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
CENX icon
876
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.21B
$52.2M 0.03%
7,401,163
+865,213
+13% +$6.1M
NYT icon
877
New York Times
NYT
$9.48B
$52.1M 0.03%
4,183,779
+64,309
+2% +$801K
TCBI icon
878
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$3.95B
$52.1M 0.03%
1,357,429
-1,231
-0.1% -$47.2K
INTU icon
879
Intuit
INTU
$184B
$52M 0.03%
500,397
+26,674
+6% +$2.77M
PAYX icon
880
Paychex
PAYX
$48.5B
$52M 0.03%
963,373
+5,177
+0.5% +$280K
SBGI icon
881
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$948M
$52M 0.03%
1,689,410
+122,684
+8% +$3.77M
AVA icon
882
Avista
AVA
$2.94B
$51.9M 0.03%
1,273,704
+59,956
+5% +$2.45M
ALE icon
883
Allete
ALE
$3.7B
$51.9M 0.03%
925,892
+74,770
+9% +$4.19M
HAR
884
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
$51.8M 0.03%
582,220
+274,421
+89% +$24.4M
VSI
885
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
$51.8M 0.03%
1,673,169
+382,434
+30% +$11.8M
GPN icon
886
Global Payments
GPN
$20.9B
$51.8M 0.03%
792,822
-22,577
-3% -$1.47M
GPRE icon
887
Green Plains
GPRE
$643M
$51.8M 0.03%
3,242,779
+61,094
+2% +$975K
BCPC
888
Balchem Corporation
BCPC
$5.12B
$51.6M 0.03%
832,082
+51,826
+7% +$3.21M
CHE icon
889
Chemed
CHE
$6.62B
$51.6M 0.03%
380,884
+10,714
+3% +$1.45M
ADEA icon
890
Adeia
ADEA
$1.7B
$51.4M 0.03%
6,267,342
+347,703
+6% +$2.85M
CNSL
891
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$51.4M 0.03%
1,994,666
+201,731
+11% +$5.2M
AVX
892
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$51.3M 0.03%
4,078,971
+289,705
+8% +$3.64M
FL
893
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$51.3M 0.03%
794,509
-10,018
-1% -$646K
EAT icon
894
Brinker International
EAT
$6.98B
$51.2M 0.03%
1,114,841
+129,913
+13% +$5.97M
FBR
895
DELISTED
Fibria Celulose Sa
FBR
$51.1M 0.03%
6,028,628
-749,718
-11% -$6.36M
BLMN icon
896
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$590M
$51.1M 0.03%
3,029,710
+281,187
+10% +$4.74M
AX icon
897
Axos Financial
AX
$5.17B
$51M 0.03%
2,392,121
-45,457
-2% -$970K
GEF icon
898
Greif
GEF
$3.57B
$51M 0.03%
1,557,667
+287,106
+23% +$9.4M
AMWD icon
899
American Woodmark
AMWD
$979M
$51M 0.03%
683,813
+4,633
+0.7% +$346K
BAX icon
900
Baxter International
BAX
$12.6B
$51M 0.03%
1,241,534
+258,966
+26% +$10.6M