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
AGX icon
1426
Argan
AGX
$3.21B
$50.3M 0.02%
1,239,883
-31,315
-2% -$1.27M
COHU icon
1427
Cohu
COHU
$975M
$50.3M 0.02%
3,257,807
-60,932
-2% -$940K
FARO
1428
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$50.1M 0.02%
953,597
-1,381
-0.1% -$72.6K
HY icon
1429
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$638M
$50.1M 0.02%
906,892
-47,507
-5% -$2.63M
VIAV icon
1430
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$2.68B
$50M 0.02%
3,765,884
-121,822
-3% -$1.62M
AEGN
1431
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
$49.9M 0.02%
2,714,229
-12,421
-0.5% -$229K
AMTD
1432
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
$49.9M 0.02%
999,464
+104,076
+12% +$5.2M
EVTC icon
1433
Evertec
EVTC
$2.15B
$49.6M 0.02%
1,516,325
+77,369
+5% +$2.53M
SHO icon
1434
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$1.84B
$49.6M 0.02%
3,616,266
-7,891
-0.2% -$108K
MUFG icon
1435
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$177B
$49.6M 0.02%
10,431,563
-213,856
-2% -$1.02M
CMS icon
1436
CMS Energy
CMS
$21.4B
$49.5M 0.02%
855,570
+19,029
+2% +$1.1M
HOUS icon
1437
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$784M
$49.5M 0.02%
6,833,541
-6,546
-0.1% -$47.4K
KAI icon
1438
Kadant
KAI
$3.72B
$49.5M 0.02%
544,644
-2,594
-0.5% -$236K
CHX
1439
DELISTED
ChampionX
CHX
$49.4M 0.02%
1,474,324
+227,336
+18% +$7.62M
RLJ icon
1440
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.15B
$49.4M 0.02%
2,782,170
-17,340
-0.6% -$308K
JBSS icon
1441
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$738M
$49.3M 0.02%
618,985
-11,297
-2% -$900K
LFUS icon
1442
Littelfuse
LFUS
$6.53B
$49.2M 0.02%
277,937
+8,837
+3% +$1.56M
CSGP icon
1443
CoStar Group
CSGP
$36.9B
$49.2M 0.02%
887,540
+23,330
+3% +$1.29M
KFRC icon
1444
Kforce
KFRC
$568M
$49.2M 0.02%
1,400,838
-31,992
-2% -$1.12M
NXGN
1445
DELISTED
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
NXGN
$49.1M 0.02%
2,469,731
+10,687
+0.4% +$213K
USNA icon
1446
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$557M
$49.1M 0.02%
617,694
+17
+0% +$1.35K
VC icon
1447
Visteon
VC
$3.45B
$49M 0.02%
835,961
+52,738
+7% +$3.09M
FND icon
1448
Floor & Decor
FND
$9.59B
$49M 0.02%
1,168,615
+149,143
+15% +$6.25M
VAR
1449
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$48.9M 0.02%
359,505
+1,815
+0.5% +$247K
ECHO
1450
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
$48.9M 0.02%
2,344,419
-43,097
-2% -$899K