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
EXPR
1726
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
$17.1M 0.01%
53,977
-687
-1% -$218K
MCRL
1727
DELISTED
MICREL INC
MCRL
$17.1M 0.01%
1,544,804
+57,120
+4% +$633K
MUSA icon
1728
Murphy USA
MUSA
$7.53B
$17.1M 0.01%
421,560
+192,905
+84% +$7.83M
HUB.B
1729
DELISTED
HUBBELL INC CL-B
HUB.B
$17.1M 0.01%
142,406
+266
+0.2% +$31.9K
MSCI icon
1730
MSCI
MSCI
$45.1B
$17.1M 0.01%
396,773
+9,575
+2% +$412K
CNL
1731
DELISTED
CLECO CRP (HOLDING CO)
CNL
$17.1M 0.01%
337,255
+3,821
+1% +$193K
ATRI
1732
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$17M 0.01%
55,532
+652
+1% +$200K
AKR icon
1733
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.64B
$17M 0.01%
644,264
+31,562
+5% +$833K
ON icon
1734
ON Semiconductor
ON
$19.7B
$17M 0.01%
1,806,046
+120,112
+7% +$1.13M
NL icon
1735
NL Industries
NL
$295M
$17M 0.01%
1,564,671
-900
-0.1% -$9.76K
SIMG
1736
DELISTED
SILICON IMAGE INC
SIMG
$16.9M 0.01%
2,454,280
+45,517
+2% +$314K
BCR
1737
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$16.9M 0.01%
114,306
+7,482
+7% +$1.11M
IIIN icon
1738
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$749M
$16.9M 0.01%
858,841
+5,387
+0.6% +$106K
BSAC icon
1739
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.1B
$16.9M 0.01%
720,607
+12,898
+2% +$302K
GRT
1740
DELISTED
GLIMCHER REALTY TRUST
GRT
$16.9M 0.01%
1,683,752
+84,862
+5% +$851K
MGAM
1741
DELISTED
MULTIMEDIA GAMES HOLDING COMPANY INC COM STK (TX)
MGAM
$16.9M 0.01%
581,457
-57,206
-9% -$1.66M
CLDX icon
1742
Celldex Therapeutics
CLDX
$1.62B
$16.9M 0.01%
63,652
-12,032
-16% -$3.19M
HE icon
1743
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.09B
$16.9M 0.01%
663,706
+365,791
+123% +$9.3M
ISRG icon
1744
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$161B
$16.8M 0.01%
345,402
+9,216
+3% +$448K
BF.B icon
1745
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13B
$16.8M 0.01%
584,928
+9,540
+2% +$274K
MRC icon
1746
MRC Global
MRC
$1.23B
$16.8M 0.01%
622,004
+383,673
+161% +$10.3M
XCRA
1747
DELISTED
Xcerra Corporation
XCRA
$16.8M 0.01%
1,881,144
+42,764
+2% +$381K
AOS icon
1748
A.O. Smith
AOS
$10.2B
$16.8M 0.01%
728,154
-1,908
-0.3% -$43.9K
WGO icon
1749
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$949M
$16.7M 0.01%
610,594
+40,047
+7% +$1.1M
SUI icon
1750
Sun Communities
SUI
$16.3B
$16.7M 0.01%
370,800
+24,935
+7% +$1.12M