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
CCBG icon
1976
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$739M
$22.9M 0.01%
919,783
+3,333
+0.4% +$82.8K
RP
1977
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
$22.8M 0.01%
387,449
+997
+0.3% +$58.7K
TUP
1978
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$22.6M 0.01%
1,185,867
+72,793
+7% +$1.39M
WPP icon
1979
WPP
WPP
$5.86B
$22.6M 0.01%
358,578
+63,237
+21% +$3.98M
LFCR icon
1980
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$281M
$22.5M 0.01%
2,405,825
+44,768
+2% +$419K
PAR icon
1981
PAR Technology
PAR
$1.79B
$22.5M 0.01%
797,960
-94,867
-11% -$2.68M
RDNT icon
1982
RadNet
RDNT
$5.69B
$22.4M 0.01%
1,624,474
+38,159
+2% +$526K
UAA icon
1983
Under Armour
UAA
$2.08B
$22.4M 0.01%
883,432
+120
+0% +$3.04K
WHD icon
1984
Cactus
WHD
$2.74B
$22.4M 0.01%
674,928
+134,503
+25% +$4.45M
SAGE
1985
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
$22.3M 0.01%
121,997
+2,775
+2% +$508K
OSPN icon
1986
OneSpan
OSPN
$588M
$22.3M 0.01%
1,570,604
+3,508
+0.2% +$49.7K
ITCI
1987
DELISTED
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
ITCI
$22.2M 0.01%
1,709,500
+86,304
+5% +$1.12M
CWEN icon
1988
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$3.39B
$22.1M 0.01%
1,313,112
-3,584
-0.3% -$60.4K
CMRE icon
1989
Costamare
CMRE
$1.48B
$22.1M 0.01%
4,309,464
+249,676
+6% +$1.28M
SPLK
1990
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$22.1M 0.01%
175,651
+2,551
+1% +$321K
WT icon
1991
WisdomTree
WT
$2.11B
$22.1M 0.01%
3,575,547
-13,500
-0.4% -$83.3K
STRL icon
1992
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$9.54B
$22M 0.01%
1,640,237
-24,498
-1% -$329K
SPSC icon
1993
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$4B
$22M 0.01%
430,614
+15,246
+4% +$779K
FRGI
1994
DELISTED
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
FRGI
$22M 0.01%
1,670,787
+61,226
+4% +$805K
CP icon
1995
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$68.9B
$21.8M 0.01%
463,565
+229,990
+98% +$10.8M
WNEB icon
1996
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$250M
$21.8M 0.01%
2,334,208
-5,615
-0.2% -$52.4K
SRPT icon
1997
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.82B
$21.7M 0.01%
143,102
+2,500
+2% +$379K
LOCO icon
1998
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$304M
$21.7M 0.01%
2,036,199
-204,338
-9% -$2.18M
HALL
1999
DELISTED
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.
HALL
$21.7M 0.01%
152,369
+1,752
+1% +$249K
FIT
2000
DELISTED
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
$21.6M 0.01%
4,919,140
+169,676
+4% +$747K