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
GOV
1751
DELISTED
Government Properties Income Trust
GOV
$16.7M 0.01%
661,551
+19,101
+3% +$481K
RPAI
1752
DELISTED
RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.
RPAI
$16.7M 0.01%
1,230,975
+340,773
+38% +$4.61M
AOI
1753
DELISTED
Alliance One International, Inc.
AOI
$16.6M 0.01%
569,327
+6,446
+1% +$188K
EQNR icon
1754
Equinor
EQNR
$61.2B
$16.6M 0.01%
588,997
+23,426
+4% +$661K
WKC icon
1755
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.41B
$16.6M 0.01%
376,034
+15,850
+4% +$699K
SBSI icon
1756
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$916M
$16.5M 0.01%
625,516
-2,384
-0.4% -$63K
GTIV
1757
DELISTED
GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES INC
GTIV
$16.5M 0.01%
1,812,275
-97,649
-5% -$891K
WWD icon
1758
Woodward
WWD
$14.3B
$16.5M 0.01%
397,651
+57,323
+17% +$2.38M
BKD icon
1759
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.78B
$16.5M 0.01%
492,578
+262
+0.1% +$8.78K
PDCO
1760
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$16.5M 0.01%
395,092
+8,982
+2% +$375K
SHEN icon
1761
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$744M
$16.5M 0.01%
1,021,626
+63,332
+7% +$1.02M
BIO icon
1762
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$7.59B
$16.5M 0.01%
128,416
-107
-0.1% -$13.7K
MERC icon
1763
Mercer International
MERC
$206M
$16.4M 0.01%
2,191,411
+6,943
+0.3% +$52.1K
CPK icon
1764
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$2.95B
$16.4M 0.01%
389,958
+39,738
+11% +$1.67M
ILMN icon
1765
Illumina
ILMN
$14.6B
$16.4M 0.01%
113,520
+200
+0.2% +$28.9K
WSM icon
1766
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$24B
$16.4M 0.01%
492,314
+14,318
+3% +$477K
JWN
1767
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$16.4M 0.01%
262,421
+17,846
+7% +$1.11M
MX icon
1768
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$112M
$16.4M 0.01%
1,174,365
+14,920
+1% +$208K
TRGP icon
1769
Targa Resources
TRGP
$35.8B
$16.4M 0.01%
164,831
+10,735
+7% +$1.07M
REIS
1770
DELISTED
Reis, Inc.
REIS
$16.4M 0.01%
906,230
-673
-0.1% -$12.1K
BFIN icon
1771
BankFinancial
BFIN
$153M
$16.3M 0.01%
1,637,759
-2,600
-0.2% -$25.9K
HSY icon
1772
Hershey
HSY
$37.5B
$16.3M 0.01%
156,375
+7,570
+5% +$790K
AVD icon
1773
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$160M
$16.3M 0.01%
751,495
+65,154
+9% +$1.41M
ALB icon
1774
Albemarle
ALB
$8.94B
$16.3M 0.01%
244,926
+71,548
+41% +$4.75M
AJRD
1775
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
AJRD
$16.2M 0.01%
889,184
-7,993
-0.9% -$146K