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
NATI
1876
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
$18.2M 0.01%
603,412
+25,428
+4% +$766K
AAT
1877
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.28B
$18.2M 0.01%
455,105
+7,783
+2% +$311K
CALX icon
1878
Calix
CALX
$4.13B
$18.2M 0.01%
2,562,090
+289,316
+13% +$2.05M
FOXF icon
1879
Fox Factory Holding Corp
FOXF
$1.2B
$18.2M 0.01%
1,148,154
+832,465
+264% +$13.2M
HDS
1880
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$18.1M 0.01%
548,324
-70,852
-11% -$2.34M
BKE icon
1881
Buckle
BKE
$3.15B
$18.1M 0.01%
534,505
-107
-0% -$3.62K
ESI icon
1882
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.37B
$18.1M 0.01%
2,102,756
+596,943
+40% +$5.13M
DLB icon
1883
Dolby
DLB
$6.91B
$18M 0.01%
414,632
+6,564
+2% +$285K
THR icon
1884
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
$862M
$18M 0.01%
1,024,302
+61,537
+6% +$1.08M
DNB
1885
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$18M 0.01%
174,356
+4,123
+2% +$425K
STAG icon
1886
STAG Industrial
STAG
$6.8B
$17.9M 0.01%
881,101
+83,004
+10% +$1.69M
AVTA
1887
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$17.9M 0.01%
3,474,206
+88,826
+3% +$458K
TDC icon
1888
Teradata
TDC
$2.04B
$17.9M 0.01%
683,111
-60,652
-8% -$1.59M
SYBT icon
1889
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.28B
$17.9M 0.01%
696,819
+13,776
+2% +$354K
VVC
1890
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$17.9M 0.01%
353,938
+12,577
+4% +$636K
LBAI
1891
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$17.8M 0.01%
1,758,420
+84,480
+5% +$857K
PGTI
1892
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
$17.8M 0.01%
1,812,128
+30,685
+2% +$302K
LRN icon
1893
Stride
LRN
$7.03B
$17.8M 0.01%
1,802,789
+106,690
+6% +$1.06M
LULU icon
1894
lululemon athletica
LULU
$19.7B
$17.8M 0.01%
262,909
+5,966
+2% +$404K
ERIC icon
1895
Ericsson
ERIC
$26.8B
$17.7M 0.01%
1,769,425
-21,566
-1% -$216K
JMG
1896
DELISTED
JOURNAL MEDIA GROUP INC COM
JMG
$17.7M 0.01%
1,483,543
MDVN
1897
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
$17.7M 0.01%
386,280
+11,681
+3% +$536K
CHK
1898
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
$17.7M 0.01%
21,500
-8,249
-28% -$6.8M
PKY
1899
DELISTED
Parkway, Inc.
PKY
$17.7M 0.01%
1,130,895
+24,546
+2% +$384K
GOV
1900
DELISTED
Government Properties Income Trust
GOV
$17.6M 0.01%
986,826
+34,038
+4% +$608K