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
MYGN icon
851
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$690M
$53.3M 0.03%
1,424,368
+83,327
+6% +$3.12M
GDOT icon
852
Green Dot
GDOT
$744M
$53.3M 0.03%
2,318,627
+253,563
+12% +$5.82M
EPR icon
853
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.25B
$53.2M 0.03%
799,079
+43,343
+6% +$2.89M
CHS
854
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$53.2M 0.03%
4,008,812
+431,909
+12% +$5.73M
WBT
855
DELISTED
Welbilt, Inc.
WBT
$53.2M 0.03%
+3,607,294
New +$53.2M
PLUS icon
856
ePlus
PLUS
$1.95B
$53.2M 0.03%
2,640,864
-5,360
-0.2% -$108K
STFC
857
DELISTED
State Auto Financial Corp
STFC
$53.1M 0.03%
2,408,381
+19,526
+0.8% +$431K
SCHW icon
858
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$169B
$53.1M 0.03%
1,894,345
+75,873
+4% +$2.13M
SVC
859
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$472M
$53.1M 0.03%
1,998,352
+63,771
+3% +$1.69M
ACIW icon
860
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.19B
$53M 0.03%
2,547,046
+154,848
+6% +$3.22M
INDB icon
861
Independent Bank
INDB
$3.47B
$52.9M 0.03%
1,149,986
+55,388
+5% +$2.55M
AMAT icon
862
Applied Materials
AMAT
$135B
$52.8M 0.03%
2,495,004
+263,852
+12% +$5.59M
HOUS icon
863
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$734M
$52.8M 0.03%
1,462,582
+328,564
+29% +$11.9M
ETFC
864
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$52.8M 0.03%
2,155,053
-159,360
-7% -$3.9M
NTAP icon
865
NetApp
NTAP
$24.8B
$52.8M 0.03%
1,933,703
+686,269
+55% +$18.7M
CLW icon
866
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$346M
$52.7M 0.03%
1,086,788
+55,863
+5% +$2.71M
ADTN icon
867
Adtran
ADTN
$831M
$52.7M 0.03%
2,605,324
+369,029
+17% +$7.46M
VALE.P
868
DELISTED
Vale S A
VALE.P
$52.6M 0.03%
16,863,794
-217,690
-1% -$679K
ROP icon
869
Roper Technologies
ROP
$55.7B
$52.6M 0.03%
287,798
-114
-0% -$20.8K
AZN icon
870
AstraZeneca
AZN
$251B
$52.6M 0.03%
1,867,465
-16,835
-0.9% -$474K
SNDK
871
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
$52.5M 0.03%
689,834
-9,510
-1% -$723K
AUO
872
DELISTED
AU Optronics Corp
AUO
$52.5M 0.03%
17,788,244
-166,869
-0.9% -$492K
HSIC icon
873
Henry Schein
HSIC
$8.38B
$52.4M 0.03%
774,680
+4,098
+0.5% +$277K
FWONK icon
874
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$25.1B
$52.4M 0.03%
1,943,095
+9,473
+0.5% +$255K
MGEE icon
875
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.13B
$52.4M 0.03%
1,002,189
+62,962
+7% +$3.29M