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
OME
1601
DELISTED
Omega Protein
OME
$19.6M 0.01%
1,622,083
+4,569
+0.3% +$55.1K
NHC icon
1602
National Healthcare
NHC
$1.78B
$19.5M 0.01%
350,393
+2,621
+0.8% +$146K
MWIV
1603
DELISTED
MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY, INC.
MWIV
$19.5M 0.01%
125,300
+18,749
+18% +$2.92M
HRL icon
1604
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.8B
$19.5M 0.01%
790,396
+10,028
+1% +$247K
ACAT
1605
DELISTED
Arctic Cat Inc
ACAT
$19.5M 0.01%
407,223
-2,181
-0.5% -$104K
MLM icon
1606
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.1B
$19.5M 0.01%
151,588
+2,423
+2% +$311K
WASH icon
1607
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$573M
$19.4M 0.01%
518,490
+888
+0.2% +$33.3K
CERN
1608
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$19.4M 0.01%
345,162
+1,409
+0.4% +$79.3K
CRUS icon
1609
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$6B
$19.4M 0.01%
976,135
+40,838
+4% +$811K
TAYC
1610
DELISTED
TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP INC
TAYC
$19.4M 0.01%
809,474
+459
+0.1% +$11K
CRI icon
1611
Carter's
CRI
$1.08B
$19.3M 0.01%
249,035
-202
-0.1% -$15.7K
E icon
1612
ENI
E
$52.4B
$19.3M 0.01%
384,502
+1,484
+0.4% +$74.5K
ETD icon
1613
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$742M
$19.3M 0.01%
757,633
+23,773
+3% +$605K
VAL
1614
DELISTED
Valspar
VAL
$19.3M 0.01%
267,102
+1,115
+0.4% +$80.4K
SPR icon
1615
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$4.54B
$19.2M 0.01%
682,613
-61,233
-8% -$1.73M
HSP
1616
DELISTED
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
$19.2M 0.01%
444,570
-2,453
-0.5% -$106K
DDD icon
1617
3D Systems Corporation
DDD
$286M
$19.2M 0.01%
324,630
-1,141
-0.4% -$67.5K
UBNK
1618
DELISTED
UNITIED FINANCIAL BANCORP INC
UBNK
$19.1M 0.01%
1,040,803
-100
-0% -$1.84K
XEL icon
1619
Xcel Energy
XEL
$43.4B
$19.1M 0.01%
630,500
+8,450
+1% +$257K
CKEC
1620
DELISTED
Carmike Cinemas Inc
CKEC
$19.1M 0.01%
640,879
+106,644
+20% +$3.18M
QDEL icon
1621
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$1.94B
$19.1M 0.01%
700,493
-6,537
-0.9% -$178K
VIAS
1622
DELISTED
VIASYSTEMS GROUP INC COM STK (DE)
VIAS
$19.1M 0.01%
1,526,971
ACHC icon
1623
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.01B
$19.1M 0.01%
422,983
+293,621
+227% +$13.2M
SSYS icon
1624
Stratasys
SSYS
$835M
$19.1M 0.01%
179,755
+3,537
+2% +$375K
PHG icon
1625
Philips
PHG
$26.8B
$19.1M 0.01%
754,350
+24,907
+3% +$629K