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
IPI icon
1926
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$389M
$24.7M 0.01%
736,258
+23,109
+3% +$776K
NFG icon
1927
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.97B
$24.7M 0.01%
468,897
+3,402
+0.7% +$179K
BLUE
1928
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
$24.7M 0.01%
14,995
+2,046
+16% +$3.37M
RFL icon
1929
Rafael Holdings
RFL
$47M
$24.6M 0.01%
868,595
+2,173
+0.3% +$61.6K
NSA icon
1930
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
$2.45B
$24.6M 0.01%
848,799
+10,045
+1% +$291K
DLPH
1931
DELISTED
Delphi Technologies PLC Ordinary Shares
DLPH
$24.5M 0.01%
1,226,948
+409,930
+50% +$8.2M
PAMT
1932
PAMT CORP Common Stock
PAMT
$258M
$24.5M 0.01%
1,582,208
+1,360
+0.1% +$21.1K
SPOK icon
1933
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$360M
$24.4M 0.01%
1,622,800
+2,013
+0.1% +$30.3K
CCRN icon
1934
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
$411M
$24.4M 0.01%
2,596,681
+45,626
+2% +$428K
WTI icon
1935
W&T Offshore
WTI
$257M
$24.3M 0.01%
4,902,672
-70,613
-1% -$350K
UNIT
1936
Uniti Group
UNIT
$1.71B
$24.2M 0.01%
2,542,348
-12,032
-0.5% -$114K
DSPG
1937
DELISTED
DSP Group Inc
DSPG
$24.1M 0.01%
1,680,325
-25,159
-1% -$361K
ITIC icon
1938
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$481M
$24.1M 0.01%
144,318
-5,259
-4% -$878K
COWN
1939
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$24M 0.01%
1,398,706
-993
-0.1% -$17.1K
LGIH icon
1940
LGI Homes
LGIH
$1.39B
$24M 0.01%
335,790
+204,897
+157% +$14.6M
PTR
1941
DELISTED
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED ADS (REP 100 H SHARES)
PTR
$23.9M 0.01%
434,778
-1,452
-0.3% -$80K
BBSI icon
1942
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$1.2B
$23.9M 0.01%
1,159,216
+280
+0% +$5.78K
CHUY
1943
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
$23.9M 0.01%
1,044,238
+16,047
+2% +$368K
PTC icon
1944
PTC
PTC
$24.6B
$23.9M 0.01%
266,651
-17,746
-6% -$1.59M
IPHI
1945
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
$23.9M 0.01%
477,034
-1,007
-0.2% -$50.5K
MCRN
1946
DELISTED
Milacron Holdings Corp.
MCRN
$23.9M 0.01%
1,730,809
+76,283
+5% +$1.05M
UPBD icon
1947
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.45B
$23.8M 0.01%
894,297
CATO icon
1948
Cato Corp
CATO
$91.1M
$23.8M 0.01%
1,932,025
+6,208
+0.3% +$76.5K
SID icon
1949
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$2.01B
$23.8M 0.01%
5,523,044
DCOM icon
1950
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$1.35B
$23.7M 0.01%
805,162
+24,117
+3% +$710K