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
RPXC
1676
DELISTED
RPX Corporation
RPXC
$18.2M 0.01%
1,120,619
+98,685
+10% +$1.61M
DPZ icon
1677
Domino's
DPZ
$15.3B
$18.2M 0.01%
237,022
-233,217
-50% -$17.9M
ZUMZ icon
1678
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$347M
$18.2M 0.01%
751,299
+18,561
+3% +$450K
AXL icon
1679
American Axle
AXL
$697M
$18.2M 0.01%
981,339
+375,881
+62% +$6.96M
FMC icon
1680
FMC
FMC
$4.79B
$18.2M 0.01%
273,424
+14,074
+5% +$935K
PERY
1681
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
$18.2M 0.01%
1,321,450
-7,628
-0.6% -$105K
TIF
1682
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$18.1M 0.01%
210,626
+5,163
+3% +$445K
CPLA
1683
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
$18.1M 0.01%
287,272
+12,643
+5% +$798K
MLR icon
1684
Miller Industries
MLR
$455M
$18.1M 0.01%
928,651
-1,142
-0.1% -$22.3K
AYI icon
1685
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.3B
$18.1M 0.01%
136,359
-667
-0.5% -$88.4K
IMN
1686
DELISTED
Imation
IMN
$18.1M 0.01%
3,128,359
+74,105
+2% +$428K
MRCY icon
1687
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.33B
$18M 0.01%
1,363,836
+33,045
+2% +$437K
ACCO icon
1688
Acco Brands
ACCO
$361M
$18M 0.01%
2,923,457
+314,939
+12% +$1.94M
SLCA
1689
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$18M 0.01%
471,388
+284,570
+152% +$10.9M
HITK
1690
DELISTED
HI-TECH PHARMACAL INC
HITK
$18M 0.01%
415,173
ISH
1691
DELISTED
INTL SHIPHOLDING CORP
ISH
$17.9M 0.01%
609,249
-3,974
-0.6% -$117K
MNST icon
1692
Monster Beverage
MNST
$63.2B
$17.9M 0.01%
1,549,668
+86,514
+6% +$1M
DISCA
1693
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series A Common Stock
DISCA
$17.9M 0.01%
423,444
+5,607
+1% +$237K
CTCM
1694
DELISTED
CTC MEDIA INC COM STK
CTCM
$17.9M 0.01%
1,942,697
+192,758
+11% +$1.77M
MCHP icon
1695
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$34.9B
$17.9M 0.01%
747,766
+2,902
+0.4% +$69.3K
IPCM
1696
DELISTED
IPC HEALTHCARE INC COM DTD
IPCM
$17.9M 0.01%
363,721
+26,297
+8% +$1.29M
NEU icon
1697
NewMarket
NEU
$7.87B
$17.8M 0.01%
45,570
+1,035
+2% +$404K
RNWK
1698
DELISTED
RealNetworks Inc
RNWK
$17.8M 0.01%
2,346,908
-10,846
-0.5% -$82.2K
REGI
1699
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$17.7M 0.01%
1,481,352
+121,563
+9% +$1.46M
COBZ
1700
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
$17.7M 0.01%
1,538,186
+249,487
+19% +$2.87M