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
USG
1576
DELISTED
Usg
USG
$20.2M 0.02%
615,985
-7,190
-1% -$235K
CBST
1577
DELISTED
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
CBST
$20.1M 0.02%
275,348
-2,186
-0.8% -$160K
FCE.A
1578
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$20.1M 0.02%
1,054,566
+28,280
+3% +$540K
GIC icon
1579
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.42B
$20.1M 0.02%
1,344,887
-1,150
-0.1% -$17.1K
PIKE
1580
DELISTED
PIKE CORPORATION COM STK (NC)
PIKE
$20M 0.01%
1,859,133
+31,848
+2% +$343K
KMT icon
1581
Kennametal
KMT
$1.58B
$20M 0.01%
451,533
-5,515
-1% -$244K
THC icon
1582
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$17B
$20M 0.01%
466,848
+2,378
+0.5% +$102K
TRC icon
1583
Tejon Ranch
TRC
$448M
$20M 0.01%
607,536
-2,650
-0.4% -$87K
ECOL
1584
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
$19.9M 0.01%
537,276
+43,286
+9% +$1.61M
STRZA
1585
DELISTED
Starz - Series A
STRZA
$19.9M 0.01%
617,613
-13,539
-2% -$437K
NGG icon
1586
National Grid
NGG
$71B
$19.9M 0.01%
295,728
+1,219
+0.4% +$82K
CMP icon
1587
Compass Minerals
CMP
$753M
$19.9M 0.01%
241,015
+65,072
+37% +$5.37M
ENOC
1588
DELISTED
EnerNOC, Inc.
ENOC
$19.8M 0.01%
890,331
+107,686
+14% +$2.4M
TSS
1589
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
$19.8M 0.01%
650,946
+30,894
+5% +$939K
KATE
1590
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
$19.8M 0.01%
532,977
-88,389
-14% -$3.28M
BLT
1591
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
$19.8M 0.01%
1,660,648
+647,630
+64% +$7.71M
OPLK
1592
DELISTED
OPLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC
OPLK
$19.8M 0.01%
1,100,330
+9,251
+0.8% +$166K
BBBY
1593
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$19.8M 0.01%
287,215
+3,897
+1% +$268K
CAI
1594
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
$19.7M 0.01%
797,271
+41,201
+5% +$1.02M
LECO icon
1595
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.2B
$19.7M 0.01%
273,060
+982
+0.4% +$70.7K
EGY icon
1596
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$419M
$19.6M 0.01%
2,296,413
+172,105
+8% +$1.47M
BEE
1597
DELISTED
STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC
BEE
$19.6M 0.01%
1,926,485
+68,518
+4% +$698K
KNL
1598
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
$19.6M 0.01%
1,077,808
+48,996
+5% +$891K
LH icon
1599
Labcorp
LH
$23.1B
$19.6M 0.01%
232,282
+1,256
+0.5% +$106K
IQNT
1600
DELISTED
Inteliquent, Inc.
IQNT
$19.6M 0.01%
1,348,786
+35,353
+3% +$514K