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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$29.4B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
0.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,708
Reduced
1,462
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.44%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NFE icon
2301
New Fortress Energy
NFE
$387M
$10.2M ﹤0.01%
1,117,051
-326,425
-23% -$2.97M
BFIN icon
2302
BankFinancial
BFIN
$154M
$10.2M ﹤0.01%
833,550
-7,116
-0.8% -$86.7K
PTGX icon
2303
Protagonist Therapeutics
PTGX
$3.71B
$10.2M ﹤0.01%
225,589
-390,583
-63% -$17.6M
APEI icon
2304
American Public Education
APEI
$638M
$10.1M ﹤0.01%
687,809
+95,596
+16% +$1.41M
ARHS icon
2305
Arhaus
ARHS
$1.58B
$10.1M ﹤0.01%
823,905
+168,749
+26% +$2.08M
BSET icon
2306
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$148M
$10.1M ﹤0.01%
699,347
-14,329
-2% -$207K
ACLX icon
2307
Arcellx
ACLX
$4.31B
$9.94M ﹤0.01%
+119,075
New +$9.94M
CWCO icon
2308
Consolidated Water Co
CWCO
$534M
$9.74M ﹤0.01%
386,530
+208
+0.1% +$5.24K
LPRO icon
2309
Open Lending Corp
LPRO
$260M
$9.7M ﹤0.01%
1,584,975
-159,167
-9% -$974K
QUAD icon
2310
Quad
QUAD
$336M
$9.7M ﹤0.01%
2,136,907
-79,233
-4% -$360K
BATRA icon
2311
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series A
BATRA
$2.89B
$9.69M ﹤0.01%
229,998
-1,080
-0.5% -$45.5K
ACTG icon
2312
Acacia Research
ACTG
$314M
$9.69M ﹤0.01%
2,080,094
+307,799
+17% +$1.43M
MCHB
2313
Mechanics Bancorp Class A Common Stock
MCHB
$3.07B
$9.67M ﹤0.01%
613,904
-26,392
-4% -$416K
NOVA
2314
DELISTED
Sunnova Energy
NOVA
$9.66M ﹤0.01%
991,395
-21,438
-2% -$209K
STRT icon
2315
STRATTEC Security
STRT
$284M
$9.66M ﹤0.01%
226,380
+2,869
+1% +$122K
HTZ icon
2316
Hertz
HTZ
$1.93B
$9.66M ﹤0.01%
2,926,491
-250,548
-8% -$827K
NVEC icon
2317
NVE Corp
NVEC
$328M
$9.59M ﹤0.01%
120,056
+28
+0% +$2.24K
SABR icon
2318
Sabre
SABR
$742M
$9.57M ﹤0.01%
2,608,071
+365,140
+16% +$1.34M
AXGN icon
2319
Axogen
AXGN
$773M
$9.54M ﹤0.01%
680,768
+66,603
+11% +$934K
BBCP icon
2320
Concrete Pumping Holdings
BBCP
$368M
$9.51M ﹤0.01%
1,642,893
+91,960
+6% +$532K
VRA icon
2321
Vera Bradley
VRA
$58.7M
$9.49M ﹤0.01%
1,737,392
+262,629
+18% +$1.43M
HBT icon
2322
HBT Financial
HBT
$818M
$9.46M ﹤0.01%
432,430
+25,974
+6% +$568K
ULBI icon
2323
Ultralife
ULBI
$116M
$9.46M ﹤0.01%
1,046,439
+21,948
+2% +$198K
EVRI
2324
DELISTED
Everi Holdings
EVRI
$9.41M ﹤0.01%
715,885
BLFY icon
2325
Blue Foundry Bancorp
BLFY
$201M
$9.38M ﹤0.01%
915,255
+58,970
+7% +$604K