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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$6.14B
Cap. Flow
+$4.15B
Cap. Flow %
2.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,064
Reduced
884
Closed
233

Top Buys

1
QRVO icon
Qorvo
QRVO
+$397M
2
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$268M
3
F icon
Ford
F
+$121M
4
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
+$121M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$120M

Top Sells

1
TQNT
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR INC
TQNT
+$302M
2
IRF
INTL RECTIFIER CORP
IRF
+$184M
3
PTP
PLATINUM UNDERWRITERS HLDGS LTD
PTP
+$174M
4
CFN
CAREFUSION CORPORATION
CFN
+$125M
5
PL
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP
PL
+$114M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change % 		Capital Flow
PEGA icon
1801
Pegasystems
PEGA
$9.93B
$19.8M 0.01%
1,822,656
+252,092
+16% +$2.74M
IFF icon
1802
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$16.8B
$19.8M 0.01%
168,595
+12,434
+8% +$1.46M
BKD icon
1803
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.78B
$19.8M 0.01%
523,798
-46,546
-8% -$1.76M
EC icon
1804
Ecopetrol
EC
$18.8B
$19.8M 0.01%
1,298,162
+382,476
+42% +$5.82M
RUTH
1805
DELISTED
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.
RUTH
$19.7M 0.01%
1,241,856
+41,712
+3% +$662K
RRC icon
1806
Range Resources
RRC
$8.41B
$19.7M 0.01%
378,743
+8,199
+2% +$427K
RAD
1807
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$19.7M 0.01%
113,394
-294
-0.3% -$51.1K
EZPW icon
1808
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.04B
$19.7M 0.01%
2,157,950
+330,978
+18% +$3.02M
FEIC
1809
DELISTED
FEI COMPANY
FEIC
$19.7M 0.01%
258,068
+30,414
+13% +$2.32M
AFAM
1810
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
$19.7M 0.01%
440,414
+35,043
+9% +$1.57M
HCSG icon
1811
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.16B
$19.7M 0.01%
612,231
-118,629
-16% -$3.81M
EXP icon
1812
Eagle Materials
EXP
$7.57B
$19.7M 0.01%
235,333
-19,391
-8% -$1.62M
LTC
1813
LTC Properties
LTC
$1.67B
$19.6M 0.01%
426,914
+14,215
+3% +$654K
GAS
1814
DELISTED
AGL RESOURCES INC (HOLDING CO)
GAS
$19.6M 0.01%
394,971
+122,094
+45% +$6.06M
EXPR
1815
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
$19.6M 0.01%
59,220
+245
+0.4% +$81K
BF.B icon
1816
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13B
$19.6M 0.01%
676,853
+32,931
+5% +$952K
ATRI
1817
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$19.6M 0.01%
56,617
-54
-0.1% -$18.7K
FLXS icon
1818
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$258M
$19.5M 0.01%
624,081
+4,380
+0.7% +$137K
DRC
1819
DELISTED
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC
DRC
$19.5M 0.01%
242,557
-325
-0.1% -$26.1K
PAY
1820
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
$19.5M 0.01%
558,314
+22,755
+4% +$794K
NTRI
1821
DELISTED
NutriSystem, Inc.
NTRI
$19.4M 0.01%
971,584
+53,231
+6% +$1.06M
NATL
1822
DELISTED
National Interstate Corporation
NATL
$19.4M 0.01%
690,567
+342,520
+98% +$9.62M
FRC
1823
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$19.4M 0.01%
339,036
+11,643
+4% +$665K
ISLE
1824
DELISTED
Isle of Capri Casinos Inc
ISLE
$19.3M 0.01%
1,374,786
-244,580
-15% -$3.44M
PRLB icon
1825
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.18B
$19.3M 0.01%
275,884
+20,243
+8% +$1.42M
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