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
NVCR icon
2576
NovoCure
NVCR
$1.42B
$6.21M ﹤0.01%
98,276
-45,350
-32% -$2.87M
ASPS icon
2577
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$124M
$6.2M ﹤0.01%
39,389
-1,205
-3% -$190K
BOCH
2578
DELISTED
Bank of Commerce Holdings (CA)
BOCH
$6.19M ﹤0.01%
578,780
+29,306
+5% +$313K
UMH
2579
UMH Properties
UMH
$1.3B
$6.16M ﹤0.01%
496,606
+2,041
+0.4% +$25.3K
RAIL icon
2580
FreightCar America
RAIL
$162M
$6.15M ﹤0.01%
1,047,296
+365
+0% +$2.14K
ALDR
2581
DELISTED
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
ALDR
$6.1M ﹤0.01%
518,677
-644,049
-55% -$7.58M
CWCO icon
2582
Consolidated Water Co
CWCO
$534M
$6.07M ﹤0.01%
425,330
+8,948
+2% +$128K
SMTA
2583
DELISTED
Spirit MTA REIT Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
SMTA
$6.02M ﹤0.01%
722,009
-20,416
-3% -$170K
VNTR
2584
DELISTED
Venator Materials PLC
VNTR
$6.01M ﹤0.01%
1,135,227
+604,108
+114% +$3.2M
CSOD
2585
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
$5.98M ﹤0.01%
+103,269
New +$5.98M
FSBW icon
2586
FS Bancorp
FSBW
$321M
$5.96M ﹤0.01%
229,962
+18,912
+9% +$490K
BVN icon
2587
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura
BVN
$5.13B
$5.96M ﹤0.01%
357,817
RNET
2588
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$5.95M ﹤0.01%
590,475
-87,813
-13% -$885K
TIMB icon
2589
TIM SA
TIMB
$10.1B
$5.94M ﹤0.01%
396,114
+3,081
+0.8% +$46.2K
HWCC
2590
DELISTED
Houston Wire & Cable Company
HWCC
$5.91M ﹤0.01%
1,128,193
-11,671
-1% -$61.2K
DALN icon
2591
DallasNews
DALN
$76.9M
$5.91M ﹤0.01%
400,262
-807
-0.2% -$11.9K
ALTR
2592
DELISTED
Altair Engineering Inc. Class A Common Stock
ALTR
$5.91M ﹤0.01%
146,212
+25,512
+21% +$1.03M
ELP icon
2593
Copel
ELP
$6.91B
$5.89M ﹤0.01%
1,161,448
PRGX
2594
DELISTED
PRGX Global, Inc.
PRGX
$5.81M ﹤0.01%
865,207
+9,841
+1% +$66.1K
KT icon
2595
KT
KT
$9.67B
$5.81M ﹤0.01%
469,317
-4,179
-0.9% -$51.7K
ARC
2596
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
$5.78M ﹤0.01%
2,834,831
+48,770
+2% +$99.5K
AWRE icon
2597
Aware
AWRE
$59.7M
$5.78M ﹤0.01%
1,741,505
ARA
2598
DELISTED
American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc
ARA
$5.77M ﹤0.01%
774,899
-25,393
-3% -$189K
AEG icon
2599
Aegon
AEG
$12.1B
$5.74M ﹤0.01%
1,306,524
-48,447
-4% -$213K
CALA
2600
DELISTED
Calithera Biosciences, Inc
CALA
$5.71M ﹤0.01%
73,259
+2,339
+3% +$182K