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
TAST
1701
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
$23M 0.01%
1,591,873
+37,761
+2% +$545K
ATI icon
1702
ATI
ATI
$10.5B
$22.9M 0.01%
1,406,409
-50,808
-3% -$828K
HSTM icon
1703
HealthStream
HSTM
$855M
$22.9M 0.01%
1,037,919
+22,411
+2% +$495K
SNEX icon
1704
StoneX
SNEX
$5.04B
$22.9M 0.01%
1,928,628
+64,962
+3% +$772K
BF.B icon
1705
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13B
$22.9M 0.01%
726,338
+6,688
+0.9% +$211K
CFG icon
1706
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$22.4B
$22.9M 0.01%
1,092,273
+867,080
+385% +$18.2M
SYNT
1707
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$22.9M 0.01%
457,830
+15,698
+4% +$784K
MIDD icon
1708
Middleby
MIDD
$6.82B
$22.8M 0.01%
213,110
-35,062
-14% -$3.74M
MG icon
1709
Mistras Group
MG
$299M
$22.8M 0.01%
918,523
+139,328
+18% +$3.45M
RAD
1710
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$22.7M 0.01%
139,399
+259
+0.2% +$42.2K
CPS icon
1711
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$667M
$22.7M 0.01%
316,204
+113,798
+56% +$8.18M
VAR
1712
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$22.7M 0.01%
322,981
+2,820
+0.9% +$198K
CUBI icon
1713
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.32B
$22.6M 0.01%
958,187
+126,670
+15% +$2.99M
WSTC
1714
DELISTED
West Corporation
WSTC
$22.6M 0.01%
989,581
+68,470
+7% +$1.56M
SLM icon
1715
SLM Corp
SLM
$5.86B
$22.5M 0.01%
3,544,715
+110,028
+3% +$700K
BANC icon
1716
Banc of California
BANC
$2.62B
$22.5M 0.01%
1,286,976
+414,787
+48% +$7.26M
IHS
1717
DELISTED
IHS INC CL-A COM STK
IHS
$22.5M 0.01%
181,267
+6,583
+4% +$817K
UTHR icon
1718
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$18.3B
$22.5M 0.01%
201,818
+63,525
+46% +$7.08M
GLDD icon
1719
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
$821M
$22.5M 0.01%
5,039,600
+61,112
+1% +$273K
EBSB
1720
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$22.5M 0.01%
1,613,986
+219,768
+16% +$3.06M
ZUMZ icon
1721
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$347M
$22.5M 0.01%
1,127,501
+35,835
+3% +$714K
LBY
1722
DELISTED
Libbey, Inc.
LBY
$22.4M 0.01%
1,206,702
-17,519
-1% -$326K
CPLA
1723
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
$22.4M 0.01%
425,747
+9,485
+2% +$499K
ALLE icon
1724
Allegion
ALLE
$15B
$22.4M 0.01%
351,752
-1,318
-0.4% -$84K
MORN icon
1725
Morningstar
MORN
$10.8B
$22.4M 0.01%
253,887
+15,589
+7% +$1.38M