVVI
$23M
$80K ﹤0.01% 11,613
OESX icon
3410
Orion Energy Systems
OESX
$24.4M
$79K ﹤0.01% +26,710 New +$79K
OBCI
3411
DELISTED
Ocean Bio-Chem Inc
OBCI
$78K ﹤0.01% 23,707
FGNX
3412
Fundamental Global
FGNX
$18.6M
$76K ﹤0.01% 15,405
NHLD
3413
DELISTED
National Holdings Corporation
NHLD
$76K ﹤0.01% 28,187
GORV icon
3414
Lazydays
GORV
$11M
$74K ﹤0.01% 14,733
FSTX
3415
DELISTED
F-star Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
FSTX
$73K ﹤0.01% 19,869
ACHV icon
3416
Achieve Life Sciences
ACHV
$152M
$71K ﹤0.01% 36,844
JE
3417
DELISTED
Just Energy Group Inc
JE
$69K ﹤0.01% 16,055
MBOT icon
3418
Microbot Medical
MBOT
$185M
$68K ﹤0.01% 13,300
WPRT
3419
Westport Fuel Systems
WPRT
$48.4M
$68K ﹤0.01% 25,373
SNNA
3420
DELISTED
Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
SNNA
$64K ﹤0.01% 73,990 -7,251 -9% -$6.27K
CTHR
3421
DELISTED
Charles & Colvard Ltd
CTHR
$62K ﹤0.01% +39,069 New +$62K
WSTL
3422
DELISTED
Westell Technologies Inc
WSTL
$59K ﹤0.01% 31,601
MTBL
3423
DELISTED
Moatable, Inc. American Depositary Share (each representing forty-five (45) Class A Ordinary Shares)
MTBL
$57K ﹤0.01% 60,315
CRDF icon
3424
Cardiff Oncology
CRDF
$140M
$51K ﹤0.01% 20,519
FTEK icon
3425
Fuel Tech
FTEK
$90.7M
$51K ﹤0.01% +36,524 New +$51K