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
DGII icon
1501
Digi International
DGII
$1.27B
$21.6M 0.02%
2,132,074
+988
+0% +$10K
RLJ icon
1502
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.14B
$21.6M 0.02%
808,749
+74,014
+10% +$1.98M
PPL icon
1503
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.5B
$21.6M 0.02%
700,566
+7,163
+1% +$221K
MAT icon
1504
Mattel
MAT
$5.78B
$21.6M 0.02%
539,102
+7,044
+1% +$283K
AME icon
1505
Ametek
AME
$44.4B
$21.6M 0.02%
419,764
+8,760
+2% +$451K
TTM
1506
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$21.6M 0.02%
609,542
+73,662
+14% +$2.61M
RHP icon
1507
Ryman Hospitality Properties
RHP
$6.34B
$21.6M 0.02%
506,890
-39,485
-7% -$1.68M
PRFT
1508
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$21.5M 0.02%
1,187,225
+36,937
+3% +$669K
FCFS icon
1509
FirstCash
FCFS
$6.46B
$21.5M 0.02%
425,300
+8,439
+2% +$426K
CHCO icon
1510
City Holding Co
CHCO
$1.83B
$21.4M 0.02%
477,972
+5,666
+1% +$254K
EXAM
1511
DELISTED
EXAMWORKS GROUP INC COM STK (DE)
EXAM
$21.4M 0.02%
612,430
-6,187
-1% -$217K
CUZ icon
1512
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$4.91B
$21.4M 0.02%
662,044
+105,333
+19% +$3.41M
EFX icon
1513
Equifax
EFX
$30.3B
$21.4M 0.02%
314,940
+8,724
+3% +$594K
BRO icon
1514
Brown & Brown
BRO
$31.1B
$21.4M 0.02%
1,393,086
+16,672
+1% +$256K
VRTS icon
1515
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.31B
$21.4M 0.02%
123,671
+13,189
+12% +$2.28M
TREX icon
1516
Trex
TREX
$6.43B
$21.4M 0.02%
2,341,664
+601,416
+35% +$5.5M
CFNL
1517
DELISTED
Cardinal Financial Corp
CFNL
$21.4M 0.02%
1,199,823
+7,095
+0.6% +$127K
EIX icon
1518
Edison International
EIX
$21.4B
$21.3M 0.02%
377,235
+10,684
+3% +$604K
AKAM icon
1519
Akamai
AKAM
$11B
$21.3M 0.02%
366,329
+897
+0.2% +$52.2K
LKFN icon
1520
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.68B
$21.3M 0.02%
795,270
+84,568
+12% +$2.27M
GPOR
1521
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
$21.3M 0.02%
299,501
-15,475
-5% -$1.1M
CVD
1522
DELISTED
COVANCE INC.
CVD
$21.2M 0.02%
204,073
-470
-0.2% -$48.8K
TKR icon
1523
Timken Company
TKR
$5.32B
$21.2M 0.02%
503,901
+8,915
+2% +$375K
DGICA icon
1524
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$697M
$21.2M 0.02%
1,451,916
+8,620
+0.6% +$126K
IMKTA icon
1525
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.29B
$21.2M 0.02%
888,015
+3,711
+0.4% +$88.4K