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
TROX icon
1951
Tronox
TROX
$793M
$16.4M 0.01%
2,572,857
-4,263
-0.2% -$27.2K
CDE icon
1952
Coeur Mining
CDE
$9.88B
$16.4M 0.01%
2,918,916
+943
+0% +$5.3K
FCBC icon
1953
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$691M
$16.4M 0.01%
826,301
+28,748
+4% +$570K
TSLA icon
1954
Tesla
TSLA
$1.19T
$16.4M 0.01%
1,067,865
+47,805
+5% +$732K
POWL icon
1955
Powell Industries
POWL
$3.53B
$16.3M 0.01%
548,171
+51,744
+10% +$1.54M
ESIO
1956
DELISTED
Electro Scientific Industries
ESIO
$16.3M 0.01%
2,277,250
+148,327
+7% +$1.06M
SCMP
1957
DELISTED
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
SCMP
$16.3M 0.01%
1,489,487
-42,924
-3% -$469K
BBOX
1958
DELISTED
Black Box Corp
BBOX
$16.2M 0.01%
1,204,086
-46,615
-4% -$628K
BBW icon
1959
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$985M
$16.2M 0.01%
1,247,755
-37,289
-3% -$484K
ZBRA icon
1960
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$16.1B
$16.1M 0.01%
233,239
-56,774
-20% -$3.92M
AVID
1961
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$16M 0.01%
2,372,545
+69,031
+3% +$467K
ACLS icon
1962
Axcelis
ACLS
$2.71B
$16M 0.01%
1,431,525
+63,843
+5% +$715K
LION
1963
DELISTED
Fidelity Southern Corporation
LION
$16M 0.01%
999,294
+145,875
+17% +$2.34M
AMCX icon
1964
AMC Networks
AMCX
$346M
$16M 0.01%
246,468
-789
-0.3% -$51.2K
SFR
1965
DELISTED
Starwood Waypoint Homes
SFR
$16M 0.01%
646,671
+129,794
+25% +$3.21M
SUPN icon
1966
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.62B
$16M 0.01%
1,047,813
-39,242
-4% -$598K
INGN icon
1967
Inogen
INGN
$231M
$16M 0.01%
355,069
+80,737
+29% +$3.63M
WLFC icon
1968
Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
$1.15B
$16M 0.01%
739,218
-1,007
-0.1% -$21.7K
AORT icon
1969
Artivion
AORT
$2B
$16M 0.01%
1,484,091
-16,995
-1% -$183K
JAZZ icon
1970
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$7.79B
$15.9M 0.01%
121,979
+6,377
+6% +$832K
FLWS icon
1971
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$335M
$15.9M 0.01%
2,018,150
+128,279
+7% +$1.01M
SLCA
1972
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$15.9M 0.01%
698,031
-1,021
-0.1% -$23.2K
QDEL icon
1973
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$2.03B
$15.8M 0.01%
914,491
+113,109
+14% +$1.95M
LCI
1974
DELISTED
Lannett Company, Inc.
LCI
$15.8M 0.01%
219,781
-2,999
-1% -$215K
KN icon
1975
Knowles
KN
$1.91B
$15.7M 0.01%
1,194,069
-28,538
-2% -$376K