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
DTE icon
1701
DTE Energy
DTE
$28.4B
$17.7M 0.01%
280,295
+1,486
+0.5% +$93.9K
CLC
1702
DELISTED
Clarcor
CLC
$17.7M 0.01%
308,872
+38,168
+14% +$2.19M
DWSN
1703
DELISTED
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO
DWSN
$17.7M 0.01%
632,216
-2,637
-0.4% -$73.9K
CNSL
1704
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$17.7M 0.01%
884,211
+20,923
+2% +$419K
LPLA icon
1705
LPL Financial
LPLA
$28.1B
$17.7M 0.01%
336,637
+8,252
+3% +$434K
GEOS icon
1706
Geospace Technologies
GEOS
$209M
$17.7M 0.01%
267,253
+52,712
+25% +$3.49M
DXYN
1707
DELISTED
Dixie Group Inc
DXYN
$17.6M 0.01%
1,071,971
+49,829
+5% +$818K
APTV icon
1708
Aptiv
APTV
$18B
$17.5M 0.01%
258,366
+13,442
+5% +$912K
VMI icon
1709
Valmont Industries
VMI
$7.37B
$17.5M 0.01%
117,452
+17,968
+18% +$2.67M
WAIR
1710
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
$17.5M 0.01%
793,637
+207,989
+36% +$4.58M
UL icon
1711
Unilever
UL
$154B
$17.5M 0.01%
408,001
+51,823
+15% +$2.22M
EOCC
1712
DELISTED
Enel Generacion Chile S.A.
EOCC
$17.4M 0.01%
583,338
+2,363
+0.4% +$70.6K
PLPC icon
1713
Preformed Line Products
PLPC
$979M
$17.4M 0.01%
254,037
+1,100
+0.4% +$75.4K
CHD icon
1714
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$22.6B
$17.4M 0.01%
502,946
+27,546
+6% +$951K
OPEN
1715
DELISTED
OPENTABLE,INC COMMON STOCK
OPEN
$17.3M 0.01%
225,007
+90,095
+67% +$6.93M
EVC icon
1716
Entravision Communication
EVC
$226M
$17.3M 0.01%
2,578,446
-452,954
-15% -$3.03M
EQY
1717
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
$17.2M 0.01%
771,209
+28,100
+4% +$628K
LLTC
1718
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$17.2M 0.01%
353,779
+31,776
+10% +$1.55M
TMP icon
1719
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1B
$17.2M 0.01%
351,724
-3,851
-1% -$189K
PRDO icon
1720
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.26B
$17.2M 0.01%
2,307,248
+495,572
+27% +$3.7M
MFIN icon
1721
Medallion Financial
MFIN
$244M
$17.2M 0.01%
1,302,105
-2,650
-0.2% -$35K
ASNA
1722
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
$17.2M 0.01%
49,773
+6,329
+15% +$2.19M
MXIM
1723
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
$17.2M 0.01%
519,352
+50,838
+11% +$1.68M
KOF icon
1724
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$18B
$17.2M 0.01%
162,685
+3,384
+2% +$357K
CHH icon
1725
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.22B
$17.2M 0.01%
373,058
+66,558
+22% +$3.06M