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
PLAY icon
1401
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$798M
$51.8M 0.02%
1,279,612
+26,012
+2% +$1.05M
ECOL
1402
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
$51.6M 0.02%
866,685
-300
-0% -$17.9K
NHI icon
1403
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.76B
$51.5M 0.02%
660,318
+7,058
+1% +$551K
HFWA icon
1404
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$838M
$51.5M 0.02%
1,743,206
+10,071
+0.6% +$297K
PRIM icon
1405
Primoris Services
PRIM
$6.61B
$51.2M 0.02%
2,447,834
+37,080
+2% +$776K
KNL
1406
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
$51.2M 0.02%
2,227,800
+11,692
+0.5% +$269K
SYNA icon
1407
Synaptics
SYNA
$2.72B
$51.2M 0.02%
1,755,921
+125,768
+8% +$3.66M
ADEA icon
1408
Adeia
ADEA
$1.71B
$51.1M 0.02%
9,380,516
+117,225
+1% +$639K
FLWS icon
1409
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$342M
$51M 0.02%
2,703,390
-29,984
-1% -$566K
HLIO icon
1410
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$1.83B
$51M 0.02%
1,098,978
+5,175
+0.5% +$240K
CZR
1411
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
$51M 0.02%
4,313,023
+278,730
+7% +$3.29M
SLCA
1412
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$50.7M 0.02%
3,966,233
+306,526
+8% +$3.92M
WLH
1413
DELISTED
WILLIAM LYON HOMES
WLH
$50.7M 0.02%
2,780,993
+30,013
+1% +$547K
JOUT icon
1414
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$417M
$50.7M 0.02%
679,792
-10,827
-2% -$807K
DOC
1415
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
$50.7M 0.02%
2,906,776
+38,039
+1% +$663K
CTBI icon
1416
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.03B
$50.6M 0.02%
1,197,303
+5,798
+0.5% +$245K
IR icon
1417
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$31.6B
$50.6M 0.02%
1,463,341
+127,680
+10% +$4.42M
CENX icon
1418
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.39B
$50.6M 0.02%
7,318,192
-116,636
-2% -$806K
AGM icon
1419
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.16B
$50.6M 0.02%
695,762
-55,920
-7% -$4.06M
HEI.A icon
1420
HEICO Class A
HEI.A
$35.1B
$50.5M 0.02%
488,474
-1,574
-0.3% -$163K
ANET icon
1421
Arista Networks
ANET
$180B
$50.4M 0.02%
3,108,880
-375,024
-11% -$6.09M
ENLC
1422
DELISTED
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
ENLC
$50.4M 0.02%
4,997,621
+1,046,387
+26% +$10.6M
FLS icon
1423
Flowserve
FLS
$7.41B
$50.4M 0.02%
956,196
+2,481
+0.3% +$131K
EAT icon
1424
Brinker International
EAT
$6.91B
$50.3M 0.02%
1,279,236
-38,480
-3% -$1.51M
REGI
1425
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$50.3M 0.02%
3,172,603
-10,322
-0.3% -$164K