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
KSU
1076
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$31.3M 0.02%
306,666
+1,238
+0.4% +$126K
CPWR
1077
DELISTED
COMPUWARE CORP
CPWR
$31.2M 0.02%
3,094,959
+382,356
+14% +$3.86M
ANN
1078
DELISTED
ANN INC
ANN
$31.2M 0.02%
752,488
+22,481
+3% +$932K
NVRI icon
1079
Enviri
NVRI
$959M
$31.2M 0.02%
1,330,610
-2,490
-0.2% -$58.3K
DCT
1080
DELISTED
DCT Industrial Trust Inc.
DCT
$31.2M 0.02%
988,694
+54,572
+6% +$1.72M
HAR
1081
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
$31.2M 0.02%
292,937
-90,184
-24% -$9.59M
WIBC
1082
DELISTED
WILSHIRE BANCORP INC
WIBC
$31.2M 0.02%
2,807,188
+229,106
+9% +$2.54M
TXRH icon
1083
Texas Roadhouse
TXRH
$11B
$31.1M 0.02%
1,193,227
+52,024
+5% +$1.36M
SLM icon
1084
SLM Corp
SLM
$6.01B
$31.1M 0.02%
3,549,666
+25,157
+0.7% +$220K
SFL icon
1085
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.09B
$31M 0.02%
1,727,272
+118,367
+7% +$2.13M
BYI
1086
DELISTED
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
BYI
$31M 0.02%
467,834
+1,031
+0.2% +$68.3K
AFFX
1087
DELISTED
AFFYMETRIX INC
AFFX
$31M 0.02%
4,341,429
-101,424
-2% -$723K
MANT
1088
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$31M 0.02%
1,052,350
+145,804
+16% +$4.29M
ALGT icon
1089
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$1.16B
$30.9M 0.02%
276,420
+10,738
+4% +$1.2M
INDB icon
1090
Independent Bank
INDB
$3.46B
$30.9M 0.02%
785,845
+15,994
+2% +$630K
ITRI icon
1091
Itron
ITRI
$5.41B
$30.9M 0.02%
869,820
+166,198
+24% +$5.91M
CAM
1092
DELISTED
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
CAM
$30.9M 0.02%
500,421
+80,131
+19% +$4.95M
EWBC icon
1093
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$14.9B
$30.9M 0.02%
846,657
+31,151
+4% +$1.14M
VER
1094
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
$30.9M 0.02%
440,605
+285,603
+184% +$20M
HCBK
1095
DELISTED
HUDSON CITY BANCORP INC
HCBK
$30.9M 0.02%
3,141,421
+3,377
+0.1% +$33.2K
THOR
1096
DELISTED
THORATEC CORPORATION
THOR
$30.8M 0.02%
860,077
+40,498
+5% +$1.45M
HW
1097
DELISTED
Headwaters Inc
HW
$30.8M 0.02%
2,329,444
+7,195
+0.3% +$95K
CROX icon
1098
Crocs
CROX
$4.43B
$30.8M 0.02%
1,971,490
+579,939
+42% +$9.05M
FRGI
1099
DELISTED
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
FRGI
$30.8M 0.02%
674,521
+45,889
+7% +$2.09M
PSMT icon
1100
Pricesmart
PSMT
$3.41B
$30.7M 0.02%
304,146
+9,149
+3% +$923K