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
RELX icon
2176
RELX
RELX
$82.4B
$10.8M 0.01%
573,260
+8,344
+1% +$157K
OPK icon
2177
Opko Health
OPK
$1.12B
$10.8M 0.01%
1,036,512
+134,837
+15% +$1.4M
MLAB icon
2178
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$327M
$10.7M 0.01%
111,557
+2,117
+2% +$204K
UNT
2179
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$10.7M 0.01%
1,219,122
-12,683
-1% -$112K
NRIM icon
2180
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$508M
$10.7M 0.01%
449,096
+19,800
+5% +$473K
KMG
2181
DELISTED
KMG Chemicals Inc
KMG
$10.7M 0.01%
465,304
+10,995
+2% +$254K
LIOX
2182
DELISTED
Lionbridge Technologies
LIOX
$10.6M 0.01%
2,104,370
+68,262
+3% +$345K
SHPG
2183
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$10.6M 0.01%
61,904
-4,195
-6% -$721K
ARMH
2184
DELISTED
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
$10.6M 0.01%
243,420
+9,763
+4% +$427K
CRMT icon
2185
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$285M
$10.6M 0.01%
424,865
+6,271
+1% +$157K
PROV icon
2186
Provident Financial
PROV
$102M
$10.6M 0.01%
621,155
+13,531
+2% +$231K
TGH
2187
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$10.5M 0.01%
710,373
-1,538
-0.2% -$22.8K
GCAP
2188
DELISTED
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
$10.5M 0.01%
1,600,238
+162,066
+11% +$1.06M
AXTA icon
2189
Axalta
AXTA
$6.7B
$10.5M 0.01%
+359,208
New +$10.5M
CRAI icon
2190
CRA International
CRAI
$1.27B
$10.5M 0.01%
533,058
+9,577
+2% +$188K
HTBK icon
2191
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
$630M
$10.4M 0.01%
1,043,224
+23,008
+2% +$230K
IMO icon
2192
Imperial Oil
IMO
$46.6B
$10.4M 0.01%
311,520
-29,250
-9% -$977K
CAI
2193
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
$10.3M 0.01%
1,069,708
+49,386
+5% +$477K
UIS icon
2194
Unisys
UIS
$276M
$10.3M 0.01%
1,339,408
+17,078
+1% +$132K
CWST icon
2195
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.81B
$10.3M 0.01%
1,537,560
-5,467
-0.4% -$36.6K
GWRE icon
2196
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$21.3B
$10.2M 0.01%
188,012
-4,106
-2% -$224K
RMAX icon
2197
RE/MAX Holdings
RMAX
$187M
$10.2M 0.01%
297,628
+171,817
+137% +$5.89M
GNW icon
2198
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.51B
$10.2M 0.01%
3,739,258
-544,706
-13% -$1.49M
TDW icon
2199
Tidewater
TDW
$2.97B
$10.2M 0.01%
46,296
-102
-0.2% -$22.5K
SFBS icon
2200
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.6B
$10.2M 0.01%
457,562
+140,000
+44% +$3.11M