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
MDU icon
1376
MDU Resources
MDU
$3.35B
$52.7M 0.02%
5,376,271
+52,774
+1% +$518K
HE icon
1377
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.08B
$52.7M 0.02%
1,209,643
-127,382
-10% -$5.55M
BTI icon
1378
British American Tobacco
BTI
$124B
$52.6M 0.02%
1,507,683
+350,623
+30% +$12.2M
FFIC icon
1379
Flushing Financial
FFIC
$472M
$52.6M 0.02%
2,367,963
+2,506
+0.1% +$55.6K
CPK icon
1380
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$2.93B
$52.6M 0.02%
553,178
-3,094
-0.6% -$294K
IT icon
1381
Gartner
IT
$18.4B
$52.5M 0.02%
326,445
+4,063
+1% +$654K
WRI
1382
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
$52.5M 0.02%
1,914,479
+17,955
+0.9% +$492K
HBI icon
1383
Hanesbrands
HBI
$2.23B
$52.5M 0.02%
3,047,030
+77,418
+3% +$1.33M
TROX icon
1384
Tronox
TROX
$759M
$52.4M 0.02%
4,104,165
-2,938
-0.1% -$37.5K
NTGR icon
1385
NETGEAR
NTGR
$830M
$52.4M 0.02%
2,073,297
+36,643
+2% +$927K
AAL icon
1386
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.56B
$52.4M 0.02%
1,606,409
+12,783
+0.8% +$417K
VBTX icon
1387
Veritex Holdings
VBTX
$1.88B
$52.4M 0.02%
2,018,047
+21,059
+1% +$546K
FWONK icon
1388
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$25B
$52.3M 0.02%
1,446,901
+160,646
+12% +$5.81M
PRLB icon
1389
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.19B
$52.2M 0.02%
450,157
+2,618
+0.6% +$304K
RAVN
1390
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
$52.2M 0.02%
1,455,434
-6,613
-0.5% -$237K
MYRG icon
1391
MYR Group
MYRG
$2.73B
$52.1M 0.02%
1,395,268
+8,429
+0.6% +$315K
AMCX icon
1392
AMC Networks
AMCX
$356M
$52.1M 0.02%
955,935
+19,554
+2% +$1.07M
CHEF icon
1393
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$2.69B
$52.1M 0.02%
1,485,165
-21,986
-1% -$771K
TTWO icon
1394
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$45B
$52.1M 0.02%
458,504
+14,200
+3% +$1.61M
SLM icon
1395
SLM Corp
SLM
$5.97B
$52M 0.02%
5,354,467
+183,713
+4% +$1.79M
HAS icon
1396
Hasbro
HAS
$11.1B
$51.9M 0.02%
491,355
-9,109
-2% -$963K
NP
1397
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
$51.9M 0.02%
768,160
+10,199
+1% +$689K
PLOW icon
1398
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$752M
$51.8M 0.02%
1,302,737
-3,797
-0.3% -$151K
MODV
1399
DELISTED
ModivCare
MODV
$51.8M 0.02%
903,633
-5,620
-0.6% -$322K
ENR icon
1400
Energizer
ENR
$1.98B
$51.8M 0.02%
1,340,728
+30,416
+2% +$1.18M