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
ESRT icon
1776
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$1.3B
$21M 0.01%
1,200,326
+119,344
+11% +$2.09M
ACTA
1777
DELISTED
Actua Corporation
ACTA
$21M 0.01%
2,324,969
-17,565
-0.7% -$159K
SRI icon
1778
Stoneridge
SRI
$229M
$21M 0.01%
1,444,858
+39,016
+3% +$568K
NUS icon
1779
Nu Skin
NUS
$570M
$21M 0.01%
549,841
-4,208
-0.8% -$161K
VRA icon
1780
Vera Bradley
VRA
$63.7M
$21M 0.01%
1,033,450
+382,076
+59% +$7.77M
ABB
1781
DELISTED
ABB Ltd.
ABB
$21M 0.01%
1,082,180
+478
+0% +$9.28K
AOSL icon
1782
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$858M
$21M 0.01%
1,771,961
+716,198
+68% +$8.49M
MXIM
1783
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
$20.9M 0.01%
569,169
+422
+0.1% +$15.5K
BAH icon
1784
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$12.6B
$20.9M 0.01%
691,116
+34,793
+5% +$1.05M
CVI icon
1785
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.21B
$20.9M 0.01%
798,983
+96,732
+14% +$2.52M
PEI
1786
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
$20.8M 0.01%
63,574
+355
+0.6% +$116K
LPLA icon
1787
LPL Financial
LPLA
$27.8B
$20.8M 0.01%
839,852
-12,246
-1% -$304K
TOWN icon
1788
Towne Bank
TOWN
$2.84B
$20.8M 0.01%
1,081,518
-800
-0.1% -$15.4K
DENN icon
1789
Denny's
DENN
$253M
$20.7M 0.01%
2,000,967
+100,976
+5% +$1.05M
LTC
1790
LTC Properties
LTC
$1.68B
$20.7M 0.01%
457,382
+11,042
+2% +$500K
THFF icon
1791
First Financial Corporation Common Stock
THFF
$693M
$20.7M 0.01%
604,153
REIS
1792
DELISTED
Reis, Inc.
REIS
$20.7M 0.01%
876,852
-6,573
-0.7% -$155K
EOCC
1793
DELISTED
Enel Generacion Chile S.A.
EOCC
$20.6M 0.01%
716,388
-760
-0.1% -$21.9K
ALX
1794
Alexander's
ALX
$1.22B
$20.6M 0.01%
54,073
+457
+0.9% +$174K
DGII icon
1795
Digi International
DGII
$1.27B
$20.5M 0.01%
2,176,668
+28,013
+1% +$264K
EFSC icon
1796
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.27B
$20.5M 0.01%
757,727
+33,141
+5% +$896K
ENR icon
1797
Energizer
ENR
$1.94B
$20.5M 0.01%
505,422
+259,874
+106% +$10.5M
CCJ icon
1798
Cameco
CCJ
$34.8B
$20.4M 0.01%
1,592,588
+238,121
+18% +$3.06M
CTRN icon
1799
Citi Trends
CTRN
$286M
$20.4M 0.01%
1,146,373
+51,464
+5% +$918K
BERY
1800
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
$20.4M 0.01%
615,018
-3,043
-0.5% -$101K