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
GNC
1676
DELISTED
GNC Holdings, Inc.
GNC
$23.7M 0.01%
746,766
-15,047
-2% -$478K
IXYS
1677
DELISTED
IXYS Corp
IXYS
$23.7M 0.01%
2,111,398
+113,114
+6% +$1.27M
DYN
1678
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
$23.6M 0.01%
1,644,234
+299,115
+22% +$4.3M
PKOH icon
1679
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$309M
$23.5M 0.01%
549,064
+25,314
+5% +$1.08M
SPWR
1680
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$23.5M 0.01%
1,606,092
+75,423
+5% +$1.1M
SXC icon
1681
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$654M
$23.5M 0.01%
3,612,683
+218,185
+6% +$1.42M
CDNS icon
1682
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$93.6B
$23.5M 0.01%
995,378
-75,186
-7% -$1.77M
HLF icon
1683
Herbalife
HLF
$986M
$23.3M 0.01%
758,536
-16,706
-2% -$514K
WTRG icon
1684
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.7B
$23.3M 0.01%
733,267
+765
+0.1% +$24.3K
WASH icon
1685
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$573M
$23.3M 0.01%
624,365
+17,497
+3% +$653K
GPT
1686
DELISTED
Gramercy Property Trust
GPT
$23.3M 0.01%
918,686
+302,483
+49% +$7.67M
FOR icon
1687
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.41B
$23.2M 0.01%
1,781,462
+29,453
+2% +$384K
CS
1688
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
$23.2M 0.01%
1,642,623
-62,187
-4% -$879K
FDS icon
1689
Factset
FDS
$13.7B
$23.2M 0.01%
152,991
+2,038
+1% +$309K
SPOK icon
1690
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$360M
$23.1M 0.01%
1,321,592
+73,612
+6% +$1.29M
USPH icon
1691
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.22B
$23.1M 0.01%
465,138
+21,785
+5% +$1.08M
KEP icon
1692
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$17.2B
$23.1M 0.01%
897,494
-917
-0.1% -$23.6K
CNL
1693
DELISTED
CLECO CRP (HOLDING CO)
CNL
$23.1M 0.01%
417,809
-2,421
-0.6% -$134K
CBOE icon
1694
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$24.5B
$23M 0.01%
352,591
-3,355
-0.9% -$219K
NEU icon
1695
NewMarket
NEU
$7.87B
$23M 0.01%
58,090
+431
+0.7% +$171K
EPAY
1696
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$23M 0.01%
754,942
+8,171
+1% +$249K
WPG
1697
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
$23M 0.01%
269,447
+4,776
+2% +$408K
FORR icon
1698
Forrester Research
FORR
$195M
$23M 0.01%
684,671
+7,445
+1% +$250K
HIBB
1699
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
$23M 0.01%
640,938
-400
-0.1% -$14.4K
IRBT icon
1700
iRobot
IRBT
$107M
$23M 0.01%
651,281
-2,505
-0.4% -$88.4K