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
LCUT icon
1901
Lifetime Brands
LCUT
$95.2M
$17.6M 0.01%
1,167,313
+15,430
+1% +$233K
CULP icon
1902
Culp
CULP
$57.6M
$17.6M 0.01%
670,687
-13,510
-2% -$354K
QTS
1903
DELISTED
QTS REALTY TRUST, INC.
QTS
$17.6M 0.01%
370,948
+41,490
+13% +$1.97M
CTLT
1904
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$17.6M 0.01%
658,459
+177,647
+37% +$4.74M
ADSK icon
1905
Autodesk
ADSK
$69.1B
$17.5M 0.01%
300,679
+8,304
+3% +$484K
GHL
1906
DELISTED
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
GHL
$17.5M 0.01%
786,611
-3,679
-0.5% -$81.7K
OGE icon
1907
OGE Energy
OGE
$8.9B
$17.4M 0.01%
608,573
-44,556
-7% -$1.28M
RUSHB icon
1908
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$4.6B
$17.4M 0.01%
2,139,203
-13,395
-0.6% -$109K
GSM icon
1909
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$795M
$17.4M 0.01%
1,969,505
HALL
1910
DELISTED
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.
HALL
$17.3M 0.01%
150,667
+3,137
+2% +$361K
TLMR
1911
DELISTED
TALMER BANCORP INC (MI)
TLMR
$17.3M 0.01%
956,338
+80,986
+9% +$1.47M
XOXO
1912
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
$17.3M 0.01%
1,077,566
+29,408
+3% +$472K
TBRG icon
1913
TruBridge
TBRG
$310M
$17.3M 0.01%
331,269
-271
-0.1% -$14.1K
FMC icon
1914
FMC
FMC
$4.77B
$17.2M 0.01%
492,208
+74,026
+18% +$2.59M
DTLK
1915
DELISTED
Datalink Corp
DTLK
$17.2M 0.01%
1,882,996
+100,006
+6% +$914K
CCF
1916
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$17.2M 0.01%
327,159
+12,646
+4% +$665K
WSBF icon
1917
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$276M
$17.2M 0.01%
1,256,389
+54,661
+5% +$748K
NGHC
1918
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
$17.2M 0.01%
795,899
+180,314
+29% +$3.89M
FBNC icon
1919
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.29B
$17.2M 0.01%
910,067
+38,177
+4% +$720K
ELRC
1920
DELISTED
ELECTRO RENT CORP
ELRC
$17.1M 0.01%
1,851,875
+4,833
+0.3% +$44.8K
DTSI
1921
DELISTED
DTS, Inc.
DTSI
$17.1M 0.01%
787,184
+26,279
+3% +$572K
CNP icon
1922
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$25B
$17.1M 0.01%
818,065
+31,949
+4% +$668K
BLT
1923
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
$17.1M 0.01%
1,714,280
-4,340
-0.3% -$43.3K
SENEA icon
1924
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$765M
$17M 0.01%
490,783
+18,623
+4% +$647K
DSPG
1925
DELISTED
DSP Group Inc
DSPG
$17M 0.01%
1,862,081