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
UTL icon
1851
Unitil
UTL
$832M
$18.9M 0.01%
445,568
+6,697
+2% +$285K
CCK icon
1852
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11.4B
$18.9M 0.01%
381,075
+47,521
+14% +$2.36M
DISCA
1853
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series A Common Stock
DISCA
$18.9M 0.01%
659,662
-22,523
-3% -$645K
WSM icon
1854
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$24.8B
$18.8M 0.01%
687,864
+5,474
+0.8% +$150K
STRA icon
1855
Strategic Education
STRA
$2.02B
$18.8M 0.01%
386,069
+60,314
+19% +$2.94M
ZAGG
1856
DELISTED
ZAGG Inc Common Stock (Delaware)
ZAGG
$18.8M 0.01%
2,087,689
+278,524
+15% +$2.51M
WMAR
1857
DELISTED
West Marine Inc
WMAR
$18.8M 0.01%
2,065,831
+34,579
+2% +$314K
HMC icon
1858
Honda
HMC
$44.3B
$18.7M 0.01%
685,202
-17,569
-2% -$480K
TTM
1859
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$18.7M 0.01%
644,595
-7,190
-1% -$209K
CPGX
1860
DELISTED
COLUMBIA PIPELINE GROUP IN COM STK (DE)
CPGX
$18.7M 0.01%
743,973
+28,790
+4% +$723K
MTG icon
1861
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.67B
$18.6M 0.01%
2,424,636
+75,526
+3% +$579K
DOC
1862
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
$18.6M 0.01%
999,175
+306,234
+44% +$5.69M
USG
1863
DELISTED
Usg
USG
$18.5M 0.01%
747,110
+56,145
+8% +$1.39M
TOWR
1864
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
$18.5M 0.01%
680,669
+92,531
+16% +$2.52M
TFSL icon
1865
TFS Financial
TFSL
$3.78B
$18.5M 0.01%
1,063,579
-100,908
-9% -$1.75M
HURC icon
1866
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$112M
$18.4M 0.01%
559,010
+10,330
+2% +$341K
HCI icon
1867
HCI Group
HCI
$2.36B
$18.4M 0.01%
552,737
+12,542
+2% +$418K
PPC icon
1868
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$10.5B
$18.4M 0.01%
724,652
-6,099
-0.8% -$155K
INCY icon
1869
Incyte
INCY
$16.8B
$18.4M 0.01%
253,792
-43,263
-15% -$3.13M
BGFV icon
1870
Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
$32.5M
$18.3M 0.01%
1,651,591
+218,814
+15% +$2.43M
PNW icon
1871
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$10.6B
$18.3M 0.01%
243,533
+3,599
+1% +$270K
CHUY
1872
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
$18.3M 0.01%
587,478
+19,714
+3% +$613K
CGI
1873
DELISTED
Celadon Group Inc
CGI
$18.3M 0.01%
1,741,433
+88,148
+5% +$924K
RBCAA icon
1874
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.51B
$18.2M 0.01%
703,719
+15,647
+2% +$404K
BURL icon
1875
Burlington
BURL
$17.6B
$18.2M 0.01%
323,154
-9,624
-3% -$541K