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
SFE
1301
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
$25.8M 0.02%
1,163,918
-4,573
-0.4% -$101K
AVA icon
1302
Avista
AVA
$2.96B
$25.8M 0.02%
841,938
+78,204
+10% +$2.4M
POWI icon
1303
Power Integrations
POWI
$2.56B
$25.8M 0.02%
783,726
-213,586
-21% -$7.02M
NX icon
1304
Quanex
NX
$697M
$25.8M 0.02%
1,245,678
+70,105
+6% +$1.45M
BEAV
1305
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
$25.8M 0.02%
409,827
+2,566
+0.6% +$161K
AEP icon
1306
American Electric Power
AEP
$58.2B
$25.7M 0.02%
508,211
+7,091
+1% +$359K
PTRY
1307
DELISTED
PANTRY INC (THE)
PTRY
$25.7M 0.02%
1,676,790
+44,420
+3% +$681K
CATM
1308
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
$25.7M 0.02%
661,928
-21,414
-3% -$832K
SFY
1309
DELISTED
SWIFT ENERGY CO (HOLDING COMPANY)
SFY
$25.6M 0.02%
2,376,300
-302
-0% -$3.25K
CPN
1310
DELISTED
Calpine Corporation
CPN
$25.6M 0.02%
1,222,424
+43,911
+4% +$918K
VG
1311
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$25.5M 0.02%
5,982,920
+503,303
+9% +$2.15M
HAFC icon
1312
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$756M
$25.5M 0.02%
1,096,202
+39,833
+4% +$928K
HLIO icon
1313
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$1.85B
$25.5M 0.02%
589,550
+6,358
+1% +$275K
ZEUS icon
1314
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
$378M
$25.5M 0.02%
888,656
+16
+0% +$459
ACOR
1315
DELISTED
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
ACOR
$25.5M 0.02%
5,606
-54
-1% -$246K
AES icon
1316
AES
AES
$9.15B
$25.5M 0.02%
1,784,771
+10,527
+0.6% +$150K
SMTC icon
1317
Semtech
SMTC
$5.29B
$25.4M 0.02%
1,003,418
+5,964
+0.6% +$151K
GLPI icon
1318
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.7B
$25.4M 0.02%
697,289
-79,472
-10% -$2.9M
KAR icon
1319
Openlane
KAR
$3.15B
$25.4M 0.02%
2,212,910
-83,403
-4% -$958K
DGX icon
1320
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.5B
$25.4M 0.02%
438,235
+40,386
+10% +$2.34M
EGL
1321
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
$25.4M 0.02%
563,314
+116,864
+26% +$5.26M
UIL
1322
DELISTED
UIL HOLDINGS
UIL
$25.4M 0.02%
688,957
+62,340
+10% +$2.29M
METR
1323
DELISTED
METRO BANCORP, INC COMMON STOCK
METR
$25.3M 0.02%
1,198,917
-2,004
-0.2% -$42.4K
IART icon
1324
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.21B
$25.3M 0.02%
1,346,932
+102,451
+8% +$1.93M
GRMN icon
1325
Garmin
GRMN
$46.4B
$25.3M 0.02%
457,568
-502
-0.1% -$27.7K