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
JOY
2076
DELISTED
Joy Global Inc
JOY
$13.3M 0.01%
825,358
-16,160
-2% -$260K
AR icon
2077
Antero Resources
AR
$10.1B
$13.3M 0.01%
533,102
+184,401
+53% +$4.59M
GSH
2078
DELISTED
Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd
GSH
$13.2M 0.01%
617,973
-8,678
-1% -$186K
NYRT
2079
DELISTED
New York REIT, Inc.
NYRT
$13.2M 0.01%
130,747
+30,285
+30% +$3.06M
CNI icon
2080
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$58.6B
$13.2M 0.01%
211,028
+2,231
+1% +$139K
ENLC
2081
DELISTED
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
ENLC
$13.1M 0.01%
1,168,556
-33,754
-3% -$380K
WDR
2082
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
$13.1M 0.01%
557,747
-11,124
-2% -$262K
FFNW
2083
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
$13.1M 0.01%
993,111
+7,602
+0.8% +$100K
PENN icon
2084
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.9B
$13M 0.01%
781,538
BMRN icon
2085
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$10.6B
$13M 0.01%
157,867
+3,941
+3% +$325K
WNEB icon
2086
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$250M
$13M 0.01%
1,543,612
+4,490
+0.3% +$37.9K
CSGP icon
2087
CoStar Group
CSGP
$36.9B
$13M 0.01%
689,620
-67,220
-9% -$1.26M
STBZ
2088
DELISTED
State Bank Financial Corporation. Common Stock
STBZ
$13M 0.01%
656,474
+113,741
+21% +$2.25M
CBR
2089
DELISTED
CIBER Inc.
CBR
$12.9M 0.01%
6,119,955
+43,651
+0.7% +$92.1K
STRS icon
2090
Stratus Properties
STRS
$154M
$12.9M 0.01%
543,442
+5,521
+1% +$131K
RH icon
2091
RH
RH
$4.31B
$12.9M 0.01%
307,535
+80,228
+35% +$3.36M
OPB
2092
DELISTED
Opus Bank Common Stock
OPB
$12.8M 0.01%
377,530
+158,238
+72% +$5.38M
FSP
2093
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$175M
$12.8M 0.01%
1,205,797
+13,836
+1% +$147K
WHG icon
2094
Westwood Holdings Group
WHG
$163M
$12.8M 0.01%
217,512
+7,326
+3% +$430K
PANW icon
2095
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$133B
$12.7M 0.01%
468,582
+12,606
+3% +$343K
TMH
2096
DELISTED
Team Health Holdings Inc
TMH
$12.7M 0.01%
303,400
-268
-0.1% -$11.2K
OUTR
2097
DELISTED
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
$12.7M 0.01%
342,517
-1,007
-0.3% -$37.2K
CHA
2098
DELISTED
China Telecom Corporation, LTD
CHA
$12.7M 0.01%
241,136
UVSP icon
2099
Univest Financial
UVSP
$894M
$12.7M 0.01%
648,406
+46,997
+8% +$917K
BB icon
2100
BlackBerry
BB
$2.27B
$12.6M 0.01%
1,559,688
+71,364
+5% +$577K