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
GEF icon
1926
Greif
GEF
$3.59B
$13.7M 0.01%
261,526
+40,693
+18% +$2.14M
SRI icon
1927
Stoneridge
SRI
$228M
$13.7M 0.01%
1,220,191
+23,958
+2% +$269K
HCI icon
1928
HCI Group
HCI
$2.34B
$13.7M 0.01%
376,045
-2,392
-0.6% -$87.1K
BALL icon
1929
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.9B
$13.7M 0.01%
499,088
+23,968
+5% +$657K
PIN icon
1930
Invesco India ETF
PIN
$212M
$13.6M 0.01%
730,136
+59,150
+9% +$1.11M
OII icon
1931
Oceaneering
OII
$2.43B
$13.6M 0.01%
189,240
+1,232
+0.7% +$88.5K
AN icon
1932
AutoNation
AN
$8.37B
$13.6M 0.01%
254,962
+2,078
+0.8% +$111K
BGFV icon
1933
Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
$32.8M
$13.6M 0.01%
844,742
+26,040
+3% +$418K
CNP icon
1934
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$25B
$13.6M 0.01%
572,294
+2,443
+0.4% +$57.9K
EPAM icon
1935
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$8.69B
$13.5M 0.01%
411,729
+144,517
+54% +$4.75M
BUSE icon
1936
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.19B
$13.5M 0.01%
777,006
+18,310
+2% +$319K
BC icon
1937
Brunswick
BC
$4.26B
$13.5M 0.01%
298,319
-71,444
-19% -$3.24M
BBW icon
1938
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$971M
$13.5M 0.01%
1,402,489
-16,226
-1% -$156K
OPK icon
1939
Opko Health
OPK
$1.11B
$13.5M 0.01%
1,447,523
-417,206
-22% -$3.89M
HTLF
1940
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$13.4M 0.01%
497,964
+1,101
+0.2% +$29.7K
ONTO icon
1941
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$5.44B
$13.4M 0.01%
747,448
+9,513
+1% +$171K
PLL
1942
DELISTED
PALL CORP
PLL
$13.4M 0.01%
149,947
+6,622
+5% +$592K
RAIL icon
1943
FreightCar America
RAIL
$162M
$13.4M 0.01%
574,757
+85,073
+17% +$1.98M
ENTR
1944
DELISTED
ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM STK (DE)
ENTR
$13.4M 0.01%
3,264,253
+258,459
+9% +$1.06M
BR icon
1945
Broadridge
BR
$29.5B
$13.3M 0.01%
359,337
+31,433
+10% +$1.17M
HOME
1946
DELISTED
HOME FED BANCORP INC COM STK NEW (MD)
HOME
$13.3M 0.01%
856,548
EDR
1947
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$13.3M 0.01%
449,670
+23,353
+5% +$691K
ESC
1948
DELISTED
EMERITUS CORP
ESC
$13.3M 0.01%
421,781
+10,500
+3% +$330K
SIX
1949
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$13.3M 0.01%
329,989
+4,156
+1% +$167K
RL icon
1950
Ralph Lauren
RL
$19.1B
$13.2M 0.01%
82,286
+482
+0.6% +$77.5K