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
+3.1%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$106B
AUM Growth
Cap. Flow
+$106B
Cap. Flow %
100%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.59%
Holding
3,585
New
3,585
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.18%
2 Industrials 12.66%
3 Energy 10.8%
4 Technology 9.12%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GOLD
3526
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
$11K ﹤0.01% +167 New +$11K
COHN icon
3527
Cohen & Co
COHN
$25.2M
$10K ﹤0.01% +3,900 New +$10K
HALO icon
3528
Halozyme
HALO
$8.56B
$10K ﹤0.01% +1,200 New +$10K
TGB
3529
Taseko Mines
TGB
$1.03B
$10K ﹤0.01% +5,290 New +$10K
WSCI
3530
DELISTED
WSI Industries Inc
WSCI
$10K ﹤0.01% +1,900 New +$10K
MSTR icon
3531
Strategy Inc Common Stock Class A
MSTR
$94.8B
$9K ﹤0.01% +100 New +$9K
SNOA icon
3532
Sonoma Pharmaceuticals
SNOA
$7.31M
$9K ﹤0.01% +3,534 New +$9K
ARNA
3533
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
$9K ﹤0.01% +1,200 New +$9K
OPTR
3534
DELISTED
OPTIMER PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. COM STK
OPTR
$9K ﹤0.01% +600 New +$9K
PRMW
3535
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
$9K ﹤0.01% +4,800 New +$9K
ASTC icon
3536
Astrotech Corp
ASTC
$8.72M
$8K ﹤0.01% +10,914 New +$8K
ESTE
3537
DELISTED
Earthstone Energy Inc. Class A Common Stock
ESTE
$8K ﹤0.01% +600 New +$8K
ASBB
3538
DELISTED
ASB Bancorp Inc
ASBB
$7K ﹤0.01% +400 New +$7K
ETRM
3539
DELISTED
EnteroMedics Inc.
ETRM
$7K ﹤0.01% +5,984 New +$7K
CATX icon
3540
Perspective Therapeutics
CATX
$250M
$6K ﹤0.01% +13,420 New +$6K
CIGI icon
3541
Colliers International
CIGI
$8.4B
$6K ﹤0.01% +200 New +$6K
FUSB icon
3542
First US Bancshares
FUSB
$71.7M
$6K ﹤0.01% +600 New +$6K
GSS
3543
DELISTED
Golden Star Resources Ltd.
GSS
$6K ﹤0.01% +13,800 New +$6K
EXFO
3544
DELISTED
EXFO INC.
EXFO
$6K ﹤0.01% +1,300 New +$6K
MDW
3545
DELISTED
MIDWAY GOLD CORP (CANADA)
MDW
$6K ﹤0.01% +6,700 New +$6K
NDZ
3546
DELISTED
NORDION INC COM STK (CDA)
NDZ
$6K ﹤0.01% +800 New +$6K
GNMK
3547
DELISTED
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc
GNMK
$5K ﹤0.01% +477 New +$5K
AKS
3548
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp.
AKS
$5K ﹤0.01% +1,500 New +$5K
ELGX
3549
DELISTED
Endologix Inc
ELGX
$5K ﹤0.01% +400 New +$5K
SWSH
3550
DELISTED
SWISHER HYGIENE INC COM STK NEW (DE)
SWSH
$5K ﹤0.01% +5,378 New +$5K