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
+3.16%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$167B
AUM Growth
+$6.62B
Cap. Flow
+$4.56B
Cap. Flow %
2.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9%
Holding
3,387
New
58
Increased
2,018
Reduced
918
Closed
88

Top Buys

1
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$277M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$169M
3
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$159M
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$130M
5
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$116M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.43%
2 Industrials 13.68%
3 Technology 12.18%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VLY icon
576
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$5.99B
$72.8M 0.04%
7,627,622
+987,705
+15% +$9.42M
SO icon
577
Southern Company
SO
$101B
$72.4M 0.04%
1,400,263
+52,090
+4% +$2.69M
CST
578
DELISTED
CST Brands, Inc.
CST
$72.4M 0.04%
1,890,588
+206,818
+12% +$7.92M
LZB icon
579
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.43B
$72.3M 0.04%
2,704,031
+107,167
+4% +$2.87M
PRI icon
580
Primerica
PRI
$8.74B
$72.3M 0.04%
1,623,111
-10,509
-0.6% -$468K
WM icon
581
Waste Management
WM
$87.7B
$71.9M 0.04%
1,219,158
+20,008
+2% +$1.18M
KRC icon
582
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.98B
$71.8M 0.04%
1,160,387
+6,812
+0.6% +$421K
IDTI
583
DELISTED
Integrated Device Technology I
IDTI
$71.6M 0.04%
3,504,627
+103,181
+3% +$2.11M
FRME icon
584
First Merchants
FRME
$2.32B
$71.6M 0.04%
3,038,018
+5,653
+0.2% +$133K
NE
585
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
$71.5M 0.04%
6,907,841
+6,313
+0.1% +$65.3K
PYPL icon
586
PayPal
PYPL
$62.7B
$71.4M 0.04%
1,850,577
+36,989
+2% +$1.43M
SRCE icon
587
1st Source
SRCE
$1.56B
$71.4M 0.04%
2,243,201
+14,887
+0.7% +$474K
UPBD icon
588
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.46B
$71.1M 0.04%
4,487,272
+12,565
+0.3% +$199K
DLX icon
589
Deluxe
DLX
$858M
$71.1M 0.04%
1,137,813
+51,488
+5% +$3.22M
ASGN icon
590
ASGN Inc
ASGN
$2.23B
$70.7M 0.04%
1,915,141
+104,570
+6% +$3.86M
SAFT icon
591
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.09B
$70.7M 0.04%
1,238,819
-1,368
-0.1% -$78.1K
DE icon
592
Deere & Co
DE
$127B
$70.7M 0.04%
917,557
+12,299
+1% +$947K
ATGE icon
593
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.79B
$70.4M 0.04%
4,078,454
+102,301
+3% +$1.77M
NPBC
594
DELISTED
NATL PENN BANCSHARES INC
NPBC
$70.2M 0.04%
6,597,491
SMCI icon
595
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$26.1B
$70.2M 0.04%
20,594,990
+2,243,680
+12% +$7.65M
VSAT icon
596
Viasat
VSAT
$3.91B
$69.9M 0.04%
951,469
-14,926
-2% -$1.1M
FUL icon
597
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.33B
$69.9M 0.04%
1,646,687
+118,202
+8% +$5.02M
AMP icon
598
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$46.4B
$69.6M 0.04%
740,452
+123,189
+20% +$11.6M
LTRPA
599
DELISTED
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A
LTRPA
$69.6M 0.04%
3,139,508
+974,625
+45% +$21.6M
DGI
600
DELISTED
DigitalGlobe Inc.
DGI
$69.5M 0.04%
4,019,937
+281,391
+8% +$4.87M