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
-1.54%
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 12.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VERX icon
2201
Vertex
VERX
$3.84B
$11M ﹤0.01%
475,537
+84,577
+22% +$1.95M
WOOF icon
2202
Petco
WOOF
$970M
$11M ﹤0.01%
2,681,630
-460,752
-15% -$1.88M
DH icon
2203
Definitive Healthcare
DH
$432M
$11M ﹤0.01%
1,372,420
+626,055
+84% +$5M
AROW icon
2204
Arrow Financial
AROW
$478M
$11M ﹤0.01%
643,799
-70,692
-10% -$1.2M
OSPN icon
2205
OneSpan
OSPN
$588M
$11M ﹤0.01%
1,018,813
-109,427
-10% -$1.18M
SQSP
2206
DELISTED
Squarespace, Inc.
SQSP
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
377,925
-218,153
-37% -$6.32M
RILY icon
2207
B. Riley Financial
RILY
$190M
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
265,451
+8,673
+3% +$356K
SPOK icon
2208
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$360M
$10.8M ﹤0.01%
758,725
-55,819
-7% -$797K
BSET icon
2209
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$142M
$10.8M ﹤0.01%
735,842
-3,255
-0.4% -$47.7K
LASR icon
2210
nLIGHT
LASR
$1.43B
$10.7M ﹤0.01%
1,030,717
+81,168
+9% +$844K
AGR
2211
DELISTED
Avangrid, Inc.
AGR
$10.7M ﹤0.01%
354,554
-9,466
-3% -$286K
VOXX
2212
DELISTED
VOXX International Corporation Class A
VOXX
$10.7M ﹤0.01%
1,339,871
-67,159
-5% -$536K
PTVE
2213
DELISTED
Pactiv Evergreen Inc. Common stock
PTVE
$10.6M ﹤0.01%
1,306,591
+161,899
+14% +$1.32M
BMRC icon
2214
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$398M
$10.6M ﹤0.01%
580,632
-80,868
-12% -$1.48M
KOF icon
2215
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$18B
$10.6M ﹤0.01%
135,273
+3,391
+3% +$266K
TPB icon
2216
Turning Point Brands
TPB
$1.84B
$10.6M ﹤0.01%
459,258
-19,516
-4% -$451K
VTS icon
2217
Vitesse Energy
VTS
$968M
$10.6M ﹤0.01%
461,693
-22,956
-5% -$525K
UNTY icon
2218
Unity Bancorp
UNTY
$521M
$10.6M ﹤0.01%
450,928
+9,683
+2% +$227K
WNEB icon
2219
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$250M
$10.5M ﹤0.01%
1,624,686
-110,584
-6% -$718K
DDD icon
2220
3D Systems Corporation
DDD
$286M
$10.5M ﹤0.01%
2,146,901
-604,040
-22% -$2.97M
GENC icon
2221
Gencor Industries
GENC
$224M
$10.5M ﹤0.01%
743,011
-6,201
-0.8% -$87.6K
ADMA icon
2222
ADMA Biologics
ADMA
$3.84B
$10.5M ﹤0.01%
2,929,818
+1,651,433
+129% +$5.91M
CHCT
2223
Community Healthcare Trust
CHCT
$445M
$10.5M ﹤0.01%
352,361
+4,962
+1% +$147K
SHBI icon
2224
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$569M
$10.5M ﹤0.01%
994,315
+228,012
+30% +$2.4M
CTG
2225
DELISTED
Computer Task Group, Inc.
CTG
$10.5M ﹤0.01%
1,011,972
+5,209
+0.5% +$53.8K