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
AMC icon
1801
AMC Entertainment Holdings
AMC
$1.44B
$20.4M 0.01%
72,746
+18,996
+35% +$5.32M
COBZ
1802
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
$20.3M 0.01%
1,715,450
+38,746
+2% +$458K
EVC icon
1803
Entravision Communication
EVC
$215M
$20.3M 0.01%
2,723,619
+44,390
+2% +$330K
ST icon
1804
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.59B
$20.2M 0.01%
519,631
+173,902
+50% +$6.75M
HFWA icon
1805
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$842M
$20.2M 0.01%
1,148,024
+91,643
+9% +$1.61M
CONN
1806
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
$20.2M 0.01%
1,618,433
-3,249
-0.2% -$40.5K
PNK
1807
DELISTED
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.
PNK
$20.1M 0.01%
573,905
+9,973
+2% +$350K
WMB icon
1808
Williams Companies
WMB
$72.5B
$20.1M 0.01%
1,251,977
+3,515
+0.3% +$56.5K
EGL
1809
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
$20.1M 0.01%
1,071,297
+94,499
+10% +$1.77M
GSBC icon
1810
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$715M
$20.1M 0.01%
541,068
+17,302
+3% +$642K
DEG
1811
DELISTED
ETABLISSEMENT DELHZ ADS 4 ADS REPTGS 1 ORD SHS
DEG
$20M 0.01%
771,988
PBI icon
1812
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$1.97B
$20M 0.01%
930,818
+14,016
+2% +$302K
VASC
1813
DELISTED
Vascular Solutions Inc
VASC
$20M 0.01%
616,135
+1,798
+0.3% +$58.5K
SFM icon
1814
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$13.1B
$20M 0.01%
689,994
+145,721
+27% +$4.23M
WLH
1815
DELISTED
WILLIAM LYON HOMES
WLH
$20M 0.01%
1,379,463
+33,819
+3% +$490K
BFIN icon
1816
BankFinancial
BFIN
$154M
$19.9M 0.01%
1,687,053
+31,487
+2% +$372K
DEL
1817
DELISTED
Deltic Timber
DEL
$19.9M 0.01%
331,241
+16,693
+5% +$1M
COWN
1818
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$19.9M 0.01%
1,302,488
-20,270
-2% -$309K
GRC icon
1819
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$1.12B
$19.8M 0.01%
765,342
+16,028
+2% +$416K
HRB icon
1820
H&R Block
HRB
$6.73B
$19.8M 0.01%
750,545
-39,017
-5% -$1.03M
SNI
1821
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
$19.8M 0.01%
301,777
+14,521
+5% +$951K
TRIP icon
1822
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$2.08B
$19.7M 0.01%
296,828
-833
-0.3% -$55.4K
VRTX icon
1823
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$102B
$19.7M 0.01%
248,207
+8,583
+4% +$682K
LQ
1824
DELISTED
La Quinta Holdings Inc.
LQ
$19.7M 0.01%
1,577,655
+335,881
+27% +$4.2M
ATRO icon
1825
Astronics
ATRO
$1.55B
$19.7M 0.01%
681,870
+793
+0.1% +$22.9K