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
SEIC icon
1201
SEI Investments
SEIC
$10.7B
$61.3M 0.02%
1,092,225
-2,416
-0.2% -$136K
VSAT icon
1202
Viasat
VSAT
$4.28B
$61.3M 0.02%
758,061
-30,282
-4% -$2.45M
SLF icon
1203
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$33B
$61.2M 0.02%
1,479,649
-155,492
-10% -$6.43M
MOD icon
1204
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$7.71B
$61.1M 0.02%
4,269,858
+22,026
+0.5% +$315K
FLIR
1205
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$61.1M 0.02%
1,128,663
+46,919
+4% +$2.54M
BOOT icon
1206
Boot Barn
BOOT
$5.76B
$61M 0.02%
1,712,980
-49,927
-3% -$1.78M
RHI icon
1207
Robert Half
RHI
$3.56B
$61M 0.02%
1,070,326
+29,092
+3% +$1.66M
HR
1208
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
$61M 0.02%
1,947,770
+16,378
+0.8% +$513K
SAH icon
1209
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$2.77B
$61M 0.02%
2,612,539
+22,386
+0.9% +$523K
UBNK
1210
DELISTED
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
UBNK
$61M 0.02%
4,301,322
+19,082
+0.4% +$271K
CBSH icon
1211
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$8B
$61M 0.02%
1,369,891
+7,975
+0.6% +$355K
CNI icon
1212
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$57.7B
$60.8M 0.02%
657,709
+220,180
+50% +$20.4M
SRI icon
1213
Stoneridge
SRI
$229M
$60.8M 0.02%
1,926,449
-4,129
-0.2% -$130K
ARCB icon
1214
ArcBest
ARCB
$1.61B
$60.7M 0.02%
2,159,613
+3,826
+0.2% +$108K
SKX icon
1215
Skechers
SKX
$9.5B
$60.7M 0.02%
1,926,479
+23,301
+1% +$734K
IRBT icon
1216
iRobot
IRBT
$114M
$60.6M 0.02%
661,570
-25,160
-4% -$2.31M
MLI icon
1217
Mueller Industries
MLI
$10.8B
$60.6M 0.02%
4,142,308
-20,156
-0.5% -$295K
IEX icon
1218
IDEX
IEX
$12.1B
$60.6M 0.02%
352,036
+4,572
+1% +$787K
LION
1219
DELISTED
Fidelity Southern Corporation
LION
$60.6M 0.02%
1,956,153
ASTE icon
1220
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.06B
$60.6M 0.02%
1,860,185
-46,497
-2% -$1.51M
NGVT icon
1221
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.08B
$60.6M 0.02%
575,926
+14,531
+3% +$1.53M
TRK
1222
DELISTED
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
TRK
$60.6M 0.02%
3,264,751
-4,031
-0.1% -$74.8K
AVA icon
1223
Avista
AVA
$2.94B
$60.6M 0.02%
1,357,666
+527
+0% +$23.5K
REXR icon
1224
Rexford Industrial Realty
REXR
$10.1B
$60.4M 0.02%
1,495,110
+127,599
+9% +$5.15M
LPL icon
1225
LG Display
LPL
$4.36B
$60.3M 0.02%
7,786,829
-26,078
-0.3% -$202K