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
CPF icon
1626
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$826M
$25.1M 0.02%
1,151,595
+51,910
+5% +$1.13M
CAMP
1627
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
$25M 0.02%
60,660
+971
+2% +$400K
LXP icon
1628
LXP Industrial Trust
LXP
$2.72B
$25M 0.02%
2,904,909
+88,612
+3% +$762K
MTD icon
1629
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$25.9B
$24.9M 0.01%
72,167
+3,098
+4% +$1.07M
EXPD icon
1630
Expeditors International
EXPD
$16.8B
$24.9M 0.01%
509,699
+13,032
+3% +$636K
KRNY icon
1631
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$412M
$24.9M 0.01%
2,012,892
+549,310
+38% +$6.78M
NTCT icon
1632
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$1.8B
$24.8M 0.01%
1,079,549
+272,078
+34% +$6.25M
LYG icon
1633
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$67B
$24.8M 0.01%
6,272,701
-652,462
-9% -$2.58M
MSI icon
1634
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$80.3B
$24.8M 0.01%
327,232
+18,102
+6% +$1.37M
RAVN
1635
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
$24.8M 0.01%
1,545,378
+126,605
+9% +$2.03M
MFLX
1636
DELISTED
MULTI-FINELINE ELECTRONIX INC
MFLX
$24.7M 0.01%
1,066,007
+41,677
+4% +$967K
KFRC icon
1637
Kforce
KFRC
$567M
$24.7M 0.01%
1,263,580
-2,711
-0.2% -$53.1K
SSNC icon
1638
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.8B
$24.7M 0.01%
780,174
-42,986
-5% -$1.36M
WAT icon
1639
Waters Corp
WAT
$17.6B
$24.7M 0.01%
187,114
+4,814
+3% +$635K
LFC
1640
DELISTED
China Life Insurance Company Ltd.
LFC
$24.7M 0.01%
2,007,455
-22,475
-1% -$276K
RUTH
1641
DELISTED
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.
RUTH
$24.7M 0.01%
1,339,660
+17,580
+1% +$324K
CSCD
1642
DELISTED
CASCADE MICROTECH, INC.
CSCD
$24.7M 0.01%
1,195,631
+13,001
+1% +$268K
NC icon
1643
NACCO Industries
NC
$297M
$24.6M 0.01%
1,878,538
-52,599
-3% -$690K
RATE
1644
DELISTED
Bankrate Inc
RATE
$24.6M 0.01%
2,686,622
+1,074,290
+67% +$9.85M
SNDA icon
1645
Sonida Senior Living
SNDA
$500M
$24.6M 0.01%
88,639
+3,018
+4% +$838K
MWW
1646
DELISTED
Monster Worldwide Inc
MWW
$24.6M 0.01%
7,547,686
+40,711
+0.5% +$133K
PERY
1647
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
$24.6M 0.01%
1,334,571
-3,721
-0.3% -$68.5K
BLD icon
1648
TopBuild
BLD
$11.7B
$24.5M 0.01%
825,004
+425,013
+106% +$12.6M
AJG icon
1649
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$76.2B
$24.5M 0.01%
551,504
+14,527
+3% +$646K
NGG icon
1650
National Grid
NGG
$71B
$24.5M 0.01%
350,976
+12,111
+4% +$846K