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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$352M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$227M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$208M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$205M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$187M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.96%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CENTA icon
1426
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.07B
$23.1M 0.02%
3,486,874
-84,502
-2% -$559K
RAI
1427
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
$23M 0.02%
860,014
+34,780
+4% +$929K
AMTD
1428
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
$23M 0.02%
676,404
+9,923
+1% +$337K
EHTH icon
1429
eHealth
EHTH
$115M
$22.9M 0.02%
451,753
-5,000
-1% -$254K
RAD
1430
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$22.9M 0.02%
182,806
+1,166
+0.6% +$146K
ORIT
1431
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
$22.9M 0.02%
1,449,348
+51,390
+4% +$812K
FORM icon
1432
FormFactor
FORM
$2.27B
$22.9M 0.02%
3,583,652
+228,730
+7% +$1.46M
TROW icon
1433
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.4B
$22.9M 0.02%
277,871
+18,801
+7% +$1.55M
WABC icon
1434
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.25B
$22.9M 0.02%
422,540
+17,442
+4% +$943K
CTBI icon
1435
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.04B
$22.8M 0.02%
605,266
+6,918
+1% +$261K
FORR icon
1436
Forrester Research
FORR
$188M
$22.8M 0.02%
636,139
+713
+0.1% +$25.6K
BANF icon
1437
BancFirst
BANF
$4.46B
$22.8M 0.02%
805,230
+9,770
+1% +$277K
SMCI icon
1438
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$26.1B
$22.8M 0.02%
13,124,050
+1,983,870
+18% +$3.45M
KFRC icon
1439
Kforce
KFRC
$550M
$22.8M 0.02%
1,068,971
+8,092
+0.8% +$173K
WRB icon
1440
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$27.4B
$22.8M 0.02%
1,847,556
+167,673
+10% +$2.07M
DCO icon
1441
Ducommun
DCO
$1.36B
$22.8M 0.02%
907,904
+1,049
+0.1% +$26.3K
OTTR icon
1442
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.48B
$22.7M 0.02%
738,832
+12,316
+2% +$379K
AVY icon
1443
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.1B
$22.7M 0.02%
448,350
+9,347
+2% +$474K
HHS icon
1444
Harte-Hanks
HHS
$27.4M
$22.7M 0.02%
256,721
+2,828
+1% +$250K
GHL
1445
DELISTED
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
GHL
$22.6M 0.02%
435,685
+112,074
+35% +$5.83M
OI icon
1446
O-I Glass
OI
$1.95B
$22.6M 0.02%
669,450
+69,256
+12% +$2.34M
PDLI
1447
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
$22.6M 0.02%
2,722,123
-29,572
-1% -$246K
RRTS
1448
DELISTED
RoadRunner Transportation Systems, Inc.
RRTS
$22.6M 0.02%
35,826
+1,702
+5% +$1.07M
PKG icon
1449
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$19.2B
$22.6M 0.02%
321,274
+4,018
+1% +$283K
PATK icon
1450
Patrick Industries
PATK
$3.72B
$22.6M 0.02%
1,718,955
+138,378
+9% +$1.82M