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
AMRI
1576
DELISTED
Albany Molecular Research Inc
AMRI
$26.6M 0.02%
1,736,499
-70,135
-4% -$1.07M
SRCL
1577
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$26.5M 0.02%
210,250
+12,029
+6% +$1.52M
POWR
1578
DELISTED
POWERSECURE INTL INC COM STK (DE)
POWR
$26.5M 0.02%
1,419,449
+84,467
+6% +$1.58M
HEI icon
1579
HEICO
HEI
$44.4B
$26.5M 0.02%
1,076,318
+11,164
+1% +$275K
HHH icon
1580
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4.84B
$26.5M 0.02%
262,328
+17,794
+7% +$1.8M
GGG icon
1581
Graco
GGG
$14B
$26.5M 0.02%
945,912
+31,689
+3% +$887K
COHU icon
1582
Cohu
COHU
$964M
$26.4M 0.02%
2,226,256
+10,496
+0.5% +$125K
GTLS icon
1583
Chart Industries
GTLS
$8.95B
$26.4M 0.02%
1,217,666
+47,945
+4% +$1.04M
FDML
1584
DELISTED
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation
FDML
$26.3M 0.02%
2,663,951
-3,541
-0.1% -$35K
MGPI icon
1585
MGP Ingredients
MGPI
$596M
$26.3M 0.02%
1,083,079
+41,616
+4% +$1.01M
ELME
1586
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.51B
$26.2M 0.02%
897,816
+15,682
+2% +$458K
AWK icon
1587
American Water Works
AWK
$27.2B
$26.2M 0.02%
380,209
+71,605
+23% +$4.94M
CVC
1588
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
$26.2M 0.02%
793,734
+2,335
+0.3% +$77.1K
TE
1589
DELISTED
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
$26.2M 0.02%
951,156
-17,172
-2% -$473K
PTR
1590
DELISTED
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED ADS (REP 100 H SHARES)
PTR
$26.2M 0.02%
394,910
WAB icon
1591
Wabtec
WAB
$32.3B
$26.2M 0.02%
330,180
+78,071
+31% +$6.19M
OKE icon
1592
Oneok
OKE
$46B
$26.1M 0.02%
873,570
+7,691
+0.9% +$230K
DISCK
1593
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$26.1M 0.02%
965,910
-45,816
-5% -$1.24M
SBAC icon
1594
SBA Communications
SBAC
$21.5B
$26.1M 0.02%
260,286
+6,196
+2% +$621K
HSII icon
1595
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.03B
$26M 0.02%
1,098,938
+75,634
+7% +$1.79M
BFX
1596
DELISTED
BowFlex Inc.
BFX
$26M 0.02%
1,347,454
+39,051
+3% +$754K
ROIC
1597
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$26M 0.02%
1,292,068
+43,836
+4% +$882K
VRNT icon
1598
Verint Systems
VRNT
$1.23B
$26M 0.02%
1,526,028
+12,321
+0.8% +$210K
PTVCB
1599
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
$25.9M 0.02%
1,053,542
+1,300
+0.1% +$32K
ERIE icon
1600
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$17.7B
$25.9M 0.02%
278,680
+6,120
+2% +$569K