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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$6.46B
Cap. Flow
+$965M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,925
Reduced
1,177
Closed
58

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$245M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$193M
3
DOW icon
Dow Inc
DOW
+$175M
4
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$118M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$113M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
APPF icon
1851
AppFolio
APPF
$9.9B
$28.6M 0.01%
280,140
+10,534
+4% +$1.08M
ORBC
1852
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$28.5M 0.01%
3,937,157
+92,215
+2% +$669K
LMAT icon
1853
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$2.09B
$28.4M 0.01%
1,016,112
-4,695
-0.5% -$131K
TYPE
1854
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
$28.4M 0.01%
1,688,242
+40,764
+2% +$686K
NSSC icon
1855
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.5B
$28.4M 0.01%
1,913,474
-9,564
-0.5% -$142K
EDU icon
1856
New Oriental
EDU
$8.79B
$28.3M 0.01%
293,189
-23,424
-7% -$2.26M
FC icon
1857
Franklin Covey
FC
$240M
$28.3M 0.01%
832,028
-16,697
-2% -$568K
HIBB
1858
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
$28.2M 0.01%
1,551,624
+11,255
+0.7% +$205K
GIC icon
1859
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.42B
$28.2M 0.01%
1,271,606
-34,658
-3% -$768K
UFI icon
1860
UNIFI
UFI
$82.8M
$28.1M 0.01%
1,548,259
+9,246
+0.6% +$168K
LDL
1861
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$28.1M 0.01%
1,392,340
+50,563
+4% +$1.02M
CORT icon
1862
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$7.68B
$28M 0.01%
2,509,912
+203,177
+9% +$2.27M
DATA
1863
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
$28M 0.01%
168,524
-4,027
-2% -$669K
ICHR icon
1864
Ichor Holdings
ICHR
$579M
$28M 0.01%
1,183,178
+32,780
+3% +$775K
LTC
1865
LTC Properties
LTC
$1.67B
$27.9M 0.01%
611,182
-195
-0% -$8.9K
WAGE
1866
DELISTED
WageWorks, Inc.
WAGE
$27.8M 0.01%
547,592
TOWR
1867
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
$27.8M 0.01%
1,424,538
-14,488
-1% -$283K
CNA icon
1868
CNA Financial
CNA
$12.9B
$27.8M 0.01%
590,036
-7,513
-1% -$354K
HLI icon
1869
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$14.4B
$27.7M 0.01%
623,059
+2,195
+0.4% +$97.7K
ONCE
1870
DELISTED
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ONCE
$27.7M 0.01%
270,788
AY
1871
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
$27.6M 0.01%
1,219,421
+38,521
+3% +$873K
CJ
1872
DELISTED
C&J Energy Services, Inc.
CJ
$27.6M 0.01%
2,345,451
+611,031
+35% +$7.2M
FCPT icon
1873
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.66B
$27.5M 0.01%
1,008,018
+26,438
+3% +$723K
LNN icon
1874
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.52B
$27.5M 0.01%
334,642
-2,970
-0.9% -$244K
DGICA icon
1875
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$711M
$27.4M 0.01%
1,796,601
+2,422
+0.1% +$37K