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
MED icon
2126
Medifast
MED
$154M
$10.9M 0.01%
373,684
+8,705
+2% +$253K
DSGR icon
2127
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.44B
$10.9M 0.01%
1,352,692
IDCC icon
2128
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.33B
$10.9M 0.01%
327,772
+15,723
+5% +$521K
CIA icon
2129
Citizens
CIA
$274M
$10.8M 0.01%
1,465,770
+3,088
+0.2% +$22.9K
WDR
2130
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
$10.8M 0.01%
147,353
-877
-0.6% -$64.6K
WSO icon
2131
Watsco
WSO
$15.5B
$10.8M 0.01%
108,420
+195
+0.2% +$19.5K
AHT
2132
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$38.1M
$10.8M 0.01%
1,030
+17
+2% +$179K
SIGM
2133
DELISTED
Sigma Designs Inc
SIGM
$10.8M 0.01%
2,272,219
-4,953
-0.2% -$23.6K
WR
2134
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
$10.8M 0.01%
306,974
+6,306
+2% +$222K
EXPD icon
2135
Expeditors International
EXPD
$16.8B
$10.8M 0.01%
272,395
+6,309
+2% +$250K
SAP icon
2136
SAP
SAP
$299B
$10.8M 0.01%
132,714
+2,556
+2% +$208K
MCRS
2137
DELISTED
MICROS SYSTEMS INC
MCRS
$10.8M 0.01%
203,173
+694
+0.3% +$36.7K
SRDX icon
2138
Surmodics
SRDX
$457M
$10.7M 0.01%
475,553
-19,619
-4% -$443K
KEM
2139
DELISTED
KEMET Corporation
KEM
$10.7M 0.01%
1,849,250
+25,652
+1% +$149K
AMCX icon
2140
AMC Networks
AMCX
$357M
$10.7M 0.01%
146,908
+2,644
+2% +$193K
CAC icon
2141
Camden National
CAC
$684M
$10.7M 0.01%
390,554
+1,496
+0.4% +$41.1K
ATO icon
2142
Atmos Energy
ATO
$26.7B
$10.7M 0.01%
226,463
+3,583
+2% +$169K
TRNX
2143
DELISTED
TORNIER N V SHARES (NLD)
TRNX
$10.6M 0.01%
501,700
+126,268
+34% +$2.68M
NDSN icon
2144
Nordson
NDSN
$12.5B
$10.6M 0.01%
150,881
+18,714
+14% +$1.32M
IPI icon
2145
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$389M
$10.6M 0.01%
68,679
+2,021
+3% +$312K
AEO icon
2146
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$3.18B
$10.6M 0.01%
866,269
+164,085
+23% +$2.01M
PNRA
2147
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
$10.6M 0.01%
59,929
+4,245
+8% +$749K
FURX
2148
DELISTED
FURIEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM STK (DE)
FURX
$10.6M 0.01%
121,432
-10,879
-8% -$947K
BSRR icon
2149
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$408M
$10.5M 0.01%
661,439
+290,742
+78% +$4.63M
ALSN icon
2150
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$7.39B
$10.5M 0.01%
350,985
+145,174
+71% +$4.35M