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
SIRO
1851
DELISTED
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK
SIRO
$14.9M 0.01%
199,888
+3,343
+2% +$250K
BRLI
1852
DELISTED
BIO-REFERENCE LABS INC-NEW-
BRLI
$14.9M 0.01%
538,998
-1,588
-0.3% -$44K
CCJ icon
1853
Cameco
CCJ
$34B
$14.9M 0.01%
651,116
-15,954
-2% -$365K
CNK icon
1854
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$3.25B
$14.9M 0.01%
513,974
+28,014
+6% +$813K
STNR
1855
DELISTED
STEINER LEISURE LTD
STNR
$14.9M 0.01%
322,046
+764
+0.2% +$35.3K
HBI icon
1856
Hanesbrands
HBI
$2.2B
$14.9M 0.01%
778,952
+1,264
+0.2% +$24.2K
APEI icon
1857
American Public Education
APEI
$645M
$14.9M 0.01%
423,835
+21,386
+5% +$750K
LGND icon
1858
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.23B
$14.9M 0.01%
354,212
+151,133
+74% +$6.34M
ARAY icon
1859
Accuray
ARAY
$177M
$14.8M 0.01%
1,543,607
-8,585
-0.6% -$82.4K
UGP icon
1860
Ultrapar
UGP
$4.1B
$14.8M 0.01%
1,228,590
-162,794
-12% -$1.96M
FOSL icon
1861
Fossil Group
FOSL
$168M
$14.8M 0.01%
126,756
+1,445
+1% +$168K
ETR icon
1862
Entergy
ETR
$40.3B
$14.8M 0.01%
441,908
+468
+0.1% +$15.6K
JKHY icon
1863
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11.7B
$14.8M 0.01%
264,696
+5,199
+2% +$290K
TDG icon
1864
TransDigm Group
TDG
$71.6B
$14.8M 0.01%
79,683
+2,906
+4% +$538K
CRMT icon
1865
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$286M
$14.8M 0.01%
401,714
+1,541
+0.4% +$56.6K
JOE icon
1866
St. Joe Company
JOE
$3.01B
$14.8M 0.01%
766,289
-6,200
-0.8% -$119K
MAS icon
1867
Masco
MAS
$15.4B
$14.7M 0.01%
755,833
+16,292
+2% +$318K
XPO icon
1868
XPO
XPO
$15.3B
$14.7M 0.01%
1,444,448
-8,480
-0.6% -$86.3K
GAS
1869
DELISTED
AGL RESOURCES INC (HOLDING CO)
GAS
$14.7M 0.01%
300,057
+35,017
+13% +$1.71M
FN icon
1870
Fabrinet
FN
$12.8B
$14.7M 0.01%
706,956
+118,085
+20% +$2.45M
EGN
1871
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$14.7M 0.01%
181,645
-6,736
-4% -$544K
CXT icon
1872
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.46B
$14.6M 0.01%
592,386
+9,103
+2% +$225K
DEL
1873
DELISTED
Deltic Timber
DEL
$14.6M 0.01%
223,878
+5,042
+2% +$329K
ALLE icon
1874
Allegion
ALLE
$15B
$14.6M 0.01%
279,497
+49
+0% +$2.56K
AVHI
1875
DELISTED
A V Homes, Inc.
AVHI
$14.6M 0.01%
805,810
-9,931
-1% -$180K