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
EDR
1401
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$31.8M 0.02%
764,961
+95,374
+14% +$3.97M
PDCO
1402
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$31.8M 0.02%
683,531
+6,141
+0.9% +$286K
MTSC
1403
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$31.8M 0.02%
522,390
+8,833
+2% +$537K
MPAA icon
1404
Motorcar Parts of America
MPAA
$305M
$31.8M 0.02%
836,373
+19,854
+2% +$754K
VECO icon
1405
Veeco
VECO
$1.52B
$31.7M 0.02%
1,628,616
+270,780
+20% +$5.27M
SE
1406
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$31.6M 0.02%
1,033,390
+43,082
+4% +$1.32M
DTE icon
1407
DTE Energy
DTE
$28.4B
$31.6M 0.02%
409,780
+7,935
+2% +$612K
ICON
1408
DELISTED
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
ICON
$31.6M 0.02%
392,715
-1,831
-0.5% -$147K
TNC icon
1409
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.5B
$31.6M 0.02%
613,961
+21,950
+4% +$1.13M
NEOG icon
1410
Neogen
NEOG
$1.19B
$31.6M 0.02%
1,673,315
+123,552
+8% +$2.33M
CTXS
1411
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$31.6M 0.02%
504,790
+49,586
+11% +$3.1M
MERC icon
1412
Mercer International
MERC
$206M
$31.5M 0.02%
3,337,562
+61,862
+2% +$585K
FRC
1413
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$31.5M 0.02%
472,584
+16,063
+4% +$1.07M
SFL icon
1414
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.06B
$31.4M 0.02%
2,263,212
+1,242
+0.1% +$17.3K
LECO icon
1415
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.2B
$31.4M 0.02%
535,525
-1,931
-0.4% -$113K
LKFN icon
1416
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.66B
$31.4M 0.02%
1,027,599
+41,118
+4% +$1.25M
PRAA icon
1417
PRA Group
PRAA
$657M
$31.4M 0.02%
1,067,131
-25,703
-2% -$755K
AKAM icon
1418
Akamai
AKAM
$11B
$31.3M 0.02%
563,841
+15,859
+3% +$881K
GL icon
1419
Globe Life
GL
$11.5B
$31.3M 0.02%
577,611
-22,183
-4% -$1.2M
HBI icon
1420
Hanesbrands
HBI
$2.2B
$31.2M 0.02%
1,101,669
+19,390
+2% +$550K
RDY icon
1421
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$12.2B
$31.2M 0.02%
3,453,470
+176,695
+5% +$1.6M
HCKT icon
1422
Hackett Group
HCKT
$575M
$31.2M 0.02%
2,064,198
-7,316
-0.4% -$111K
VG
1423
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$31.2M 0.02%
6,828,916
-405,380
-6% -$1.85M
CKEC
1424
DELISTED
Carmike Cinemas Inc
CKEC
$31.2M 0.02%
1,038,279
+71,069
+7% +$2.13M
EQY
1425
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
$31.2M 0.02%
1,087,449
+59,463
+6% +$1.7M