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
BANR icon
1076
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.3B
$44M 0.03%
1,046,045
-2,113
-0.2% -$88.8K
NWN icon
1077
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$1.7B
$43.9M 0.03%
815,373
+83,377
+11% +$4.49M
KAI icon
1078
Kadant
KAI
$3.75B
$43.9M 0.03%
971,220
-12,386
-1% -$559K
SASR
1079
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$43.8M 0.03%
1,574,793
+65,248
+4% +$1.82M
CATO icon
1080
Cato Corp
CATO
$89.6M
$43.8M 0.03%
1,135,323
+10,597
+0.9% +$409K
SIG icon
1081
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.75B
$43.7M 0.03%
352,266
+16,372
+5% +$2.03M
CE icon
1082
Celanese
CE
$4.84B
$43.6M 0.03%
665,281
+465
+0.1% +$30.5K
PPS
1083
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
$43.6M 0.03%
729,416
+10,738
+1% +$641K
BDC icon
1084
Belden
BDC
$5.15B
$43.5M 0.03%
709,432
+77,494
+12% +$4.76M
PAY
1085
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
$43.5M 0.03%
1,540,300
+782,426
+103% +$22.1M
CXT icon
1086
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.56B
$43.5M 0.03%
2,323,563
+545,709
+31% +$10.2M
AROC icon
1087
Archrock
AROC
$4.35B
$43.4M 0.03%
5,426,288
-1,500
-0% -$12K
MEG
1088
DELISTED
Media General, Inc
MEG
$43.4M 0.03%
2,660,890
-3,900
-0.1% -$63.6K
A icon
1089
Agilent Technologies
A
$35.2B
$43.4M 0.03%
1,088,858
-89,270
-8% -$3.56M
MCHP icon
1090
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$35.1B
$43.4M 0.03%
1,799,772
+16,654
+0.9% +$401K
EXP icon
1091
Eagle Materials
EXP
$7.49B
$43.3M 0.03%
618,213
+150,949
+32% +$10.6M
GCI
1092
DELISTED
Gannett Co., Inc
GCI
$43.3M 0.03%
2,859,934
+1,087,881
+61% +$16.5M
CVE icon
1093
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$30.7B
$43.2M 0.03%
3,325,107
-171,431
-5% -$2.23M
ED icon
1094
Consolidated Edison
ED
$35B
$43.2M 0.03%
563,900
+15,241
+3% +$1.17M
FFIC icon
1095
Flushing Financial
FFIC
$465M
$43.2M 0.03%
1,996,418
+35,225
+2% +$762K
EXTN
1096
DELISTED
Exterran Corporation
EXTN
$43.2M 0.03%
2,791,859
-1,475
-0.1% -$22.8K
UEIC icon
1097
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$62.8M
$43.2M 0.03%
696,210
-11,830
-2% -$733K
ETD icon
1098
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$745M
$43.2M 0.03%
1,356,304
+75,405
+6% +$2.4M
TTI icon
1099
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$640M
$43.1M 0.03%
6,789,753
+650,567
+11% +$4.13M
NVO icon
1100
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$241B
$43.1M 0.03%
1,589,698
+793,138
+100% +$21.5M