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
CSRA
1351
DELISTED
CSRA Inc.
CSRA
$33.4M 0.02%
1,242,040
-22,383
-2% -$602K
POWI icon
1352
Power Integrations
POWI
$2.48B
$33.4M 0.02%
1,343,804
+117,194
+10% +$2.91M
BCC icon
1353
Boise Cascade
BCC
$3.2B
$33.3M 0.02%
1,609,514
+76,577
+5% +$1.59M
REX icon
1354
REX American Resources
REX
$1.01B
$33.3M 0.02%
1,803,504
-7,329
-0.4% -$136K
CFNL
1355
DELISTED
Cardinal Financial Corp
CFNL
$33.3M 0.02%
1,638,225
+57,151
+4% +$1.16M
JBHT icon
1356
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$13.4B
$33.3M 0.02%
395,529
+6,885
+2% +$580K
TIVO
1357
DELISTED
TIVO INC
TIVO
$33.3M 0.02%
3,500,629
+364,574
+12% +$3.47M
WABC icon
1358
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.24B
$33.3M 0.02%
683,206
-74,901
-10% -$3.65M
IIIN icon
1359
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$749M
$33.3M 0.02%
1,087,957
+99,787
+10% +$3.05M
VAL
1360
DELISTED
Valspar
VAL
$33.2M 0.02%
310,276
+6,780
+2% +$726K
WP
1361
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$33.2M 0.02%
615,675
+10,749
+2% +$579K
BFAM icon
1362
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$6.45B
$33.2M 0.02%
512,012
-7,364
-1% -$477K
LIVN icon
1363
LivaNova
LIVN
$3.07B
$33.1M 0.02%
613,996
-15,190
-2% -$820K
FANG icon
1364
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$39.6B
$33.1M 0.02%
428,957
-33,134
-7% -$2.56M
BKU icon
1365
Bankunited
BKU
$2.96B
$33M 0.02%
959,058
+65,002
+7% +$2.24M
CNK icon
1366
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$3.25B
$33M 0.02%
921,163
+44,041
+5% +$1.58M
WU icon
1367
Western Union
WU
$2.71B
$33M 0.02%
1,710,527
+100,090
+6% +$1.93M
URBN icon
1368
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.07B
$32.9M 0.02%
995,049
-4,233
-0.4% -$140K
IPGP icon
1369
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.38B
$32.9M 0.02%
342,527
+6,027
+2% +$579K
CVGW icon
1370
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$489M
$32.9M 0.02%
576,658
+16,516
+3% +$942K
MD icon
1371
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$1.45B
$32.9M 0.02%
508,845
+29,045
+6% +$1.88M
OFIX icon
1372
Orthofix Medical
OFIX
$589M
$32.9M 0.02%
791,628
+33,910
+4% +$1.41M
ARMK icon
1373
Aramark
ARMK
$10.1B
$32.8M 0.02%
1,372,719
+47,957
+4% +$1.15M
CSV icon
1374
Carriage Services
CSV
$670M
$32.8M 0.02%
1,518,101
-38,271
-2% -$827K
POLY
1375
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
$32.8M 0.02%
835,765
+7,819
+0.9% +$306K