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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$6.46B
Cap. Flow
+$965M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,925
Reduced
1,177
Closed
58

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$245M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$193M
3
DOW icon
Dow Inc
DOW
+$175M
4
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$118M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$113M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CUK icon
2426
Carnival PLC
CUK
$38.7B
$9.16M ﹤0.01%
202,351
+1,136
+0.6% +$51.4K
IHC
2427
DELISTED
Independence Holding Company
IHC
$9.13M ﹤0.01%
235,815
+2,387
+1% +$92.4K
GIFI icon
2428
Gulf Island Fabrication
GIFI
$123M
$9.03M ﹤0.01%
1,271,801
+10,982
+0.9% +$78K
PTGX icon
2429
Protagonist Therapeutics
PTGX
$3.71B
$9.01M ﹤0.01%
744,058
+80,281
+12% +$972K
SNN icon
2430
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$16.7B
$9.01M ﹤0.01%
206,862
-30,515
-13% -$1.33M
ULBI icon
2431
Ultralife
ULBI
$116M
$8.95M ﹤0.01%
1,125,813
+25,169
+2% +$200K
CVEO icon
2432
Civeo
CVEO
$291M
$8.91M ﹤0.01%
431,880
-14,570
-3% -$301K
MCHX icon
2433
Marchex
MCHX
$87.5M
$8.91M ﹤0.01%
1,894,614
+33,375
+2% +$157K
EPZM
2434
DELISTED
Epizyme, Inc
EPZM
$8.86M ﹤0.01%
705,683
+151,746
+27% +$1.9M
WBK
2435
DELISTED
Westpac Banking Corporation
WBK
$8.85M ﹤0.01%
444,054
-1,806
-0.4% -$36K
CVET
2436
DELISTED
Covetrus, Inc. Common Stock
CVET
$8.84M ﹤0.01%
361,414
+65,479
+22% +$1.6M
VET icon
2437
Vermilion Energy
VET
$1.14B
$8.83M ﹤0.01%
406,348
-4,607
-1% -$100K
RVI
2438
DELISTED
Retail Value Inc. Common Shares
RVI
$8.82M ﹤0.01%
2,761,408
-10,480
-0.4% -$33.5K
ARES icon
2439
Ares Management
ARES
$40.5B
$8.81M ﹤0.01%
336,791
+4,855
+1% +$127K
SNDX icon
2440
Syndax Pharmaceuticals
SNDX
$1.41B
$8.79M ﹤0.01%
944,450
+36,597
+4% +$341K
UNTY icon
2441
Unity Bancorp
UNTY
$533M
$8.79M ﹤0.01%
387,184
-5,564
-1% -$126K
GNK icon
2442
Genco Shipping & Trading
GNK
$763M
$8.72M ﹤0.01%
1,033,562
+95,215
+10% +$804K
AGIO icon
2443
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.12B
$8.69M ﹤0.01%
174,160
-4,727
-3% -$236K
WAAS
2444
DELISTED
AquaVenture Holdings Limited
WAAS
$8.68M ﹤0.01%
434,688
+88,019
+25% +$1.76M
CZNC icon
2445
Citizens & Northern Corp
CZNC
$314M
$8.68M ﹤0.01%
329,675
+11,944
+4% +$314K
BCBP icon
2446
BCB Bancorp
BCBP
$152M
$8.65M ﹤0.01%
624,937
+37,354
+6% +$517K
NL icon
2447
NL Industries
NL
$304M
$8.63M ﹤0.01%
2,362,831
-29,904
-1% -$109K
GCAP
2448
DELISTED
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
$8.61M ﹤0.01%
2,085,590
+12,106
+0.6% +$50K
CRCM
2449
DELISTED
CARE.COM, INC.
CRCM
$8.6M ﹤0.01%
783,173
+219,655
+39% +$2.41M
ESSA
2450
DELISTED
ESSA Bancorp
ESSA
$8.56M ﹤0.01%
561,101
-1,000
-0.2% -$15.3K