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
HBIO icon
2351
Harvard Bioscience
HBIO
$19.7M
$8.32M ﹤0.01%
1,933,966
+116,337
+6% +$500K
WPP icon
2352
WPP
WPP
$5.86B
$8.31M ﹤0.01%
186,385
-3,502
-2% -$156K
CARE icon
2353
Carter Bankshares
CARE
$450M
$8.3M ﹤0.01%
662,533
+122,042
+23% +$1.53M
LBC
2354
DELISTED
Luther Burbank Corporation Common Stock
LBC
$8.3M ﹤0.01%
988,084
+55,869
+6% +$469K
AOUT icon
2355
American Outdoor Brands
AOUT
$111M
$8.25M ﹤0.01%
843,467
-23,269
-3% -$228K
ROVR
2356
DELISTED
Rover Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock
ROVR
$8.23M ﹤0.01%
1,315,363
+958,360
+268% +$6M
RMR icon
2357
The RMR Group
RMR
$288M
$8.21M ﹤0.01%
334,956
-4,500
-1% -$110K
EMBC icon
2358
Embecta
EMBC
$878M
$8.21M ﹤0.01%
545,564
-264,402
-33% -$3.98M
BRZE icon
2359
Braze
BRZE
$3.35B
$8.2M ﹤0.01%
175,561
+16,763
+11% +$783K
METC icon
2360
Ramaco Resources Class A
METC
$1.6B
$8.19M ﹤0.01%
770,330
+470,265
+157% +$5M
RCKY icon
2361
Rocky Brands
RCKY
$215M
$8.15M ﹤0.01%
554,585
-24,306
-4% -$357K
FRBA icon
2362
First Bank
FRBA
$413M
$8.06M ﹤0.01%
747,421
+70,435
+10% +$759K
BLDP
2363
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$622M
$8.06M ﹤0.01%
2,194,928
+220,445
+11% +$809K
VITL icon
2364
Vital Farms
VITL
$2.17B
$8.05M ﹤0.01%
695,174
-62,680
-8% -$726K
ALDX icon
2365
Aldeyra Therapeutics
ALDX
$324M
$8.05M ﹤0.01%
1,205,024
+79,379
+7% +$530K
PANL icon
2366
Pangaea Logistics
PANL
$359M
$8.04M ﹤0.01%
1,367,128
+100,005
+8% +$588K
RVSB icon
2367
Riverview Bancorp
RVSB
$102M
$8.01M ﹤0.01%
1,439,837
-60,536
-4% -$337K
UHT
2368
Universal Health Realty Income Trust
UHT
$575M
$7.92M ﹤0.01%
195,896
+4,248
+2% +$172K
ARGX icon
2369
argenx
ARGX
$46.3B
$7.9M ﹤0.01%
16,059
+2,132
+15% +$1.05M
PTLO icon
2370
Portillo's
PTLO
$441M
$7.85M ﹤0.01%
509,957
+355,444
+230% +$5.47M
FRST icon
2371
Primis Financial Corp
FRST
$269M
$7.84M ﹤0.01%
962,016
-101,861
-10% -$830K
GMRE
2372
Global Medical REIT
GMRE
$512M
$7.84M ﹤0.01%
873,543
+13,719
+2% +$123K
NVTS icon
2373
Navitas Semiconductor
NVTS
$1.31B
$7.77M ﹤0.01%
1,117,795
+1,100,203
+6,254% +$7.65M
ESQ icon
2374
Esquire Financial Holdings
ESQ
$828M
$7.75M ﹤0.01%
169,515
+10,219
+6% +$467K
SIGA icon
2375
SIGA Technologies
SIGA
$639M
$7.73M ﹤0.01%
1,471,967
+336,905
+30% +$1.77M