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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NRDS icon
2351
NerdWallet
NRDS
$805M
$9.29M ﹤0.01%
630,778
+143,964
+30% +$2.12M
PAY icon
2352
Paymentus
PAY
$4.12B
$9.28M ﹤0.01%
519,259
+438,006
+539% +$7.83M
BLDP
2353
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$610M
$9.21M ﹤0.01%
2,489,259
+294,331
+13% +$1.09M
TEF icon
2354
Telefonica
TEF
$30.2B
$9.2M ﹤0.01%
2,358,061
+893,829
+61% +$3.49M
ESCA icon
2355
Escalade
ESCA
$172M
$9.18M ﹤0.01%
457,099
-773
-0.2% -$15.5K
ORN icon
2356
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$300M
$9.15M ﹤0.01%
1,852,316
+127,142
+7% +$628K
CLDX icon
2357
Celldex Therapeutics
CLDX
$1.63B
$9.14M ﹤0.01%
230,471
-110,879
-32% -$4.4M
SPFI icon
2358
South Plains Financial
SPFI
$646M
$9.11M ﹤0.01%
314,552
+37,593
+14% +$1.09M
IAG icon
2359
IAMGOLD
IAG
$6.46B
$9.06M ﹤0.01%
3,582,899
+147,494
+4% +$373K
RVLV icon
2360
Revolve Group
RVLV
$1.61B
$9.04M ﹤0.01%
545,307
+81,191
+17% +$1.35M
PAHC icon
2361
Phibro Animal Health
PAHC
$1.63B
$9M ﹤0.01%
777,099
+56,904
+8% +$659K
ESQ icon
2362
Esquire Financial Holdings
ESQ
$838M
$8.98M ﹤0.01%
179,706
+10,191
+6% +$509K
BFIN icon
2363
BankFinancial
BFIN
$153M
$8.91M ﹤0.01%
868,839
-8,196
-0.9% -$84.1K
PKBK icon
2364
Parke Bancorp
PKBK
$267M
$8.9M ﹤0.01%
439,589
+21,252
+5% +$430K
EMBC icon
2365
Embecta
EMBC
$888M
$8.9M ﹤0.01%
469,988
-75,576
-14% -$1.43M
RCMT icon
2366
RCM Technologies
RCMT
$203M
$8.89M ﹤0.01%
306,110
-9,014
-3% -$262K
MPB icon
2367
Mid Penn Bancorp
MPB
$700M
$8.88M ﹤0.01%
365,924
+29,275
+9% +$711K
TREE icon
2368
LendingTree
TREE
$978M
$8.8M ﹤0.01%
290,223
-30,962
-10% -$939K
BWB icon
2369
Bridgewater Bancshares
BWB
$454M
$8.79M ﹤0.01%
650,402
+84,206
+15% +$1.14M
KALV icon
2370
KalVista Pharmaceuticals
KALV
$706M
$8.78M ﹤0.01%
716,964
+134,059
+23% +$1.64M
EWCZ icon
2371
European Wax Center
EWCZ
$165M
$8.75M ﹤0.01%
644,031
+75,661
+13% +$1.03M
CLMB icon
2372
Climb Global Solutions
CLMB
$603M
$8.73M ﹤0.01%
159,266
-2,141
-1% -$117K
PLTK icon
2373
Playtika
PLTK
$1.41B
$8.73M ﹤0.01%
1,000,720
-26,305
-3% -$229K
DXLG icon
2374
Destination XL Group
DXLG
$77.1M
$8.71M ﹤0.01%
1,980,150
+290,251
+17% +$1.28M
TARS icon
2375
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
TARS
$2.07B
$8.71M ﹤0.01%
430,127
+74,444
+21% +$1.51M