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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$6.46B
Cap. Flow
+$965M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,925
Reduced
1,177
Closed
58

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$245M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$193M
3
DOW icon
Dow Inc
DOW
+$175M
4
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$118M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$113M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LAZ icon
1626
Lazard
LAZ
$5.25B
$39.4M 0.02%
1,147,064
+82,133
+8% +$2.82M
GCP
1627
DELISTED
GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
GCP
$39.4M 0.02%
1,741,533
+85,534
+5% +$1.94M
WTRG icon
1628
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.7B
$39.3M 0.02%
950,401
-39,671
-4% -$1.64M
CAI
1629
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
$39.3M 0.02%
1,581,476
-18,510
-1% -$459K
NEU icon
1630
NewMarket
NEU
$7.87B
$39.1M 0.02%
97,491
-617
-0.6% -$247K
AVD icon
1631
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$160M
$39.1M 0.02%
2,536,447
-6,142
-0.2% -$94.6K
FISI icon
1632
Financial Institutions
FISI
$545M
$39M 0.02%
1,338,126
+2,196
+0.2% +$64K
JD icon
1633
JD.com
JD
$47.7B
$39M 0.02%
1,286,786
-98,343
-7% -$2.98M
EBIX
1634
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
$39M 0.02%
776,058
+36,544
+5% +$1.84M
MBWM icon
1635
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$775M
$38.9M 0.02%
1,194,421
+15,195
+1% +$495K
GRPN icon
1636
Groupon
GRPN
$923M
$38.9M 0.02%
543,363
+49,357
+10% +$3.53M
DXPE icon
1637
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$1.85B
$38.8M 0.02%
1,023,082
+2,041
+0.2% +$77.3K
TCO
1638
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
$38.7M 0.02%
947,812
-7,375
-0.8% -$301K
LTM
1639
DELISTED
LATAM Airlines Group S.A American Depositary Shares (Each representing 1 Common Share)
LTM
$38.7M 0.02%
4,131,082
+167,973
+4% +$1.57M
BWXT icon
1640
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.4B
$38.6M 0.02%
741,204
-19,179
-3% -$999K
CVE icon
1641
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$30.4B
$38.6M 0.02%
4,377,228
-18,587
-0.4% -$164K
SPXC icon
1642
SPX Corp
SPXC
$9.21B
$38.6M 0.02%
1,167,570
+11,035
+1% +$364K
UNFI icon
1643
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$1.77B
$38.4M 0.01%
4,283,080
-21,667
-0.5% -$194K
TITN icon
1644
Titan Machinery
TITN
$451M
$38.4M 0.01%
1,866,049
+7,004
+0.4% +$144K
POLY
1645
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
$38.4M 0.01%
1,036,573
+21,197
+2% +$785K
AMPH icon
1646
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
AMPH
$1.3B
$38.4M 0.01%
1,817,653
-106,596
-6% -$2.25M
CGNX icon
1647
Cognex
CGNX
$7.45B
$38.3M 0.01%
798,538
+16,941
+2% +$813K
ROL icon
1648
Rollins
ROL
$27.8B
$38.3M 0.01%
1,600,029
+15,303
+1% +$366K
VECO icon
1649
Veeco
VECO
$1.52B
$38.2M 0.01%
3,129,541
+40,624
+1% +$496K
NVO icon
1650
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$244B
$38.2M 0.01%
1,496,422
+5,136
+0.3% +$131K