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
RBCAA icon
1876
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.48B
$14.5M 0.01%
643,453
-725
-0.1% -$16.4K
TCBK icon
1877
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.48B
$14.5M 0.01%
560,834
+60,119
+12% +$1.56M
IRM icon
1878
Iron Mountain
IRM
$28.6B
$14.5M 0.01%
570,368
+206,115
+57% +$5.25M
SBAC icon
1879
SBA Communications
SBAC
$21.5B
$14.5M 0.01%
159,594
+19,286
+14% +$1.75M
CCI icon
1880
Crown Castle
CCI
$41.5B
$14.5M 0.01%
196,604
-114,291
-37% -$8.44M
AMWD icon
1881
American Woodmark
AMWD
$995M
$14.5M 0.01%
430,757
+11,724
+3% +$395K
SUPX
1882
DELISTED
SUPERTEX INC
SUPX
$14.5M 0.01%
438,864
+2,553
+0.6% +$84.2K
BMO icon
1883
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$90.5B
$14.4M 0.01%
215,611
+162,998
+310% +$10.9M
PTC icon
1884
PTC
PTC
$24.6B
$14.4M 0.01%
407,601
+7,425
+2% +$263K
RES icon
1885
RPC Inc
RES
$986M
$14.4M 0.01%
706,367
+11,060
+2% +$226K
LVLT
1886
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$14.4M 0.01%
368,243
+5,682
+2% +$222K
BELFB
1887
Bel Fuse Class B
BELFB
$1.79B
$14.4M 0.01%
656,712
+1,055
+0.2% +$23.1K
ADSK icon
1888
Autodesk
ADSK
$68B
$14.4M 0.01%
292,374
-492
-0.2% -$24.2K
PSEM
1889
DELISTED
PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CP
PSEM
$14.4M 0.01%
1,835,649
+9,190
+0.5% +$72K
FBNC icon
1890
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.29B
$14.4M 0.01%
755,742
+6,623
+0.9% +$126K
AVGO icon
1891
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.7T
$14.2M 0.01%
2,208,800
+145,480
+7% +$937K
TITN icon
1892
Titan Machinery
TITN
$451M
$14.2M 0.01%
907,163
-2,705
-0.3% -$42.4K
WEX icon
1893
WEX
WEX
$5.82B
$14.2M 0.01%
149,507
+2,304
+2% +$219K
DEG
1894
DELISTED
ETABLISSEMENT DELHZ ADS 4 ADS REPTGS 1 ORD SHS
DEG
$14.2M 0.01%
781,324
+4,400
+0.6% +$79.9K
IXYS
1895
DELISTED
IXYS Corp
IXYS
$14.2M 0.01%
1,249,688
+37,387
+3% +$424K
VLY icon
1896
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$6.04B
$14.2M 0.01%
1,362,354
-6,418
-0.5% -$66.8K
WTW icon
1897
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$33B
$14.2M 0.01%
121,325
+4,761
+4% +$556K
WWAV
1898
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$14.2M 0.01%
496,855
+10,009
+2% +$286K
OFIX icon
1899
Orthofix Medical
OFIX
$589M
$14.2M 0.01%
469,932
+54,987
+13% +$1.66M
BT
1900
DELISTED
BT Group plc (ADR)
BT
$14.1M 0.01%
442,804
-7,634
-2% -$244K