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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TCBK icon
1876
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.47B
$14.2M 0.01%
500,715
+10,038
+2% +$285K
JOY
1877
DELISTED
Joy Global Inc
JOY
$14.2M 0.01%
242,444
+70,295
+41% +$4.11M
PTC icon
1878
PTC
PTC
$24.4B
$14.2M 0.01%
400,176
-2,171
-0.5% -$76.8K
ENTR
1879
DELISTED
ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM STK (DE)
ENTR
$14.2M 0.01%
3,005,794
+672,692
+29% +$3.17M
CMP icon
1880
Compass Minerals
CMP
$747M
$14.1M 0.01%
175,943
-5,211
-3% -$417K
DNB
1881
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$14.1M 0.01%
114,612
+52
+0% +$6.38K
ONTO icon
1882
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$5.68B
$14.1M 0.01%
737,935
+5,866
+0.8% +$112K
CPK icon
1883
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$2.93B
$14M 0.01%
350,220
+3,373
+1% +$135K
HOFT icon
1884
Hooker Furnishings Corp
HOFT
$111M
$14M 0.01%
838,919
-1,787
-0.2% -$29.8K
BELFB
1885
Bel Fuse Class B
BELFB
$1.83B
$14M 0.01%
655,657
+14,715
+2% +$314K
ETR icon
1886
Entergy
ETR
$39.4B
$14M 0.01%
441,440
+350
+0.1% +$11.1K
VYX icon
1887
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.77B
$13.9M 0.01%
667,539
+5,480
+0.8% +$115K
GTAT
1888
DELISTED
GT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK (DE)
GTAT
$13.9M 0.01%
1,598,203
-7,399
-0.5% -$64.5K
TBRG icon
1889
TruBridge
TBRG
$313M
$13.9M 0.01%
225,453
+15,903
+8% +$983K
CPB icon
1890
Campbell Soup
CPB
$9.82B
$13.9M 0.01%
321,896
-2,896
-0.9% -$125K
WSM icon
1891
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$23.9B
$13.9M 0.01%
477,996
+27,936
+6% +$814K
QCOR
1892
DELISTED
QUESTCOR PHARMA INC
QCOR
$13.9M 0.01%
255,829
+759
+0.3% +$41.3K
BRSL
1893
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$3.14B
$13.9M 0.01%
766,810
+279,167
+57% +$5.07M
BF.B icon
1894
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13B
$13.9M 0.01%
575,388
-881
-0.2% -$21.3K
WBK
1895
DELISTED
Westpac Banking Corporation
WBK
$13.9M 0.01%
478,715
-21,735
-4% -$631K
ON icon
1896
ON Semiconductor
ON
$20.4B
$13.9M 0.01%
1,685,934
+21,765
+1% +$179K
HDNG
1897
DELISTED
Hardinge Inc
HDNG
$13.9M 0.01%
959,509
+14,993
+2% +$217K
CCJ icon
1898
Cameco
CCJ
$35.6B
$13.9M 0.01%
667,070
+64,335
+11% +$1.34M
VLY icon
1899
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$6B
$13.9M 0.01%
1,368,772
+71,294
+5% +$721K
WTW icon
1900
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$32.4B
$13.8M 0.01%
116,564
+7,360
+7% +$874K