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
AWI icon
826
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$8.6B
$54.2M 0.03%
1,121,374
+12,009
+1% +$581K
ZTS icon
827
Zoetis
ZTS
$67B
$54.2M 0.03%
1,222,407
+21,577
+2% +$956K
ADBE icon
828
Adobe
ADBE
$149B
$54.2M 0.03%
577,360
+71,609
+14% +$6.72M
CPE
829
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
$54.1M 0.03%
611,478
+49,966
+9% +$4.42M
PHG icon
830
Philips
PHG
$27B
$54.1M 0.03%
2,551,576
+394,194
+18% +$8.35M
NTUS
831
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
$54.1M 0.03%
1,406,651
-54,398
-4% -$2.09M
SWC
832
DELISTED
Stillwater Mining Co
SWC
$54.1M 0.03%
5,075,212
+347,379
+7% +$3.7M
CALM icon
833
Cal-Maine
CALM
$5.37B
$54M 0.03%
1,040,977
-148,715
-13% -$7.72M
GSK icon
834
GSK
GSK
$83.1B
$53.9M 0.03%
1,063,210
+59,196
+6% +$3M
NUVA
835
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$53.8M 0.03%
1,105,024
+74,456
+7% +$3.62M
WDFC icon
836
WD-40
WDFC
$2.85B
$53.8M 0.03%
497,680
+10,995
+2% +$1.19M
WTW icon
837
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$32.7B
$53.7M 0.03%
452,486
+251,895
+126% +$29.9M
IOSP icon
838
Innospec
IOSP
$2.07B
$53.7M 0.03%
1,238,147
+117,316
+10% +$5.09M
GBX icon
839
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.44B
$53.7M 0.03%
1,941,053
-6,466
-0.3% -$179K
AAON icon
840
Aaon
AAON
$6.84B
$53.6M 0.03%
2,873,711
+116,021
+4% +$2.17M
XEC
841
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$53.6M 0.03%
550,790
-1,674
-0.3% -$163K
BWA icon
842
BorgWarner
BWA
$9.49B
$53.6M 0.03%
1,584,998
+388,921
+33% +$13.1M
GWW icon
843
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$48.2B
$53.6M 0.03%
229,452
+2,507
+1% +$585K
TNL icon
844
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.06B
$53.6M 0.03%
1,552,042
+66,920
+5% +$2.31M
COLM icon
845
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.02B
$53.5M 0.03%
890,742
-220,575
-20% -$13.3M
EW icon
846
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$45.8B
$53.5M 0.03%
1,819,404
+4,944
+0.3% +$145K
MRTN icon
847
Marten Transport
MRTN
$957M
$53.5M 0.03%
7,141,798
+7,230
+0.1% +$54.1K
KS
848
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
$53.5M 0.03%
3,859,708
+433,423
+13% +$6M
SCL icon
849
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.11B
$53.4M 0.03%
965,411
+58,354
+6% +$3.23M
MHFI
850
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$53.3M 0.03%
538,881
+16,272
+3% +$1.61M