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
+6.94%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$314B
AUM Growth
+$16.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.4B
Cap. Flow %
0.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.02%
Holding
3,572
New
111
Increased
1,840
Reduced
1,367
Closed
91

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$267M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$202M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$201M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$182M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$123M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.96%
2 Financials 15.55%
3 Industrials 13.45%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AXTI icon
2301
AXT Inc
AXTI
$169M
$9.07M ﹤0.01%
2,637,276
-341,198
-11% -$1.17M
BSAC icon
2302
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.1B
$9.07M ﹤0.01%
481,419
-16,000
-3% -$301K
ARKO icon
2303
ARKO Corp
ARKO
$567M
$9.07M ﹤0.01%
1,140,706
+125,612
+12% +$999K
EBTC
2304
DELISTED
Enterprise Bancorp
EBTC
$9.05M ﹤0.01%
312,576
+19,165
+7% +$555K
NGS icon
2305
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$335M
$9.04M ﹤0.01%
913,581
-34,091
-4% -$338K
DYN icon
2306
Dyne Therapeutics
DYN
$1.87B
$9M ﹤0.01%
800,225
+139,595
+21% +$1.57M
EWCZ icon
2307
European Wax Center
EWCZ
$169M
$8.99M ﹤0.01%
482,439
+133,523
+38% +$2.49M
BAND icon
2308
Bandwidth Inc
BAND
$495M
$8.97M ﹤0.01%
655,611
+20,553
+3% +$281K
FRST icon
2309
Primis Financial Corp
FRST
$269M
$8.96M ﹤0.01%
1,063,877
-125,695
-11% -$1.06M
LUNA
2310
DELISTED
Luna Innovations Incorporated
LUNA
$8.92M ﹤0.01%
977,852
+63,774
+7% +$582K
VRA icon
2311
Vera Bradley
VRA
$61.5M
$8.86M ﹤0.01%
1,386,879
-222,933
-14% -$1.42M
SHBI icon
2312
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$569M
$8.86M ﹤0.01%
766,303
-82,919
-10% -$959K
CATC
2313
DELISTED
CAMBRIDGE BANCORP
CATC
$8.85M ﹤0.01%
162,919
-5,837
-3% -$317K
SGC icon
2314
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$188M
$8.83M ﹤0.01%
945,746
-16,023
-2% -$150K
ALTG icon
2315
Alta Equipment Group
ALTG
$239M
$8.81M ﹤0.01%
508,675
+141,225
+38% +$2.45M
TPIC
2316
DELISTED
TPI Composites
TPIC
$8.81M ﹤0.01%
849,332
+448,630
+112% +$4.65M
FCEL icon
2317
FuelCell Energy
FCEL
$222M
$8.81M ﹤0.01%
135,900
-28,940
-18% -$1.88M
CWBC
2318
Community West Bancshares
CWBC
$403M
$8.79M ﹤0.01%
568,971
-24,623
-4% -$380K
RIVN icon
2319
Rivian
RIVN
$16.3B
$8.78M ﹤0.01%
527,705
+474,635
+894% +$7.89M
PTVE
2320
DELISTED
Pactiv Evergreen Inc. Common stock
PTVE
$8.66M ﹤0.01%
1,144,692
+174,927
+18% +$1.32M
VKTX icon
2321
Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
$2.79B
$8.66M ﹤0.01%
534,332
FFNW
2322
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
$8.65M ﹤0.01%
760,823
-19,933
-3% -$227K
NATR icon
2323
Nature's Sunshine
NATR
$299M
$8.63M ﹤0.01%
632,489
+26,856
+4% +$367K
KRUS icon
2324
Kura Sushi USA
KRUS
$964M
$8.61M ﹤0.01%
92,665
-528
-0.6% -$49.1K
BLDP
2325
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$622M
$8.61M ﹤0.01%
1,974,483
+365,432
+23% +$1.59M