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
TSE icon
1301
Trinseo
TSE
$81.6M
$56.8M 0.02%
1,340,874
+107,506
+9% +$4.55M
GLDD icon
1302
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
$815M
$56.7M 0.02%
5,134,492
-65,763
-1% -$726K
TTC icon
1303
Toro Company
TTC
$7.68B
$56.6M 0.02%
845,920
+5,279
+0.6% +$353K
POOL icon
1304
Pool Corp
POOL
$11.9B
$56.5M 0.02%
295,891
+3,453
+1% +$659K
LITE icon
1305
Lumentum
LITE
$11.5B
$56.5M 0.02%
1,057,725
-175,393
-14% -$9.37M
GRC icon
1306
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$1.12B
$56.5M 0.02%
1,719,911
-5,960
-0.3% -$196K
ZUMZ icon
1307
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$356M
$56.4M 0.02%
2,161,586
+6,502
+0.3% +$170K
NPKI
1308
NPK International Inc.
NPKI
$899M
$56.4M 0.02%
7,602,820
+60,186
+0.8% +$447K
SPNT icon
1309
SiriusPoint
SPNT
$2.18B
$56.4M 0.02%
5,461,301
+184,884
+4% +$1.91M
TMX
1310
DELISTED
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.
TMX
$56.3M 0.02%
1,080,260
+111,177
+11% +$5.79M
CAR icon
1311
Avis
CAR
$5.48B
$56.2M 0.02%
1,597,911
-41,252
-3% -$1.45M
SBNY
1312
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$56.1M 0.02%
464,657
+15,080
+3% +$1.82M
SBRA icon
1313
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$4.54B
$56.1M 0.02%
2,847,609
-3,209
-0.1% -$63.2K
MSGS icon
1314
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$4.93B
$56M 0.02%
280,546
-15,133
-5% -$3.02M
ETR icon
1315
Entergy
ETR
$39.5B
$56M 0.02%
1,088,326
+33,986
+3% +$1.75M
IAA
1316
DELISTED
IAA, Inc. Common Stock
IAA
$55.9M 0.02%
+1,442,288
New +$55.9M
PSB
1317
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
$55.8M 0.02%
331,374
+655
+0.2% +$110K
COLM icon
1318
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.01B
$55.8M 0.02%
557,004
-11,371
-2% -$1.14M
CHH icon
1319
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.2B
$55.7M 0.02%
640,389
-133,579
-17% -$11.6M
WBT
1320
DELISTED
Welbilt, Inc.
WBT
$55.6M 0.02%
3,332,021
-75,120
-2% -$1.25M
ADTN icon
1321
Adtran
ADTN
$849M
$55.6M 0.02%
3,646,909
-20,305
-0.6% -$310K
STAY
1322
DELISTED
Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit
STAY
$55.6M 0.02%
3,291,354
+30,970
+0.9% +$523K
VRS
1323
DELISTED
Verso Corporation
VRS
$55.4M 0.02%
2,908,320
+12,301
+0.4% +$234K
CUBI icon
1324
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.35B
$55.4M 0.02%
2,637,324
-1,444
-0.1% -$30.3K
THC icon
1325
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$16.9B
$55.4M 0.02%
2,679,956
+146,005
+6% +$3.02M