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
BRO icon
1126
Brown & Brown
BRO
$31.1B
$41.8M 0.03%
2,335,022
+247,514
+12% +$4.43M
TIF
1127
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$41.8M 0.03%
569,002
+24,533
+5% +$1.8M
MLKN icon
1128
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.44B
$41.7M 0.03%
1,350,847
+120,858
+10% +$3.73M
TSCO icon
1129
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$31B
$41.7M 0.03%
2,305,270
+15,205
+0.7% +$275K
TPR icon
1130
Tapestry
TPR
$22.2B
$41.6M 0.02%
1,037,559
+21,057
+2% +$844K
BEN icon
1131
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.6B
$41.5M 0.02%
1,062,972
+28,064
+3% +$1.1M
PLKI
1132
DELISTED
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
PLKI
$41.4M 0.02%
795,124
+2,095
+0.3% +$109K
BID
1133
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
$41.3M 0.02%
1,546,468
-5,303
-0.3% -$142K
NXST icon
1134
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.98B
$41.3M 0.02%
933,564
-1,206
-0.1% -$53.4K
BJRI icon
1135
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$691M
$41.3M 0.02%
993,640
+11,599
+1% +$482K
AVNS icon
1136
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$576M
$41.3M 0.02%
1,436,048
+237,032
+20% +$6.81M
CHH icon
1137
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.33B
$41.3M 0.02%
763,342
+99,914
+15% +$5.4M
BRC icon
1138
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.69B
$41.2M 0.02%
1,536,613
+226,531
+17% +$6.08M
UCB
1139
United Community Banks, Inc.
UCB
$3.95B
$41.2M 0.02%
2,232,087
+198,873
+10% +$3.67M
XYL icon
1140
Xylem
XYL
$33.5B
$41.2M 0.02%
1,006,727
+2,569
+0.3% +$105K
TILE icon
1141
Interface
TILE
$1.6B
$41.2M 0.02%
2,220,260
+27,332
+1% +$507K
XEL icon
1142
Xcel Energy
XEL
$42.8B
$41.1M 0.02%
983,926
+17,345
+2% +$725K
APTV icon
1143
Aptiv
APTV
$18.2B
$41M 0.02%
546,594
+30,873
+6% +$2.32M
EL icon
1144
Estee Lauder
EL
$31.2B
$41M 0.02%
434,640
+12,732
+3% +$1.2M
HZO icon
1145
MarineMax
HZO
$545M
$41M 0.02%
2,104,948
+155,182
+8% +$3.02M
USNA icon
1146
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$551M
$41M 0.02%
675,002
-3,546
-0.5% -$215K
KRA
1147
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
$40.9M 0.02%
2,366,983
+227,503
+11% +$3.94M
SJI
1148
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$40.9M 0.02%
1,439,063
+80,021
+6% +$2.28M
REV
1149
DELISTED
Revlon, Inc.
REV
$40.9M 0.02%
1,123,535
+18,956
+2% +$690K
VFC icon
1150
VF Corp
VFC
$6.05B
$40.9M 0.02%
670,280
+22,136
+3% +$1.35M