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
BBWI icon
1726
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$5.61B
$35M 0.01%
1,659,012
+91,488
+6% +$1.93M
VRA icon
1727
Vera Bradley
VRA
$61.5M
$34.8M 0.01%
2,902,450
-15,570
-0.5% -$187K
RFP
1728
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$34.8M 0.01%
4,837,155
+255,453
+6% +$1.84M
ATKR icon
1729
Atkore
ATKR
$2.06B
$34.8M 0.01%
1,344,528
-18,790
-1% -$486K
OLLI icon
1730
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
OLLI
$8.06B
$34.7M 0.01%
398,732
-256,888
-39% -$22.4M
PDLI
1731
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
$34.7M 0.01%
11,047,261
-996,145
-8% -$3.13M
CC icon
1732
Chemours
CC
$2.51B
$34.7M 0.01%
1,444,682
+118,584
+9% +$2.85M
ENIC icon
1733
Enel Chile
ENIC
$5.2B
$34.7M 0.01%
7,252,343
-289,455
-4% -$1.38M
ARNA
1734
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
$34.6M 0.01%
589,906
+83,777
+17% +$4.91M
UTL icon
1735
Unitil
UTL
$827M
$34.5M 0.01%
576,549
+492
+0.1% +$29.5K
TBBK icon
1736
The Bancorp
TBBK
$3.5B
$34.5M 0.01%
3,870,434
+34,507
+0.9% +$308K
VGR
1737
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
$34.5M 0.01%
5,241,251
+386,699
+8% +$2.55M
PGC icon
1738
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$517M
$34.5M 0.01%
1,226,468
+35,280
+3% +$992K
BSAC icon
1739
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.1B
$34.5M 0.01%
1,152,274
-9
-0% -$269
WIFI
1740
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
$34.5M 0.01%
1,917,949
-40,080
-2% -$720K
TSC
1741
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
$34.4M 0.01%
1,613,232
+42,618
+3% +$909K
MSTR icon
1742
Strategy Inc Common Stock Class A
MSTR
$94B
$34.3M 0.01%
2,396,650
-229,110
-9% -$3.28M
TVTY
1743
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
$34.3M 0.01%
2,084,022
+69,960
+3% +$1.15M
HLIT icon
1744
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.13B
$34M 0.01%
6,128,641
-159,152
-3% -$883K
TRIP icon
1745
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$2.06B
$34M 0.01%
734,497
+22,236
+3% +$1.03M
DRH icon
1746
DiamondRock Hospitality
DRH
$1.71B
$33.9M 0.01%
3,278,905
-27,088
-0.8% -$280K
MPAA icon
1747
Motorcar Parts of America
MPAA
$305M
$33.9M 0.01%
1,582,865
+9,036
+0.6% +$193K
ENV
1748
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
$33.9M 0.01%
495,396
+22,233
+5% +$1.52M
CZR icon
1749
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$5.22B
$33.9M 0.01%
734,894
+7,861
+1% +$362K
ESRT icon
1750
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$1.34B
$33.8M 0.01%
2,284,018
-2,120
-0.1% -$31.4K