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
GLRE icon
1476
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$426M
$29.7M 0.02%
1,365,275
-19,944
-1% -$435K
EBIX
1477
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
$29.7M 0.02%
728,792
-4,306
-0.6% -$176K
RGEN icon
1478
Repligen
RGEN
$6.39B
$29.7M 0.02%
1,107,995
-29,849
-3% -$801K
WT icon
1479
WisdomTree
WT
$2.11B
$29.7M 0.02%
2,597,266
-11,955
-0.5% -$137K
FORM icon
1480
FormFactor
FORM
$2.32B
$29.6M 0.02%
4,076,402
+231,835
+6% +$1.69M
BSET icon
1481
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$142M
$29.5M 0.02%
927,181
-561
-0.1% -$17.9K
SAVE
1482
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$29.5M 0.02%
615,569
+193,835
+46% +$9.3M
KBAL
1483
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$29.5M 0.02%
2,601,622
-54,213
-2% -$615K
BALL icon
1484
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.9B
$29.5M 0.02%
827,054
+22,916
+3% +$817K
AMH icon
1485
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$12.7B
$29.4M 0.02%
1,849,187
+336,342
+22% +$5.35M
NDSN icon
1486
Nordson
NDSN
$12.5B
$29.4M 0.02%
386,400
+20,245
+6% +$1.54M
DHX icon
1487
DHI Group
DHX
$141M
$29.3M 0.02%
3,636,145
+881,678
+32% +$7.12M
NI icon
1488
NiSource
NI
$19.3B
$29.3M 0.02%
1,244,840
-2,200
-0.2% -$51.8K
WSO icon
1489
Watsco
WSO
$15.5B
$29.3M 0.02%
217,620
+1,879
+0.9% +$253K
KBH icon
1490
KB Home
KBH
$4.48B
$29.3M 0.02%
2,053,108
-31,717
-2% -$453K
JEF icon
1491
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$13.7B
$29.2M 0.02%
2,017,084
+34,823
+2% +$504K
EGBN icon
1492
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$615M
$29.2M 0.02%
607,581
+119,403
+24% +$5.73M
BC icon
1493
Brunswick
BC
$4.26B
$29.1M 0.02%
607,238
+21,615
+4% +$1.04M
PLOW icon
1494
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$752M
$29.1M 0.02%
1,271,734
+84,102
+7% +$1.93M
RPM icon
1495
RPM International
RPM
$16.2B
$29.1M 0.02%
614,995
+64,054
+12% +$3.03M
FRAN
1496
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
$29.1M 0.02%
126,594
+22,753
+22% +$5.23M
WLL
1497
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$29.1M 0.02%
12,139
+487
+4% +$1.17M
INFN
1498
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$29M 0.02%
1,808,841
-63,120
-3% -$1.01M
MOD icon
1499
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$7.86B
$29M 0.02%
2,634,302
+179,039
+7% +$1.97M
CCP
1500
DELISTED
Care Capital Properties, Inc.
CCP
$29M 0.02%
1,080,312
+16,906
+2% +$454K