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
KBH icon
1201
KB Home
KBH
$4.59B
$27.9M 0.02%
1,642,164
+107,658
+7% +$1.83M
TMH
1202
DELISTED
Team Health Holdings Inc
TMH
$27.9M 0.02%
623,203
-5,427
-0.9% -$243K
NWPX icon
1203
NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. Common Stock
NWPX
$516M
$27.9M 0.02%
770,850
+7,222
+0.9% +$261K
MCS icon
1204
Marcus Corp
MCS
$503M
$27.8M 0.02%
1,664,618
-9,202
-0.5% -$154K
MTSC
1205
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$27.8M 0.02%
405,742
+4,414
+1% +$302K
XLNX
1206
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$27.8M 0.02%
511,583
+955
+0.2% +$51.8K
LAYN
1207
DELISTED
Layne Christensen Co
LAYN
$27.7M 0.02%
1,524,186
-46,739
-3% -$850K
MOD icon
1208
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$7.73B
$27.7M 0.02%
1,892,472
+3,973
+0.2% +$58.2K
GSM icon
1209
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$795M
$27.7M 0.02%
1,328,731
+106,999
+9% +$2.23M
ABCO
1210
DELISTED
Advisory Board Co/The
ABCO
$27.6M 0.02%
429,883
+46,229
+12% +$2.97M
TTMI icon
1211
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$5B
$27.6M 0.02%
3,268,436
+222,416
+7% +$1.88M
TSCO icon
1212
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$31.8B
$27.6M 0.02%
1,954,615
+286,070
+17% +$4.04M
OUTR
1213
DELISTED
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
$27.6M 0.02%
380,674
-455
-0.1% -$33K
BEN icon
1214
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.9B
$27.5M 0.02%
508,413
+3,770
+0.7% +$204K
RGR icon
1215
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$600M
$27.5M 0.02%
460,507
-5,650
-1% -$338K
VSI
1216
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
$27.5M 0.02%
579,254
+213,686
+58% +$10.2M
TDY icon
1217
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$26.5B
$27.5M 0.02%
282,522
-75,182
-21% -$7.32M
LNN icon
1218
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.53B
$27.5M 0.02%
311,738
-1,275
-0.4% -$112K
ROST icon
1219
Ross Stores
ROST
$49.4B
$27.5M 0.02%
768,244
+40,436
+6% +$1.45M
ENOV icon
1220
Enovis
ENOV
$1.81B
$27.5M 0.02%
223,773
-2,830
-1% -$347K
SMA
1221
DELISTED
SYMMETRY MEDICAL INC
SMA
$27.4M 0.02%
2,728,159
+34,744
+1% +$350K
OKE icon
1222
Oneok
OKE
$46.2B
$27.4M 0.02%
463,015
-26,483
-5% -$1.57M
UHS icon
1223
Universal Health Services
UHS
$12.1B
$27.4M 0.02%
334,151
+31,639
+10% +$2.59M
STNG icon
1224
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$2.97B
$27.3M 0.02%
273,757
+91,306
+50% +$9.1M
ELNK
1225
DELISTED
EarthLink Holdings Corp.
ELNK
$27.3M 0.02%
7,555,025
-201,966
-3% -$729K