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
LCUT icon
1651
Lifetime Brands
LCUT
$88.4M
$18.5M 0.01%
1,036,176
+2,686
+0.3% +$48K
DFT
1652
DELISTED
DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
DFT
$18.5M 0.01%
768,752
+44,959
+6% +$1.08M
EXPE icon
1653
Expedia Group
EXPE
$27.5B
$18.5M 0.01%
255,196
+20,803
+9% +$1.51M
DLTR icon
1654
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$19.9B
$18.5M 0.01%
354,522
+9,529
+3% +$497K
KOP icon
1655
Koppers
KOP
$567M
$18.5M 0.01%
448,570
+42,081
+10% +$1.73M
SON icon
1656
Sonoco
SON
$4.71B
$18.5M 0.01%
450,661
+72,346
+19% +$2.97M
ELME
1657
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.51B
$18.5M 0.01%
773,728
+47,072
+6% +$1.12M
WT icon
1658
WisdomTree
WT
$2.11B
$18.5M 0.01%
1,408,289
+1,076,322
+324% +$14.1M
DG icon
1659
Dollar General
DG
$23B
$18.5M 0.01%
332,857
+35,813
+12% +$1.99M
ZIGO
1660
DELISTED
ZYGO CORP
ZIGO
$18.4M 0.01%
1,214,401
+9,158
+0.8% +$139K
PSB
1661
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
$18.4M 0.01%
220,577
+4,068
+2% +$340K
NSP icon
1662
Insperity
NSP
$1.99B
$18.4M 0.01%
1,189,392
+30,656
+3% +$475K
ALKS icon
1663
Alkermes
ALKS
$4.45B
$18.4M 0.01%
417,858
-111,961
-21% -$4.94M
COHR icon
1664
Coherent
COHR
$16B
$18.4M 0.01%
1,193,208
+89,356
+8% +$1.38M
NWN icon
1665
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$1.73B
$18.4M 0.01%
417,901
+70,341
+20% +$3.1M
LBY
1666
DELISTED
Libbey, Inc.
LBY
$18.4M 0.01%
707,332
-1,648
-0.2% -$42.8K
COKE icon
1667
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
$10.6B
$18.4M 0.01%
2,159,300
+44,580
+2% +$379K
BGC icon
1668
BGC Group
BGC
$4.82B
$18.3M 0.01%
4,361,464
+968,656
+29% +$4.07M
BKU icon
1669
Bankunited
BKU
$2.96B
$18.3M 0.01%
527,425
+4,264
+0.8% +$148K
VPG icon
1670
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$416M
$18.3M 0.01%
1,054,733
+527
+0% +$9.16K
HTO
1671
H2O America Common Stock
HTO
$1.75B
$18.3M 0.01%
619,722
-5,554
-0.9% -$164K
BJRI icon
1672
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$684M
$18.3M 0.01%
558,722
+53,684
+11% +$1.76M
PNX
1673
DELISTED
PHOENIX COMPANIES INC. NEW
PNX
$18.3M 0.01%
353,073
-7,440
-2% -$385K
PKE icon
1674
Park Aerospace
PKE
$372M
$18.3M 0.01%
611,459
+8,258
+1% +$247K
CRS icon
1675
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$12B
$18.3M 0.01%
276,393
+1,579
+0.6% +$104K