Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Return 19.15%
 

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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.33B
Cap. Flow %
0.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.91%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DSGX icon
2176
Descartes Systems
DSGX
$8.96B
$11.8M ﹤0.01%
117,186
+5,543
+5% +$559K
ACNB icon
2177
ACNB Corp
ACNB
$471M
$11.8M ﹤0.01%
286,673
+13,004
+5% +$535K
WFG icon
2178
West Fraser Timber
WFG
$5.96B
$11.8M ﹤0.01%
153,093
+14,658
+11% +$1.13M
MTRX icon
2179
Matrix Service
MTRX
$353M
$11.8M ﹤0.01%
946,924
-125,438
-12% -$1.56M
YORW icon
2180
York Water
YORW
$445M
$11.8M ﹤0.01%
339,123
-25,443
-7% -$882K
MCBS icon
2181
MetroCity Bankshares
MCBS
$741M
$11.7M ﹤0.01%
425,078
+22,681
+6% +$625K
IOVA icon
2182
Iovance Biotherapeutics
IOVA
$821M
$11.7M ﹤0.01%
3,506,108
+1,075,887
+44% +$3.58M
SLP icon
2183
Simulations Plus
SLP
$303M
$11.7M ﹤0.01%
475,534
+56,293
+13% +$1.38M
VNDA icon
2184
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$266M
$11.7M ﹤0.01%
2,539,675
+51,156
+2% +$235K
XPER icon
2185
Xperi
XPER
$279M
$11.7M ﹤0.01%
1,509,752
+32,402
+2% +$250K
EGY icon
2186
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$419M
$11.6M ﹤0.01%
3,093,969
+625,876
+25% +$2.35M
CZNC icon
2187
Citizens & Northern Corp
CZNC
$311M
$11.6M ﹤0.01%
577,038
+18,723
+3% +$377K
BSAC icon
2188
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.1B
$11.6M ﹤0.01%
507,141
+14,273
+3% +$326K
IRMD icon
2189
iRadimed
IRMD
$907M
$11.6M ﹤0.01%
220,175
-7,082
-3% -$372K
FRST icon
2190
Primis Financial Corp
FRST
$269M
$11.5M ﹤0.01%
1,179,633
+19,506
+2% +$191K
SPOK icon
2191
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$360M
$11.5M ﹤0.01%
699,563
-8,285
-1% -$136K
FNLC icon
2192
First Bancorp
FNLC
$301M
$11.5M ﹤0.01%
463,720
-9,761
-2% -$241K
CTKB icon
2193
Cytek Biosciences
CTKB
$501M
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
2,853,809
+1,023,377
+56% +$4.1M
VSAT icon
2194
Viasat
VSAT
$4.1B
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
1,096,533
+1,160
+0.1% +$12.1K
TTI icon
2195
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$630M
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
3,390,852
+131,719
+4% +$443K
REPX icon
2196
Riley Exploration Permian
REPX
$608M
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
390,455
+87,312
+29% +$2.55M
TCBX icon
2197
Third Coast Bancshares
TCBX
$549M
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
340,678
+46,267
+16% +$1.54M
PFIS icon
2198
Peoples Financial Services
PFIS
$525M
$11.3M ﹤0.01%
254,975
+22,944
+10% +$1.02M
SHYF
2199
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$11.3M ﹤0.01%
1,393,517
+98,158
+8% +$794K
FUNC icon
2200
First United
FUNC
$239M
$11.2M ﹤0.01%
374,234
-7,408
-2% -$222K