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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$352M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$227M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$208M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$205M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$187M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.96%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WAT icon
2051
Waters Corp
WAT
$17.6B
$11.7M 0.01%
108,356
+793
+0.7% +$86K
CRAI icon
2052
CRA International
CRAI
$1.3B
$11.7M 0.01%
534,612
OMN
2053
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
$11.7M 0.01%
1,130,112
+14,710
+1% +$153K
VASC
2054
DELISTED
Vascular Solutions Inc
VASC
$11.7M 0.01%
447,643
+7,974
+2% +$209K
RENT
2055
DELISTED
RENTRAK CORP
RENT
$11.7M 0.01%
194,093
STCN
2056
DELISTED
Steel Connect, Inc. Common Stock
STCN
$11.7M 0.01%
295,225
+266
+0.1% +$10.5K
BVH
2057
DELISTED
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
BVH
$11.6M 0.01%
119,765
HCKT icon
2058
Hackett Group
HCKT
$575M
$11.6M 0.01%
1,947,459
-1,900
-0.1% -$11.4K
SYBT icon
2059
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.27B
$11.6M 0.01%
551,717
+5,874
+1% +$124K
VAR
2060
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$11.6M 0.01%
157,896
+10,907
+7% +$803K
AAP icon
2061
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.73B
$11.6M 0.01%
91,885
+4,180
+5% +$529K
G icon
2062
Genpact
G
$7.41B
$11.6M 0.01%
666,817
-1,049
-0.2% -$18.3K
CLMS
2063
DELISTED
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
CLMS
$11.6M 0.01%
897,881
+131,080
+17% +$1.69M
WINA icon
2064
Winmark
WINA
$1.74B
$11.6M 0.01%
153,336
+4,334
+3% +$328K
BMRN icon
2065
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$10.4B
$11.6M 0.01%
170,010
-500
-0.3% -$34.1K
HNR
2066
DELISTED
Harvest Natural Resources
HNR
$11.6M 0.01%
771,020
-15,579
-2% -$234K
CMS icon
2067
CMS Energy
CMS
$21.5B
$11.6M 0.01%
395,279
+5,294
+1% +$155K
FSP
2068
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$174M
$11.6M 0.01%
918,482
+29,306
+3% +$369K
GFIG
2069
DELISTED
GFI GROUP INC
GFIG
$11.6M 0.01%
3,258,344
+86,158
+3% +$306K
HRB icon
2070
H&R Block
HRB
$6.86B
$11.6M 0.01%
383,014
+20,880
+6% +$630K
WU icon
2071
Western Union
WU
$2.71B
$11.5M 0.01%
705,784
-1,620
-0.2% -$26.5K
MOVE
2072
DELISTED
MOVE INC COM STK NEW (DE)
MOVE
$11.5M 0.01%
998,066
+10,533
+1% +$122K
CE icon
2073
Celanese
CE
$4.99B
$11.5M 0.01%
207,625
+41,385
+25% +$2.3M
CECO icon
2074
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$1.7B
$11.5M 0.01%
692,187
+15,921
+2% +$264K
DNB
2075
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$11.5M 0.01%
115,463
+851
+0.7% +$84.5K