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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$352M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$227M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$208M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$205M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$187M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.96%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LTXB
901
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
$37.4M 0.03%
1,296,936
+76,348
+6% +$2.2M
CA
902
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
$37.3M 0.03%
1,205,074
+59,916
+5% +$1.86M
BTU
903
DELISTED
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
BTU
$37.3M 0.03%
152,105
+41,751
+38% +$10.2M
CVBF icon
904
CVB Financial
CVBF
$2.81B
$37.3M 0.03%
2,343,151
+71,466
+3% +$1.14M
MYGN icon
905
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$635M
$37.2M 0.03%
1,088,948
-20,310
-2% -$694K
NTUS
906
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
$37.1M 0.03%
1,439,237
+45,981
+3% +$1.19M
RLI icon
907
RLI Corp
RLI
$6.07B
$37.1M 0.03%
1,676,564
+119,960
+8% +$2.65M
MTH icon
908
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.58B
$37.1M 0.03%
1,769,726
+53,548
+3% +$1.12M
NTGR icon
909
NETGEAR
NTGR
$813M
$37M 0.03%
1,098,109
+257,359
+31% +$8.68M
GIS icon
910
General Mills
GIS
$26.7B
$37M 0.03%
714,054
+11,873
+2% +$615K
BBL
911
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$37M 0.03%
598,668
+80,017
+15% +$4.94M
ANF icon
912
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.55B
$36.9M 0.03%
959,315
+414,230
+76% +$15.9M
TGI
913
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$36.8M 0.03%
570,615
-65,885
-10% -$4.25M
VECO icon
914
Veeco
VECO
$1.5B
$36.8M 0.03%
877,132
-739
-0.1% -$31K
VSAT icon
915
Viasat
VSAT
$4B
$36.8M 0.03%
532,591
+807
+0.2% +$55.7K
DOV icon
916
Dover
DOV
$24.1B
$36.8M 0.03%
556,710
-97,230
-15% -$6.42M
COLM icon
917
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3B
$36.7M 0.03%
889,264
-4,508
-0.5% -$186K
MZTI
918
The Marzetti Company Common Stock
MZTI
$4.96B
$36.7M 0.03%
369,039
+17,073
+5% +$1.7M
ASTE icon
919
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.06B
$36.7M 0.03%
835,136
+33,794
+4% +$1.48M
WOLF icon
920
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$232M
$36.7M 0.03%
648,246
-94,355
-13% -$5.34M
PACW
921
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$36.7M 0.03%
852,292
-126,662
-13% -$5.45M
ANGO icon
922
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$444M
$36.6M 0.03%
2,324,727
+82,471
+4% +$1.3M
KAI icon
923
Kadant
KAI
$3.7B
$36.6M 0.03%
1,003,208
-8,939
-0.9% -$326K
ESE icon
924
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$5.27B
$36.6M 0.03%
1,039,353
+34,674
+3% +$1.22M
EBF icon
925
Ennis
EBF
$460M
$36.5M 0.03%
2,204,414
-17,892
-0.8% -$296K