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
UTEK
1626
DELISTED
Ultratech Inc.
UTEK
$19.1M 0.01%
653,178
+32,249
+5% +$941K
FF icon
1627
Future Fuel
FF
$169M
$19.1M 0.01%
938,926
+98,013
+12% +$1.99M
RTEC
1628
DELISTED
Rudolph Technologies Inc
RTEC
$19M 0.01%
1,665,377
-12,278
-0.7% -$140K
ALX
1629
Alexander's
ALX
$1.25B
$19M 0.01%
52,565
HAYN
1630
DELISTED
Haynes International, Inc.
HAYN
$18.9M 0.01%
350,524
+13,675
+4% +$738K
CMPR icon
1631
Cimpress
CMPR
$1.4B
$18.9M 0.01%
384,481
-9,165
-2% -$451K
PCG icon
1632
PG&E
PCG
$34B
$18.9M 0.01%
437,902
+5,165
+1% +$223K
AMN icon
1633
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$699M
$18.9M 0.01%
1,376,280
+33,055
+2% +$454K
CBD
1634
DELISTED
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao
CBD
$18.9M 0.01%
431,744
-14,061
-3% -$615K
AE
1635
DELISTED
Adams Resources & Energy Inc.
AE
$18.9M 0.01%
325,774
+524
+0.2% +$30.4K
EXTR icon
1636
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$2.95B
$18.9M 0.01%
3,253,213
-20,259
-0.6% -$117K
GWW icon
1637
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$48B
$18.9M 0.01%
74,609
+1,146
+2% +$290K
NCMI icon
1638
National CineMedia
NCMI
$455M
$18.8M 0.01%
125,568
+8,586
+7% +$1.29M
AREX
1639
DELISTED
Approach Resources Inc.
AREX
$18.8M 0.01%
900,727
+25,659
+3% +$536K
EA icon
1640
Electronic Arts
EA
$43.1B
$18.8M 0.01%
647,986
-856
-0.1% -$24.8K
TSLA icon
1641
Tesla
TSLA
$1.28T
$18.8M 0.01%
1,350,225
-1,042,410
-44% -$14.5M
JOUT icon
1642
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$422M
$18.7M 0.01%
737,400
-807
-0.1% -$20.5K
FAST icon
1643
Fastenal
FAST
$54.5B
$18.7M 0.01%
1,515,516
+183,272
+14% +$2.26M
GDOT icon
1644
Green Dot
GDOT
$751M
$18.7M 0.01%
954,972
+30,350
+3% +$593K
LEG icon
1645
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.3B
$18.6M 0.01%
570,865
+12,741
+2% +$416K
EL icon
1646
Estee Lauder
EL
$30.1B
$18.6M 0.01%
277,995
+17,586
+7% +$1.18M
TRIP icon
1647
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$2.06B
$18.5M 0.01%
204,755
+4,677
+2% +$424K
NVR icon
1648
NVR
NVR
$23.3B
$18.5M 0.01%
16,168
+402
+3% +$461K
KTOS icon
1649
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$11.7B
$18.5M 0.01%
2,456,561
+318,208
+15% +$2.4M
AGU
1650
DELISTED
Agrium
AGU
$18.5M 0.01%
189,803
+11,952
+7% +$1.17M