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
MSEX icon
1676
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$971M
$37M 0.01%
625,290
-4,726
-0.8% -$280K
LGF.A
1677
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares
LGF.A
$36.9M 0.01%
3,014,445
+727,379
+32% +$8.91M
POWL icon
1678
Powell Industries
POWL
$3.47B
$36.9M 0.01%
970,832
+7,338
+0.8% +$279K
EGOV
1679
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
$36.8M 0.01%
2,296,894
+24,237
+1% +$389K
HQY icon
1680
HealthEquity
HQY
$7.97B
$36.8M 0.01%
562,250
+18,873
+3% +$1.23M
FTDR icon
1681
Frontdoor
FTDR
$4.83B
$36.6M 0.01%
841,493
+134,406
+19% +$5.85M
AGYS icon
1682
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.97B
$36.6M 0.01%
1,704,493
-19,791
-1% -$425K
CPF icon
1683
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$826M
$36.5M 0.01%
1,219,357
-12,723
-1% -$381K
AMG icon
1684
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$6.71B
$36.5M 0.01%
396,296
+38,029
+11% +$3.5M
CNR
1685
Core Natural Resources, Inc.
CNR
$3.75B
$36.5M 0.01%
1,372,118
+150,357
+12% +$4M
LGF.B
1686
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares
LGF.B
$36.5M 0.01%
3,143,062
+622,225
+25% +$7.22M
CSW
1687
CSW Industrials, Inc.
CSW
$4.2B
$36.5M 0.01%
534,950
+2,265
+0.4% +$154K
FTNT icon
1688
Fortinet
FTNT
$61.1B
$36.4M 0.01%
2,371,085
+34,615
+1% +$532K
CCF
1689
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$36.4M 0.01%
338,442
-2,032
-0.6% -$219K
REZI icon
1690
Resideo Technologies
REZI
$5.66B
$36.4M 0.01%
1,661,676
+336,990
+25% +$7.39M
SCVL icon
1691
Shoe Carnival
SCVL
$636M
$36.4M 0.01%
2,636,532
-2,270
-0.1% -$31.3K
GOLF icon
1692
Acushnet Holdings
GOLF
$4.38B
$36.4M 0.01%
1,384,804
+76,345
+6% +$2M
LNT icon
1693
Alliant Energy
LNT
$16.7B
$36.3M 0.01%
740,443
+21,262
+3% +$1.04M
FORR icon
1694
Forrester Research
FORR
$195M
$36.3M 0.01%
772,681
-3,810
-0.5% -$179K
DLB icon
1695
Dolby
DLB
$6.85B
$36.3M 0.01%
561,985
+302
+0.1% +$19.5K
APAM icon
1696
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3.32B
$36.3M 0.01%
1,318,902
+22,901
+2% +$630K
H icon
1697
Hyatt Hotels
H
$13.7B
$36.2M 0.01%
474,896
-750
-0.2% -$57.1K
Z icon
1698
Zillow
Z
$21.3B
$36.1M 0.01%
778,502
+67,153
+9% +$3.11M
KAR icon
1699
Openlane
KAR
$3.07B
$36.1M 0.01%
1,442,305
-2,335,507
-62% -$58.4M
AMBC icon
1700
Ambac
AMBC
$413M
$36M 0.01%
2,138,191
-6,221
-0.3% -$105K