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
+3.1%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$106B
AUM Growth
Cap. Flow
+$106B
Cap. Flow %
100%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.59%
Holding
3,585
New
3,579
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$1.17B
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$1.17B
3
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$1.15B
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$1B
5
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$970M

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.18%
2 Industrials 12.65%
3 Energy 10.8%
4 Technology 9.12%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
IPGP icon
2026
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.45B
$9.74M 0.01%
+160,343
New +$9.74M
RFP
2027
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$9.74M 0.01%
+739,280
New +$9.74M
MFLX
2028
DELISTED
MULTI-FINELINE ELECTRONIX INC
MFLX
$9.71M 0.01%
+655,640
New +$9.71M
RGEN icon
2029
Repligen
RGEN
$6.74B
$9.68M 0.01%
+1,174,383
New +$9.68M
BNCL
2030
DELISTED
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
BNCL
$9.67M 0.01%
+1,266,640
New +$9.67M
IN
2031
DELISTED
INTERMEC, INC.
IN
$9.66M 0.01%
+982,614
New +$9.66M
MRCY icon
2032
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.48B
$9.66M 0.01%
+1,047,329
New +$9.66M
SPPI
2033
DELISTED
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc
SPPI
$9.65M 0.01%
+1,292,991
New +$9.65M
CRS icon
2034
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$12B
$9.63M 0.01%
+213,695
New +$9.63M
BALL icon
2035
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.5B
$9.62M 0.01%
+462,938
New +$9.62M
FLWS icon
2036
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$339M
$9.61M 0.01%
+1,552,058
New +$9.61M
CULP icon
2037
Culp
CULP
$57.1M
$9.58M 0.01%
+550,685
New +$9.58M
BUSE icon
2038
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.17B
$9.58M 0.01%
+709,258
New +$9.58M
CASS icon
2039
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$555M
$9.58M 0.01%
+274,169
New +$9.58M
BKMU
2040
DELISTED
Bank Mutual Corp
BKMU
$9.54M 0.01%
+1,691,391
New +$9.54M
HBI icon
2041
Hanesbrands
HBI
$2.24B
$9.54M 0.01%
+742,104
New +$9.54M
PTC icon
2042
PTC
PTC
$24.6B
$9.51M 0.01%
+387,479
New +$9.51M
COWN
2043
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$9.48M 0.01%
+816,935
New +$9.48M
IRC
2044
DELISTED
INLAND REAL ESTATE CORP
IRC
$9.47M 0.01%
+926,400
New +$9.47M
PNRA
2045
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
$9.47M 0.01%
+50,903
New +$9.47M
BFX
2046
DELISTED
BowFlex Inc.
BFX
$9.46M 0.01%
+1,088,805
New +$9.46M
SMCI icon
2047
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$26.7B
$9.46M 0.01%
+8,886,780
New +$9.46M
CPLA
2048
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
$9.44M 0.01%
+226,739
New +$9.44M
BMRN icon
2049
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$10.4B
$9.43M 0.01%
+169,050
New +$9.43M
AORT icon
2050
Artivion
AORT
$1.87B
$9.41M 0.01%
+1,502,577
New +$9.41M