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
NPK icon
2101
National Presto Industries
NPK
$803M
$12.6M 0.01%
150,683
RFP
2102
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$12.6M 0.01%
2,285,233
+100,538
+5% +$554K
TFM
2103
DELISTED
THE FRESH MARKET, INC COM STK
TFM
$12.6M 0.01%
441,334
-100
-0% -$2.85K
DSGR icon
2104
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.45B
$12.6M 0.01%
1,285,236
-9,308
-0.7% -$91.1K
ODC icon
2105
Oil-Dri
ODC
$969M
$12.5M 0.01%
742,682
+18,750
+3% +$317K
OMF icon
2106
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.32B
$12.5M 0.01%
454,013
+28,441
+7% +$780K
HWKN icon
2107
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.68B
$12.4M 0.01%
689,214
+18,428
+3% +$333K
VEON icon
2108
VEON
VEON
$3.76B
$12.4M 0.01%
116,816
-4,897
-4% -$520K
RAIL icon
2109
FreightCar America
RAIL
$161M
$12.4M 0.01%
794,157
+153,036
+24% +$2.38M
WRLD icon
2110
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$918M
$12.4M 0.01%
326,026
-1,984
-0.6% -$75.2K
ATML
2111
DELISTED
ATMEL CORP
ATML
$12.4M 0.01%
1,521,420
-26,650
-2% -$216K
PDFS icon
2112
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$782M
$12.4M 0.01%
923,176
+56,208
+6% +$752K
CDK
2113
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$12.3M 0.01%
265,275
+19,232
+8% +$895K
GRUB
2114
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$12.3M 0.01%
245,707
-3,362
-1% -$169K
WYNN icon
2115
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$12.8B
$12.3M 0.01%
132,073
+5,579
+4% +$521K
CNS icon
2116
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$3.66B
$12.3M 0.01%
314,794
+105,584
+50% +$4.11M
HDNG
2117
DELISTED
Hardinge Inc
HDNG
$12.2M 0.01%
976,628
+5,720
+0.6% +$71.3K
EXAC
2118
DELISTED
Exactech Inc
EXAC
$12.2M 0.01%
600,811
+43,787
+8% +$887K
PHI icon
2119
PLDT
PHI
$4.24B
$12.1M 0.01%
280,215
-3,693
-1% -$160K
UGP icon
2120
Ultrapar
UGP
$4.05B
$12.1M 0.01%
1,254,708
-8,356
-0.7% -$80.6K
LBRDA icon
2121
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$8.63B
$12.1M 0.01%
207,754
-8,789
-4% -$511K
CSR
2122
Centerspace
CSR
$983M
$12.1M 0.01%
166,329
+1,238
+0.7% +$89.9K
CHEF icon
2123
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$2.67B
$12.1M 0.01%
594,498
+138,818
+30% +$2.82M
PIR
2124
DELISTED
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
PIR
$12M 0.01%
85,917
-122
-0.1% -$17.1K
NWS icon
2125
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.2B
$12M 0.01%
905,937
+32,667
+4% +$433K