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
HSKA
2026
DELISTED
Heska Corp
HSKA
$20.6M 0.01%
241,404
+9,125
+4% +$777K
EQT icon
2027
EQT Corp
EQT
$31.8B
$20.5M 0.01%
1,300,420
+497,972
+62% +$7.87M
KOF icon
2028
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$18B
$20.5M 0.01%
330,056
-885
-0.3% -$55K
BMRC icon
2029
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$398M
$20.4M 0.01%
497,665
+22,491
+5% +$923K
HOFT icon
2030
Hooker Furnishings Corp
HOFT
$111M
$20.4M 0.01%
989,996
+927
+0.1% +$19.1K
TFSL icon
2031
TFS Financial
TFSL
$3.75B
$20.4M 0.01%
1,129,118
-8,321
-0.7% -$150K
UPLD icon
2032
Upland Software
UPLD
$71.6M
$20.4M 0.01%
448,090
+67,311
+18% +$3.06M
CENT icon
2033
Central Garden & Pet
CENT
$2.24B
$20.4M 0.01%
945,923
+50,855
+6% +$1.1M
VMW
2034
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$20.3M 0.01%
121,401
+13,237
+12% +$2.21M
VLGEA icon
2035
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$580M
$20.3M 0.01%
765,757
+14,645
+2% +$388K
CEVA icon
2036
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$564M
$20.3M 0.01%
832,453
+14,462
+2% +$352K
HMY icon
2037
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$9.34B
$20.3M 0.01%
8,926,883
-57,968
-0.6% -$132K
HURC icon
2038
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$114M
$20.3M 0.01%
569,472
-1,422
-0.2% -$50.6K
TPIC
2039
DELISTED
TPI Composites
TPIC
$20.2M 0.01%
819,068
+14,606
+2% +$361K
ACIA
2040
DELISTED
Acacia Communications, Inc. Common Stock
ACIA
$20.2M 0.01%
429,099
+41,089
+11% +$1.94M
HLNE icon
2041
Hamilton Lane
HLNE
$6.53B
$20.2M 0.01%
354,110
+21,973
+7% +$1.25M
MDSO
2042
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$20.2M 0.01%
222,894
-17,361
-7% -$1.57M
MEET
2043
DELISTED
The Meet Group, Inc. Common Stock
MEET
$20.2M 0.01%
5,794,257
-215,684
-4% -$751K
PENG
2044
Penguin Solutions, Inc. Ordinary Shares
PENG
$1.36B
$20.1M 0.01%
1,750,498
+51,482
+3% +$592K
MSBI icon
2045
Midland States Bancorp
MSBI
$385M
$20.1M 0.01%
752,681
+89,393
+13% +$2.39M
LBRDA icon
2046
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$8.65B
$20.1M 0.01%
195,554
+1,841
+1% +$189K
TR icon
2047
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.92B
$20.1M 0.01%
649,318
-7,333
-1% -$227K
WCN icon
2048
Waste Connections
WCN
$45.3B
$20.1M 0.01%
209,987
+63,215
+43% +$6.04M
DFIN icon
2049
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.5B
$20.1M 0.01%
1,503,498
-3,310
-0.2% -$44.2K
FIZZ icon
2050
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.67B
$20M 0.01%
897,782
-1,906
-0.2% -$42.5K