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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$6.46B
Cap. Flow
+$965M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,925
Reduced
1,177
Closed
58

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$245M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$193M
3
DOW icon
Dow Inc
DOW
+$175M
4
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$118M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$113M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SLAB icon
926
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$4.34B
$79M 0.03%
764,212
-32,593
-4% -$3.37M
NBTB icon
927
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.26B
$79M 0.03%
2,105,355
-47,974
-2% -$1.8M
ERJ icon
928
Embraer
ERJ
$10.9B
$78.9M 0.03%
3,919,659
+162,745
+4% +$3.28M
SATS icon
929
EchoStar
SATS
$23B
$78.8M 0.03%
2,195,222
+128,400
+6% +$4.61M
CIEN icon
930
Ciena
CIEN
$18.4B
$78.5M 0.03%
1,909,561
-1,099,882
-37% -$45.2M
TFX icon
931
Teleflex
TFX
$5.76B
$78.5M 0.03%
237,161
-628
-0.3% -$208K
AD
932
Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.
AD
$4.41B
$78.5M 0.03%
1,756,680
+171,262
+11% +$7.65M
ATR icon
933
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.98B
$78.3M 0.03%
629,937
-2,928
-0.5% -$364K
WWW icon
934
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$2.51B
$78.2M 0.03%
2,838,346
+162,205
+6% +$4.47M
KELYA icon
935
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$465M
$78M 0.03%
2,979,037
+8,727
+0.3% +$229K
PRGS icon
936
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.83B
$77.8M 0.03%
1,784,116
-7,723
-0.4% -$337K
AZO icon
937
AutoZone
AZO
$71.1B
$77.7M 0.03%
70,676
+298
+0.4% +$328K
KWR icon
938
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.42B
$77.7M 0.03%
382,960
-75,261
-16% -$15.3M
VSM
939
DELISTED
Versum Materials, Inc.
VSM
$77.6M 0.03%
1,503,776
-3,847
-0.3% -$198K
VMI icon
940
Valmont Industries
VMI
$7.45B
$77.4M 0.03%
610,493
+12,220
+2% +$1.55M
WNC icon
941
Wabash National
WNC
$461M
$77.3M 0.03%
4,753,854
-3,213
-0.1% -$52.3K
TWTR
942
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
$77.3M 0.03%
2,215,856
-86,219
-4% -$3.01M
VVV icon
943
Valvoline
VVV
$5B
$77.3M 0.03%
3,956,270
+403,026
+11% +$7.87M
CTLT
944
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$77.2M 0.03%
1,423,916
+15,632
+1% +$847K
NWE icon
945
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$3.47B
$77.1M 0.03%
1,069,003
-263
-0% -$19K
CLF icon
946
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$5.62B
$77.1M 0.03%
7,222,208
+22,697
+0.3% +$242K
FWRD icon
947
Forward Air
FWRD
$913M
$76.9M 0.03%
1,300,763
-444
-0% -$26.3K
CABO icon
948
Cable One
CABO
$893M
$76.9M 0.03%
65,695
-9,986
-13% -$11.7M
PRFT
949
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$76.9M 0.03%
2,241,050
-18,000
-0.8% -$618K
FORM icon
950
FormFactor
FORM
$2.27B
$76.9M 0.03%
4,906,224
-131,308
-3% -$2.06M