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
-2.48%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$141B
AUM Growth
-$2.73B
Cap. Flow
+$2.7B
Cap. Flow %
1.91%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.91%
Holding
3,625
New
33
Increased
1,924
Reduced
1,256
Closed
79

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$202M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$140M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$127M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$86.6M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$75.9M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.74%
3 Energy 11.68%
4 Technology 10.9%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HAWK
1901
DELISTED
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
HAWK
$14.9M 0.01%
460,348
+132,769
+41% +$4.29M
MX icon
1902
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$112M
$14.8M 0.01%
1,261,655
+56,159
+5% +$657K
SRI icon
1903
Stoneridge
SRI
$228M
$14.8M 0.01%
1,309,295
+38,775
+3% +$437K
JBHT icon
1904
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$13.4B
$14.7M 0.01%
198,988
+10,764
+6% +$797K
RTEC
1905
DELISTED
Rudolph Technologies Inc
RTEC
$14.7M 0.01%
1,624,796
-36,861
-2% -$334K
ONIT
1906
Onity Group Inc.
ONIT
$367M
$14.7M 0.01%
37,418
-4,979
-12% -$1.96M
AE
1907
DELISTED
Adams Resources & Energy Inc.
AE
$14.7M 0.01%
331,095
-200
-0.1% -$8.86K
FISI icon
1908
Financial Institutions
FISI
$545M
$14.7M 0.01%
652,256
+21,675
+3% +$487K
ADSK icon
1909
Autodesk
ADSK
$68B
$14.7M 0.01%
266,005
-28,795
-10% -$1.59M
TPR icon
1910
Tapestry
TPR
$22.2B
$14.7M 0.01%
411,474
+3,900
+1% +$139K
NDSN icon
1911
Nordson
NDSN
$12.5B
$14.6M 0.01%
191,505
+32,513
+20% +$2.47M
LTC
1912
LTC Properties
LTC
$1.67B
$14.6M 0.01%
394,831
+24,766
+7% +$914K
PSTB
1913
DELISTED
Park Sterling Corp.
PSTB
$14.6M 0.01%
2,196,852
+4,389
+0.2% +$29.1K
VRSK icon
1914
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$36.6B
$14.6M 0.01%
239,184
+28,708
+14% +$1.75M
DAKT icon
1915
Daktronics
DAKT
$1.14B
$14.6M 0.01%
1,184,225
+5,827
+0.5% +$71.6K
EVRI
1916
DELISTED
Everi Holdings
EVRI
$14.5M 0.01%
2,155,381
+210,503
+11% +$1.42M
IXYS
1917
DELISTED
IXYS Corp
IXYS
$14.5M 0.01%
1,384,807
+85,074
+7% +$893K
GNTX icon
1918
Gentex
GNTX
$6.25B
$14.5M 0.01%
1,084,114
+27,894
+3% +$373K
USAK
1919
DELISTED
USA Truck Inc
USAK
$14.5M 0.01%
827,004
-1,247
-0.2% -$21.9K
ELLI
1920
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
$14.5M 0.01%
444,336
-5,409
-1% -$176K
DALN icon
1921
DallasNews
DALN
$76.5M
$14.4M 0.01%
338,554
+1,273
+0.4% +$54.3K
AMT icon
1922
American Tower
AMT
$91.3B
$14.4M 0.01%
154,132
-5,779
-4% -$541K
INCY icon
1923
Incyte
INCY
$16.2B
$14.4M 0.01%
292,704
-47,670
-14% -$2.34M
FF icon
1924
Future Fuel
FF
$169M
$14.4M 0.01%
1,207,604
+65,513
+6% +$779K
RDEN
1925
DELISTED
ELIZABETH ARDEN INC
RDEN
$14.4M 0.01%
857,688
+11,883
+1% +$199K