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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 13.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SERA icon
3426
Sera Prognostics
SERA
$129M
$27.9K ﹤0.01%
14,979
-4,942
-25% -$9.19K
VRAR icon
3427
Glimpse Group
VRAR
$29.9M
$26.6K ﹤0.01%
+14,436
New +$26.6K
RNAC icon
3428
Cartesian Therapeutics
RNAC
$267M
$25.6K ﹤0.01%
804
CELL
3429
DELISTED
PhenomeX Inc. Common Stock
CELL
$25.5K ﹤0.01%
25,591
INO icon
3430
Inovio Pharmaceuticals
INO
$144M
$25.3K ﹤0.01%
5,419
-657
-11% -$3.07K
SPCE icon
3431
Virgin Galactic
SPCE
$177M
$24.9K ﹤0.01%
692
-4,353
-86% -$157K
IPM
3432
Intelligent Protection Management Corp. Common Stock
IPM
$25.3M
$24.9K ﹤0.01%
13,742
+8
+0.1% +$14
AMPG icon
3433
AmpliTech
AMPG
$81.7M
$24.3K ﹤0.01%
11,861
-11,408
-49% -$23.4K
BKSY icon
3434
BlackSky Technology
BKSY
$583M
$24.3K ﹤0.01%
+2,592
New +$24.3K
WKSP icon
3435
Worksport
WKSP
$25.3M
$24.1K ﹤0.01%
+1,146
New +$24.1K
TARA icon
3436
Protara Therapeutics
TARA
$125M
$23.1K ﹤0.01%
13,821
-4,931
-26% -$8.24K
SCYX icon
3437
SCYNEXIS
SCYX
$35.2M
$22.8K ﹤0.01%
+10,009
New +$22.8K
CMPX icon
3438
Compass Therapeutics
CMPX
$466M
$22K ﹤0.01%
11,161
-19,289
-63% -$38K
CASA
3439
DELISTED
Casa Systems, Inc. Common Stock
CASA
$22K ﹤0.01%
25,906
-31,753
-55% -$26.9K
CRVS icon
3440
Corvus Pharmaceuticals
CRVS
$419M
$21.7K ﹤0.01%
14,890
-43,222
-74% -$63.1K
TIL icon
3441
Instil Bio
TIL
$196M
$21.5K ﹤0.01%
2,525
IAUX
3442
i-80 Gold Corp
IAUX
$662M
$21.5K ﹤0.01%
+14,032
New +$21.5K
LYEL icon
3443
Lyell Immunopharma
LYEL
$220M
$19.8K ﹤0.01%
673
CRDF icon
3444
Cardiff Oncology
CRDF
$130M
$19.7K ﹤0.01%
14,206
-17,093
-55% -$23.8K
CGC
3445
Canopy Growth
CGC
$437M
$18.6K ﹤0.01%
2,377
-50,644
-96% -$396K
BIRD icon
3446
Allbirds
BIRD
$51.7M
$18K ﹤0.01%
810
FTEK icon
3447
Fuel Tech
FTEK
$88.9M
$17.3K ﹤0.01%
14,677
KNTE
3448
DELISTED
Kinnate Biopharma Inc. Common Stock
KNTE
$17.1K ﹤0.01%
12,249
-13,335
-52% -$18.6K
TOON icon
3449
Kartoon Studios
TOON
$39.8M
$16.4K ﹤0.01%
11,631
-15,063
-56% -$21.2K
DMTK
3450
DELISTED
DermTech, Inc. Common Stock
DMTK
$15K ﹤0.01%
10,438
-21,494
-67% -$31K