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
+1.12%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$383B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
+$16.2B
Cap. Flow %
4.22%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.87%
Holding
3,454
New
67
Increased
1,988
Reduced
1,222
Closed
81

Top Buys

1
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$2.08B
2
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$699M
3
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$614M
4
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$587M
5
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
+$448M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.72%
2 Financials 16.94%
3 Industrials 12.24%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SILV
2201
DELISTED
SilverCrest Metals Inc. Common Shares
SILV
$11.5M ﹤0.01%
1,414,499
+262,568
+23% +$2.14M
LINC icon
2202
Lincoln Educational Services
LINC
$663M
$11.5M ﹤0.01%
970,425
+50,737
+6% +$602K
PLYM
2203
Plymouth Industrial REIT
PLYM
$979M
$11.5M ﹤0.01%
536,974
+4,265
+0.8% +$91.2K
DJCO icon
2204
Daily Journal
DJCO
$599M
$11.5M ﹤0.01%
29,040
+5,413
+23% +$2.14M
MLAB icon
2205
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$357M
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
131,891
+8,722
+7% +$757K
CCOI icon
2206
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$1.85B
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
201,718
-164,966
-45% -$9.31M
NATH icon
2207
Nathan's Famous
NATH
$441M
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
167,947
-2,206
-1% -$150K
VNDA icon
2208
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$259M
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
2,013,807
+292,172
+17% +$1.65M
UTMD icon
2209
Utah Medical Products
UTMD
$200M
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
170,310
+8,700
+5% +$581K
OABI icon
2210
OmniAb
OABI
$232M
$11.3M ﹤0.01%
3,012,216
+194,835
+7% +$731K
NRDS icon
2211
NerdWallet
NRDS
$834M
$11.2M ﹤0.01%
769,831
+86,376
+13% +$1.26M
GNTY icon
2212
Guaranty Bancshares
GNTY
$544M
$11.2M ﹤0.01%
356,012
+12,837
+4% +$405K
HTZ icon
2213
Hertz
HTZ
$1.92B
$11.2M ﹤0.01%
3,177,039
-1,378,246
-30% -$4.87M
FDMT icon
2214
4D Molecular Therapeutics
FDMT
$312M
$11.2M ﹤0.01%
532,742
-216,250
-29% -$4.54M
CIB icon
2215
Grupo Cibest S.A. American Depositary Shares (each representing four (4) Preferred Shares)
CIB
$12.4B
$11.2M ﹤0.01%
341,977
-26,637
-7% -$869K
ALCO icon
2216
Alico
ALCO
$257M
$11.1M ﹤0.01%
429,309
+8,306
+2% +$215K
ARHS icon
2217
Arhaus
ARHS
$1.58B
$11.1M ﹤0.01%
655,156
+91,959
+16% +$1.56M
TARS icon
2218
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
TARS
$2.18B
$11.1M ﹤0.01%
406,899
-17,931
-4% -$487K
HIFS icon
2219
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$618M
$11M ﹤0.01%
61,503
-2,235
-4% -$400K
ADV icon
2220
Advantage Solutions
ADV
$606M
$11M ﹤0.01%
3,407,224
+1,388,198
+69% +$4.47M
EDIT icon
2221
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$254M
$11M ﹤0.01%
2,345,054
-262,711
-10% -$1.23M
CVEO icon
2222
Civeo
CVEO
$286M
$11M ﹤0.01%
439,427
+39,987
+10% +$996K
LMNR icon
2223
Limoneira
LMNR
$271M
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
524,788
-13,321
-2% -$277K
ULBI icon
2224
Ultralife
ULBI
$114M
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
1,024,491
+51,399
+5% +$546K
MG icon
2225
Mistras Group
MG
$300M
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
1,311,715
+44,550
+4% +$369K