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
RRC icon
901
Range Resources
RRC
$8.38B
$51M 0.03%
1,574,704
-108,236
-6% -$3.5M
TBI
902
Trueblue
TBI
$176M
$50.9M 0.03%
1,944,771
+199,853
+11% +$5.23M
HR icon
903
Healthcare Realty
HR
$6.44B
$50.9M 0.03%
1,728,502
+19,632
+1% +$578K
GTS
904
DELISTED
Triple-S Management Corporation
GTS
$50.8M 0.03%
2,148,875
-1,423
-0.1% -$33.7K
REGN icon
905
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$60.2B
$50.8M 0.03%
140,973
+4,526
+3% +$1.63M
SHOO icon
906
Steven Madden
SHOO
$2.31B
$50.8M 0.03%
2,056,805
-4,879
-0.2% -$120K
CENTA icon
907
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.09B
$50.6M 0.03%
3,883,460
+26,702
+0.7% +$348K
BGS icon
908
B&G Foods
BGS
$369M
$50.5M 0.03%
1,451,599
+32,070
+2% +$1.12M
WWW icon
909
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$2.48B
$50.5M 0.03%
2,742,345
+106,107
+4% +$1.95M
JBSS icon
910
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$745M
$50.4M 0.03%
730,001
+7,064
+1% +$488K
ROK icon
911
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$39.4B
$50.3M 0.03%
442,501
+12,712
+3% +$1.45M
TYC
912
DELISTED
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
$50.3M 0.03%
1,309,422
-30,046
-2% -$1.15M
WBMD
913
DELISTED
WebMD Health Corp.
WBMD
$50.3M 0.03%
803,023
+141,011
+21% +$8.83M
AFFX
914
DELISTED
AFFYMETRIX INC
AFFX
$50.3M 0.03%
3,587,062
-6,458
-0.2% -$90.5K
IAC icon
915
IAC Inc
IAC
$2.95B
$50.2M 0.03%
5,968,006
+217,248
+4% +$1.83M
TUP
916
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$50.2M 0.03%
865,949
+313,841
+57% +$18.2M
SUP
917
DELISTED
Superior Industries International
SUP
$50.2M 0.03%
2,272,923
-992
-0% -$21.9K
STMP
918
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
$50.2M 0.03%
472,074
-3,544
-0.7% -$377K
MKL icon
919
Markel Group
MKL
$24.8B
$50.2M 0.03%
56,266
-8,808
-14% -$7.85M
FCNCA icon
920
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$25.4B
$50.1M 0.03%
199,621
+10,194
+5% +$2.56M
CIEN icon
921
Ciena
CIEN
$18.7B
$50.1M 0.03%
2,633,304
+225,123
+9% +$4.28M
TUMI
922
DELISTED
TUMI HLDGS INC COM
TUMI
$50M 0.03%
1,865,618
+72,758
+4% +$1.95M
NAVI icon
923
Navient
NAVI
$1.31B
$50M 0.03%
4,175,865
+121,080
+3% +$1.45M
CYNO
924
DELISTED
Cynosure, Inc. Class A
CYNO
$50M 0.03%
1,132,450
+49,859
+5% +$2.2M
ODFL icon
925
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$31.4B
$49.9M 0.03%
2,151,432
+193,479
+10% +$4.49M