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
IPHS
1526
DELISTED
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
IPHS
$28.2M 0.02%
911,529
+41,029
+5% +$1.27M
FLXS icon
1527
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$258M
$28.1M 0.02%
644,253
+3,072
+0.5% +$134K
VIVO
1528
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
$28.1M 0.02%
1,364,278
+84,960
+7% +$1.75M
AJRD
1529
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
AJRD
$28.1M 0.02%
1,715,445
+70,343
+4% +$1.15M
SMG icon
1530
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.51B
$28.1M 0.02%
386,038
+25,568
+7% +$1.86M
ATO icon
1531
Atmos Energy
ATO
$26.7B
$28.1M 0.02%
377,864
+3,527
+0.9% +$262K
SLGN icon
1532
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.71B
$28M 0.02%
1,054,552
-1,776
-0.2% -$47.2K
RDN icon
1533
Radian Group
RDN
$4.76B
$28M 0.02%
2,260,752
+574
+0% +$7.12K
MSM icon
1534
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.09B
$28M 0.02%
366,542
-19,655
-5% -$1.5M
ETR icon
1535
Entergy
ETR
$40.3B
$28M 0.02%
705,556
+16,830
+2% +$667K
SPR icon
1536
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$4.54B
$27.9M 0.02%
615,943
+56,862
+10% +$2.58M
HXL icon
1537
Hexcel
HXL
$4.93B
$27.9M 0.02%
638,577
+12,964
+2% +$567K
CKP
1538
DELISTED
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
CKP
$27.9M 0.02%
2,758,164
+78,222
+3% +$792K
VRE
1539
Veris Residential
VRE
$1.49B
$27.9M 0.02%
1,185,937
+24,764
+2% +$582K
YDKN
1540
DELISTED
Yadkin Financial Corporation
YDKN
$27.8M 0.02%
1,176,501
+687,811
+141% +$16.3M
CBL
1541
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
$27.8M 0.02%
2,339,805
+41,689
+2% +$496K
HEES
1542
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
$27.8M 0.02%
1,587,606
+147,607
+10% +$2.59M
BSMX
1543
DELISTED
Banco Santander México, S, A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México
BSMX
$27.8M 0.02%
3,077,409
-44,296
-1% -$400K
WGO icon
1544
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$949M
$27.8M 0.02%
1,236,295
+54,175
+5% +$1.22M
CBF
1545
DELISTED
Capital Bank Financial Corp. Class A Common Stock
CBF
$27.7M 0.02%
897,316
+88,035
+11% +$2.72M
ALGN icon
1546
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.54B
$27.7M 0.02%
380,745
-1,500
-0.4% -$109K
RHT
1547
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$27.7M 0.02%
371,304
+15,345
+4% +$1.14M
HAS icon
1548
Hasbro
HAS
$11B
$27.7M 0.02%
345,387
+9,940
+3% +$796K
MTRX icon
1549
Matrix Service
MTRX
$353M
$27.6M 0.02%
1,561,205
+120,126
+8% +$2.13M
TYL icon
1550
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$23.6B
$27.6M 0.02%
214,546
-45,816
-18% -$5.89M