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
-0.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$325B
AUM Growth
-$6.13B
Cap. Flow
+$5.04B
Cap. Flow %
1.55%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.62%
Holding
3,635
New
98
Increased
2,064
Reduced
1,167
Closed
121
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GALT icon
3501
Galectin Therapeutics
GALT
$288M
$19K ﹤0.01%
11,877
JFU
3502
9F Inc
JFU
$28.8M
$19K ﹤0.01%
1,052
WATT icon
3503
Energous
WATT
$10.4M
$19K ﹤0.01%
26
SLDB icon
3504
Solid Biosciences
SLDB
$448M
$18K ﹤0.01%
1,023
-3,208
-76% -$56.4K
KLDO
3505
DELISTED
Kaleido Biosciences, Inc. Common Stock
KLDO
$17K ﹤0.01%
10,484
AXU
3506
DELISTED
Alexco Resource Corp.
AXU
$16K ﹤0.01%
+10,160
New +$16K
ASXC
3507
DELISTED
Asensus Surgical, Inc.
ASXC
$15K ﹤0.01%
24,244
-22,021
-48% -$13.6K
FENG
3508
Phoenix New Media
FENG
$30.7M
$14K ﹤0.01%
4,024
-33,550
-89% -$117K
DVLT
3509
Datavault AI Inc. Common Stock
DVLT
$27.8M
$14K ﹤0.01%
1
-1
-50% -$14K
APLS icon
3510
Apellis Pharmaceuticals
APLS
$3.51B
-9,828
Closed -$465K
APPN icon
3511
Appian
APPN
$2.28B
-18,505
Closed -$1.21M
BBIO icon
3512
BridgeBio Pharma
BBIO
$9.91B
-31,467
Closed -$525K
BLIN icon
3513
Bridgeline Digital
BLIN
$16.6M
-25,698
Closed -$58K
BMBL icon
3514
Bumble
BMBL
$657M
-7,583
Closed -$257K
BYND icon
3515
Beyond Meat
BYND
$178M
-13,809
Closed -$900K
BYSI icon
3516
BeyondSpring
BYSI
$73.4M
-11,773
Closed -$53K
CHKP icon
3517
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$20.6B
-6,974
Closed -$813K
CKPT
3518
DELISTED
Checkpoint Therapeutics
CKPT
-1,394
Closed -$43K
CLRO icon
3519
ClearOne
CLRO
$6.78M
-3,767
Closed -$73K
COCP icon
3520
Cocrystal Pharma
COCP
$15M
-2,685
Closed -$21K
COUR icon
3521
Coursera
COUR
$1.83B
-8,424
Closed -$206K
CRBP icon
3522
Corbus Pharmaceuticals
CRBP
$119M
-1,052
Closed -$19K
DFCF icon
3523
Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF
DFCF
$7.45B
-200,000
Closed -$10M
DFIP icon
3524
Dimensional Inflation-Protected Securities ETF
DFIP
$995M
-100,000
Closed -$4.97M
DFSD icon
3525
Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF
DFSD
$5.12B
-200,000
Closed -$10M