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
AVAV icon
1101
AeroVironment
AVAV
$12.2B
$66.8M 0.03%
1,176,101
-31,060
-3% -$1.76M
ORIT
1102
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
$66.6M 0.03%
3,754,815
+24,477
+0.7% +$434K
BRO icon
1103
Brown & Brown
BRO
$31B
$66.6M 0.03%
1,987,688
-129,332
-6% -$4.33M
AMX icon
1104
America Movil
AMX
$60.9B
$66.6M 0.03%
4,571,379
+2,000
+0% +$29.1K
DTE icon
1105
DTE Energy
DTE
$28.3B
$66.5M 0.03%
611,217
+16,831
+3% +$1.83M
CNK icon
1106
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$3.24B
$66.4M 0.03%
1,840,352
+11,444
+0.6% +$413K
NGHC
1107
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
$66.4M 0.03%
2,895,615
+40,448
+1% +$928K
UTHR icon
1108
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$18.3B
$66.3M 0.03%
849,616
-225,227
-21% -$17.6M
BLDR icon
1109
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$16.2B
$66.2M 0.03%
3,928,853
+57,551
+1% +$970K
KW icon
1110
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$1.26B
$66.2M 0.03%
3,218,415
-11,656
-0.4% -$240K
VG
1111
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$66.2M 0.03%
5,842,531
-733,276
-11% -$8.31M
CENTA icon
1112
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.09B
$66.2M 0.03%
3,356,725
+61,175
+2% +$1.21M
CTXS
1113
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$66.2M 0.03%
674,095
+4,754
+0.7% +$467K
MGEE icon
1114
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.15B
$66.1M 0.03%
904,716
-9,416
-1% -$688K
CSGS icon
1115
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$1.88B
$66.1M 0.03%
1,353,873
-2,139
-0.2% -$104K
SFLY
1116
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
$66M 0.03%
1,306,318
+111,925
+9% +$5.66M
TBI
1117
Trueblue
TBI
$176M
$66M 0.03%
2,992,608
+26,475
+0.9% +$584K
LVS icon
1118
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$37.5B
$65.9M 0.03%
1,115,685
+11,792
+1% +$697K
SVC
1119
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$484M
$65.9M 0.03%
2,635,941
-8,016
-0.3% -$200K
TIF
1120
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$65.9M 0.03%
703,637
+10,840
+2% +$1.01M
GFF icon
1121
Griffon
GFF
$3.73B
$65.9M 0.03%
3,892,567
+24,227
+0.6% +$410K
MKL icon
1122
Markel Group
MKL
$24.8B
$65.8M 0.03%
60,439
+1,736
+3% +$1.89M
VRTU
1123
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
$65.7M 0.03%
1,479,269
-4,137
-0.3% -$184K
EE
1124
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
$65.6M 0.03%
1,002,564
-1,692
-0.2% -$111K
ANDE icon
1125
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$1.39B
$65.5M 0.03%
2,405,780
+66,809
+3% +$1.82M