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
UTI icon
2826
Universal Technical Institute
UTI
$1.48B
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
778,688
-13,076
-2% -$44.9K
BFYT
2827
DELISTED
Benefytt Technologies, Inc. Class A Common Stock
BFYT
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
102,642
TBHC
2828
The Brand House Collective, Inc. Common Stock
TBHC
$44.2M
$2.65M ﹤0.01%
1,172,867
-133,708
-10% -$302K
QGEN icon
2829
Qiagen
QGEN
$9.98B
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
61,492
+9,465
+18% +$407K
ESP icon
2830
Espey Mfg & Electronics Corp
ESP
$139M
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
106,007
ARKR icon
2831
Ark Restaurants
ARKR
$25.6M
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
128,015
-202
-0.2% -$4.13K
LBY
2832
DELISTED
Libbey, Inc.
LBY
$2.61M ﹤0.01%
1,403,763
+72,210
+5% +$134K
CASA
2833
DELISTED
Casa Systems, Inc. Common Stock
CASA
$2.61M ﹤0.01%
405,183
+166,877
+70% +$1.07M
BCOV
2834
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
251,928
+25,321
+11% +$262K
DXLG icon
2835
Destination XL Group
DXLG
$67.9M
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
1,477,347
-113,243
-7% -$199K
SFIX icon
2836
Stitch Fix
SFIX
$745M
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
81,265
+53,461
+192% +$1.71M
CBL
2837
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
2,496,963
-19,853
-0.8% -$20.6K
MLCO icon
2838
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$3.8B
$2.59M ﹤0.01%
119,226
-400
-0.3% -$8.69K
UNAM
2839
DELISTED
Unico American Corp
UNAM
$2.57M ﹤0.01%
417,263
MNTX
2840
DELISTED
Manitex International, Inc.
MNTX
$2.54M ﹤0.01%
415,040
+30,415
+8% +$186K
BB icon
2841
BlackBerry
BB
$2.25B
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
338,511
-2,366
-0.7% -$17.6K
LONE
2842
DELISTED
Lonestar Resources US Inc. Class A Common Stock
LONE
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
1,101,345
+61,236
+6% +$140K
QSR icon
2843
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$20.3B
$2.5M ﹤0.01%
35,947
+9,140
+34% +$635K
ATLO icon
2844
AMES National
ATLO
$180M
$2.5M ﹤0.01%
92,113
+816
+0.9% +$22.1K
KALV icon
2845
KalVista Pharmaceuticals
KALV
$775M
$2.47M ﹤0.01%
111,630
+39,083
+54% +$866K
PAYS icon
2846
Paysign
PAYS
$281M
$2.46M ﹤0.01%
184,200
+101,109
+122% +$1.35M
ZS icon
2847
Zscaler
ZS
$43.4B
$2.46M ﹤0.01%
32,071
+27,517
+604% +$2.11M
OVBC icon
2848
Ohio Valley Banc Corp
OVBC
$173M
$2.46M ﹤0.01%
63,704
+9,450
+17% +$364K
BWL.A
2849
DELISTED
Bowl America Incorporated
BWL.A
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
153,245
-502
-0.3% -$7.98K
GTN.A icon
2850
Gray Media, Inc. Class A
GTN.A
$1.02B
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
157,592
-1,106
-0.7% -$17.1K