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
RMR icon
2126
The RMR Group
RMR
$288M
$17.7M 0.01%
376,731
+2,645
+0.7% +$124K
CARG icon
2127
CarGurus
CARG
$3.58B
$17.7M 0.01%
489,938
+376,029
+330% +$13.6M
JOBS
2128
DELISTED
51job, Inc.
JOBS
$17.7M 0.01%
234,363
+25,479
+12% +$1.92M
HMC icon
2129
Honda
HMC
$43.8B
$17.7M 0.01%
684,564
-4,300
-0.6% -$111K
WLDN icon
2130
Willdan Group
WLDN
$1.48B
$17.6M 0.01%
472,533
-437
-0.1% -$16.3K
IONS icon
2131
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$10.1B
$17.6M 0.01%
273,351
-31,226
-10% -$2.01M
LIND icon
2132
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$735M
$17.6M 0.01%
978,679
+57,224
+6% +$1.03M
ALEX
2133
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
$1.34B
$17.5M 0.01%
759,127
-416,028
-35% -$9.61M
LNW icon
2134
Light & Wonder
LNW
$7.48B
$17.5M 0.01%
881,680
+7,300
+0.8% +$145K
SLP icon
2135
Simulations Plus
SLP
$303M
$17.4M 0.01%
610,303
+3,382
+0.6% +$96.6K
VIRT icon
2136
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$3.1B
$17.4M 0.01%
799,828
+7,367
+0.9% +$160K
PAHC icon
2137
Phibro Animal Health
PAHC
$1.61B
$17.4M 0.01%
547,529
+4,607
+0.8% +$146K
AVID
2138
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$17.4M 0.01%
1,907,238
+58,902
+3% +$537K
PTVCB
2139
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
$17.4M 0.01%
999,720
-18,778
-2% -$326K
HPR
2140
DELISTED
HighPoint Resources Corporation
HPR
$17.4M 0.01%
190,792
-3,553
-2% -$323K
TGH
2141
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$17.3M 0.01%
1,718,267
+146,307
+9% +$1.47M
ABTX
2142
DELISTED
Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.
ABTX
$17.3M 0.01%
519,294
+127,589
+33% +$4.25M
TWLO icon
2143
Twilio
TWLO
$15.7B
$17.3M 0.01%
126,813
-2,991
-2% -$408K
ALNT icon
2144
Allient
ALNT
$779M
$17.3M 0.01%
683,936
-6,408
-0.9% -$162K
MNR
2145
DELISTED
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp
MNR
$17.2M 0.01%
1,268,364
+264
+0% +$3.58K
MGNI icon
2146
Magnite
MGNI
$3.4B
$17.2M 0.01%
2,698,047
+47,044
+2% +$299K
STRS icon
2147
Stratus Properties
STRS
$159M
$17.2M 0.01%
528,995
-9,893
-2% -$321K
ETSY icon
2148
Etsy
ETSY
$5.84B
$17.1M 0.01%
278,946
+16,699
+6% +$1.03M
ACBI
2149
DELISTED
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock
ACBI
$17.1M 0.01%
999,172
+73,961
+8% +$1.27M
MAT icon
2150
Mattel
MAT
$5.72B
$17.1M 0.01%
1,524,880
+117,467
+8% +$1.32M