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
HVT icon
1876
Haverty Furniture Companies
HVT
$371M
$27.4M 0.01%
1,609,276
-1,328
-0.1% -$22.6K
TYL icon
1877
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$23.6B
$27.3M 0.01%
126,402
-1,132
-0.9% -$245K
GTT
1878
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
$27.1M 0.01%
1,539,504
-1,704
-0.1% -$30K
TTD icon
1879
Trade Desk
TTD
$22.1B
$27.1M 0.01%
1,189,130
+11,490
+1% +$262K
EXAS icon
1880
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$10.2B
$27M 0.01%
228,781
-2,644
-1% -$312K
CHSP
1881
DELISTED
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
CHSP
$27M 0.01%
948,784
+797
+0.1% +$22.7K
IIIN icon
1882
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$749M
$26.9M 0.01%
1,289,797
+4,111
+0.3% +$85.6K
FRPH icon
1883
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$483M
$26.8M 0.01%
962,618
+11,580
+1% +$323K
BSMX
1884
DELISTED
Banco Santander México, S, A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México
BSMX
$26.8M 0.01%
3,501,432
+52,424
+2% +$401K
MIK
1885
DELISTED
Michaels Stores, Inc
MIK
$26.7M 0.01%
3,073,285
+261,473
+9% +$2.27M
RYAM icon
1886
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$421M
$26.7M 0.01%
4,111,571
+184,362
+5% +$1.2M
CASS icon
1887
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$565M
$26.7M 0.01%
549,714
+6,796
+1% +$329K
AAT
1888
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.27B
$26.6M 0.01%
565,132
+16,504
+3% +$778K
LGND icon
1889
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.23B
$26.6M 0.01%
373,840
+33,839
+10% +$2.41M
HWKN icon
1890
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.62B
$26.6M 0.01%
1,224,468
+1,918
+0.2% +$41.6K
RELX icon
1891
RELX
RELX
$84.9B
$26.4M 0.01%
1,081,932
+92,886
+9% +$2.27M
RM icon
1892
Regional Management Corp
RM
$418M
$26.4M 0.01%
1,000,468
+12,947
+1% +$341K
HCCI
1893
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
$26.4M 0.01%
1,002,238
+13,036
+1% +$343K
RMAX icon
1894
RE/MAX Holdings
RMAX
$195M
$26.4M 0.01%
857,097
+33,213
+4% +$1.02M
BOLD
1895
DELISTED
Audentes Therapeutics, Inc
BOLD
$26.3M 0.01%
695,928
+58,392
+9% +$2.21M
HCC icon
1896
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$3.04B
$26.3M 0.01%
1,007,097
+103,104
+11% +$2.69M
GBLI icon
1897
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$428M
$26.3M 0.01%
849,595
-2,415
-0.3% -$74.8K
TSLA icon
1898
Tesla
TSLA
$1.28T
$26.3M 0.01%
1,764,990
+189,795
+12% +$2.83M
VEDL
1899
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$26.2M 0.01%
2,574,116
-121,584
-5% -$1.24M
LAUR icon
1900
Laureate Education
LAUR
$4.33B
$26.2M 0.01%
1,667,126
+264,986
+19% +$4.16M