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
CHEK icon
3401
Check-Cap
CHEK
$4.29M
-14,898 Closed -$31K
CSBR icon
3402
Champions Oncology
CSBR
$93.8M
-26,839 Closed -$145K
CTSO icon
3403
Cytosorbents Corp
CTSO
$59.2M
-56,570 Closed -$62.7K
CWBC
3404
Community West Bancshares
CWBC
$408M
-540,370 Closed -$12.1M
DAVE icon
3405
Dave Inc
DAVE
$2.88B
-16,079 Closed -$135K
DRIO icon
3406
DarioHealth
DRIO
$22.8M
-18,469 Closed -$31.8K
EC icon
3407
Ecopetrol
EC
$19.3B
-83,828 Closed -$999K
FEAM icon
3408
5E Advanced Materials
FEAM
$78.1M
-12,164 Closed -$17.2K
FTHM icon
3409
Fathom Holdings
FTHM
$56M
-35,208 Closed -$126K
GANX icon
3410
Gain Therapeutics
GANX
$71.5M
-15,886 Closed -$51.9K
GCMG icon
3411
GCM Grosvenor
GCMG
$690M
-21,332 Closed -$191K
GP
3412
GreenPower Motor Co
GP
$10.4M
-12,884 Closed -$40.3K
GRPN icon
3413
Groupon
GRPN
$1.06B
-13,803 Closed -$177K
HROW icon
3414
Harrow
HROW
$1.44B
-135,440 Closed -$1.52M
HUMA icon
3415
Humacyte
HUMA
$245M
-62,237 Closed -$177K
HUT
3416
Hut 8
HUT
$2.82B
-11,110 Closed -$148K
IDN icon
3417
Intellicheck
IDN
$109M
-15,213 Closed -$28.9K
IFS icon
3418
Intercorp Financial Services
IFS
$4.43B
-19,023 Closed -$418K
IHRT icon
3419
iHeartMedia
IHRT
$320M
-201,414 Closed -$537K
IMNM icon
3420
Immunome
IMNM
$828M
-14,054 Closed -$150K
INO icon
3421
Inovio Pharmaceuticals
INO
$126M
-65,024 Closed -$33.2K
INSM icon
3422
Insmed
INSM
$28.8B
-73,073 Closed -$2.26M
LVLU icon
3423
Lulu's Fashion Lounge
LVLU
$10.8M
-11,135 Closed -$20.7K
MESA icon
3424
Mesa Air Group
MESA
$51.9M
-32,179 Closed -$32.8K
OCUL icon
3425
Ocular Therapeutix
OCUL
$2.12B
-12,389 Closed -$55.3K