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
STBA icon
1301
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.5B
$35.5M 0.02%
1,376,640
+75,040
+6% +$1.93M
SONY icon
1302
Sony
SONY
$175B
$35.4M 0.02%
6,883,780
+22,900
+0.3% +$118K
SMTC icon
1303
Semtech
SMTC
$5.23B
$35.4M 0.02%
1,610,229
+400,873
+33% +$8.82M
HAFC icon
1304
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$748M
$35.4M 0.02%
1,605,998
+69,597
+5% +$1.53M
AAP icon
1305
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.73B
$35.3M 0.02%
219,867
+2,116
+1% +$339K
PAYC icon
1306
Paycom
PAYC
$12.5B
$35.2M 0.02%
989,894
+172,467
+21% +$6.14M
BMI icon
1307
Badger Meter
BMI
$5.24B
$35.2M 0.02%
1,058,218
+33,854
+3% +$1.13M
VRN
1308
DELISTED
Veren
VRN
$35.2M 0.02%
2,539,983
+496,140
+24% +$6.87M
CTAS icon
1309
Cintas
CTAS
$81.6B
$35.1M 0.02%
1,562,752
+31,296
+2% +$703K
UBNK
1310
DELISTED
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
UBNK
$35.1M 0.02%
2,785,996
+223,794
+9% +$2.82M
CRI icon
1311
Carter's
CRI
$1.08B
$35.1M 0.02%
332,830
-33,402
-9% -$3.52M
CGNX icon
1312
Cognex
CGNX
$7.45B
$35.1M 0.02%
1,800,504
+205,438
+13% +$4M
SCAI
1313
DELISTED
Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.
SCAI
$35M 0.02%
756,675
+261,655
+53% +$12.1M
WEB
1314
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
$35M 0.02%
1,765,361
+115,013
+7% +$2.28M
ANGO icon
1315
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$433M
$35M 0.02%
2,846,543
+44,658
+2% +$549K
ANIK icon
1316
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$125M
$34.9M 0.02%
781,196
+6,171
+0.8% +$276K
UI icon
1317
Ubiquiti
UI
$36.6B
$34.9M 0.02%
1,048,029
+394,022
+60% +$13.1M
DKS icon
1318
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$19.9B
$34.8M 0.02%
744,643
+7,676
+1% +$359K
NWL icon
1319
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.48B
$34.8M 0.02%
785,042
+19,284
+3% +$854K
HF
1320
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$34.7M 0.02%
1,261,439
+23,890
+2% +$658K
LABL
1321
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
$34.7M 0.02%
650,159
-34,480
-5% -$1.84M
LVS icon
1322
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$36.7B
$34.7M 0.02%
670,793
+3,068
+0.5% +$159K
BDN
1323
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$789M
$34.7M 0.02%
2,469,825
+41,850
+2% +$587K
RL icon
1324
Ralph Lauren
RL
$19.1B
$34.6M 0.02%
359,797
+27,193
+8% +$2.62M
HUBB icon
1325
Hubbell
HUBB
$23.2B
$34.6M 0.02%
326,746
+7,886
+2% +$835K