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
DEO icon
1201
Diageo
DEO
$56.5B
$39M 0.02%
361,547
+3,609
+1% +$389K
WD icon
1202
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.93B
$39M 0.02%
1,606,621
+89,887
+6% +$2.18M
FCFS icon
1203
FirstCash
FCFS
$6.49B
$39M 0.02%
845,982
+154,720
+22% +$7.13M
BBL
1204
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$39M 0.02%
1,713,801
+381,706
+29% +$8.68M
AMG icon
1205
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$6.71B
$39M 0.02%
239,857
+12,661
+6% +$2.06M
RES icon
1206
RPC Inc
RES
$986M
$38.9M 0.02%
2,746,155
+473,819
+21% +$6.72M
BGC icon
1207
BGC Group
BGC
$4.82B
$38.9M 0.02%
6,683,692
+1,140,304
+21% +$6.64M
SGI
1208
Somnigroup International Inc.
SGI
$17.6B
$38.9M 0.02%
2,557,700
+314,148
+14% +$4.77M
MMS icon
1209
Maximus
MMS
$5.05B
$38.9M 0.02%
738,348
-47,291
-6% -$2.49M
BTI icon
1210
British American Tobacco
BTI
$123B
$38.7M 0.02%
662,748
-33,740
-5% -$1.97M
PPL icon
1211
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.7B
$38.7M 0.02%
1,017,697
+19,558
+2% +$745K
ORIT
1212
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
$38.7M 0.02%
2,282,499
+127,882
+6% +$2.17M
CBRE icon
1213
CBRE Group
CBRE
$48.8B
$38.7M 0.02%
1,343,610
+368,542
+38% +$10.6M
ILMN icon
1214
Illumina
ILMN
$14.6B
$38.7M 0.02%
245,386
+8,832
+4% +$1.39M
LHCG
1215
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$38.7M 0.02%
1,087,689
+47,395
+5% +$1.69M
MSFG
1216
DELISTED
MainSource Financial Group Inc
MSFG
$38.7M 0.02%
1,832,941
+215,604
+13% +$4.55M
KNL
1217
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
$38.6M 0.02%
1,784,785
+41,128
+2% +$890K
DWA
1218
DELISTED
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG INC CL-A
DWA
$38.6M 0.02%
1,546,253
+283,734
+22% +$7.08M
K icon
1219
Kellanova
K
$27.6B
$38.5M 0.02%
536,291
+16,154
+3% +$1.16M
TTE icon
1220
TotalEnergies
TTE
$133B
$38.5M 0.02%
847,558
-110,869
-12% -$5.04M
AMTD
1221
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
$38.5M 0.02%
1,220,211
+205,400
+20% +$6.48M
AIMC
1222
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.
AIMC
$38.5M 0.02%
1,384,465
+53,566
+4% +$1.49M
ES icon
1223
Eversource Energy
ES
$24.4B
$38.4M 0.02%
658,470
+20,776
+3% +$1.21M
WIBC
1224
DELISTED
WILSHIRE BANCORP INC
WIBC
$38.3M 0.02%
3,720,688
-714
-0% -$7.35K
HSNI
1225
DELISTED
HSN, Inc.
HSNI
$38.2M 0.02%
730,741
+123,186
+20% +$6.44M