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
LCII icon
976
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.47B
$34.3M 0.03%
632,193
+28,053
+5% +$1.52M
TVTY
977
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
$34.2M 0.03%
1,996,810
+63,490
+3% +$1.09M
LDL
978
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$34.2M 0.03%
1,493,441
+58,967
+4% +$1.35M
SONC
979
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
$34.1M 0.03%
1,494,388
+95,389
+7% +$2.17M
MHR
980
DELISTED
MAGNUM HUNTER RESOURCES CORP (DEL)
MHR
$33.9M 0.03%
3,987,342
-127,806
-3% -$1.09M
ICFI icon
981
ICF International
ICFI
$1.77B
$33.9M 0.03%
851,128
+30,436
+4% +$1.21M
KKD
982
DELISTED
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC
KKD
$33.9M 0.03%
1,909,836
+24,499
+1% +$434K
DIOD icon
983
Diodes
DIOD
$2.44B
$33.8M 0.03%
1,295,761
+57,789
+5% +$1.51M
ITG
984
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
$33.8M 0.03%
1,673,949
-22,142
-1% -$447K
LFUS icon
985
Littelfuse
LFUS
$6.54B
$33.8M 0.03%
360,790
+7,869
+2% +$737K
MMC icon
986
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$97.7B
$33.8M 0.03%
684,822
+8,552
+1% +$422K
LNCE
987
DELISTED
Snyders-Lance, Inc.
LNCE
$33.7M 0.03%
1,197,014
+24,130
+2% +$680K
PRIM icon
988
Primoris Services
PRIM
$6.35B
$33.7M 0.03%
1,124,895
+42,670
+4% +$1.28M
CJES
989
DELISTED
C&J ENERGY SVCS LTD
CJES
$33.7M 0.03%
1,156,616
+224,629
+24% +$6.55M
CBL
990
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
$33.7M 0.03%
1,899,978
+101,782
+6% +$1.81M
VRNT icon
991
Verint Systems
VRNT
$1.23B
$33.7M 0.03%
1,409,000
+88,370
+7% +$2.11M
ACIW icon
992
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.17B
$33.7M 0.03%
1,706,073
+285,822
+20% +$5.64M
SM icon
993
SM Energy
SM
$3.14B
$33.6M 0.03%
471,965
+158,252
+50% +$11.3M
ORA icon
994
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$5.51B
$33.6M 0.03%
1,120,566
+16,697
+2% +$501K
DBD
995
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
$33.6M 0.03%
842,779
+13,551
+2% +$541K
NEWS
996
DELISTED
NewStar Financial, Inc.
NEWS
$33.6M 0.03%
2,425,066
-5,342
-0.2% -$74K
CSH
997
DELISTED
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL INC
CSH
$33.6M 0.03%
1,909,945
+223,865
+13% +$3.93M
CAH icon
998
Cardinal Health
CAH
$35.6B
$33.4M 0.02%
477,094
+10,068
+2% +$704K
IRBT icon
999
iRobot
IRBT
$107M
$33.4M 0.02%
812,861
+94,434
+13% +$3.88M
ERIC icon
1000
Ericsson
ERIC
$26.5B
$33.3M 0.02%
2,499,414
+14,819
+0.6% +$198K