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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AVGO icon
2251
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.7T
$8.26M 0.01%
1,915,620
+338,570
+21% +$1.46M
JAKK icon
2252
Jakks Pacific
JAKK
$199M
$8.22M 0.01%
183,161
-1,308
-0.7% -$58.7K
IL
2253
DELISTED
IntraLinks Holdings Inc.
IL
$8.22M 0.01%
933,682
+285,838
+44% +$2.52M
SMI
2254
DELISTED
Semiconductor Manufacturing Intl
SMI
$8.21M 0.01%
2,364,687
-13,967
-0.6% -$48.5K
UAA icon
2255
Under Armour
UAA
$2.08B
$8.19M 0.01%
415,194
+24,363
+6% +$481K
ORN icon
2256
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$299M
$8.18M 0.01%
785,734
+114,805
+17% +$1.2M
HSH
2257
DELISTED
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO
HSH
$8.16M 0.01%
265,580
+18,160
+7% +$558K
FEIM icon
2258
Frequency Electronics
FEIM
$264M
$8.15M 0.01%
697,810
+593
+0.1% +$6.93K
PNW icon
2259
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$10.5B
$8.14M 0.01%
148,665
+5,413
+4% +$296K
RHI icon
2260
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$8.11M 0.01%
207,896
+14,909
+8% +$582K
EOX
2261
DELISTED
EMERALD OIL INC (MT)
EOX
$8.1M 0.01%
56,317
+12,169
+28% +$1.75M
IT icon
2262
Gartner
IT
$18.7B
$8.09M 0.01%
134,822
+9,690
+8% +$581K
MPX icon
2263
Marine Products Corp
MPX
$316M
$8.07M 0.01%
888,480
-5,076
-0.6% -$46.1K
ACLS icon
2264
Axcelis
ACLS
$2.69B
$8.06M 0.01%
954,753
+23,758
+3% +$201K
MFC icon
2265
Manulife Financial
MFC
$54.2B
$8.05M 0.01%
485,983
+201,941
+71% +$3.34M
CCF
2266
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$8.04M 0.01%
273,714
+1,466
+0.5% +$43.1K
PCMI
2267
DELISTED
PCM, Inc
PCMI
$8.02M 0.01%
862,646
+2,718
+0.3% +$25.3K
MASC
2268
DELISTED
MATERIAL SCIENCES CORP
MASC
$8.01M 0.01%
853,949
-771
-0.1% -$7.23K
OFIX icon
2269
Orthofix Medical
OFIX
$589M
$8.01M 0.01%
383,842
+41,026
+12% +$856K
INTX
2270
DELISTED
Intersections, Inc.
INTX
$8M 0.01%
911,996
-4,410
-0.5% -$38.7K
INFA
2271
DELISTED
INFORMATICA CORP
INFA
$7.98M 0.01%
204,858
+23,774
+13% +$926K
LEN.B icon
2272
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$34B
$7.96M 0.01%
298,214
-16,191
-5% -$432K
AEC
2273
DELISTED
ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORP
AEC
$7.96M 0.01%
533,916
+800
+0.2% +$11.9K
WD icon
2274
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.93B
$7.94M 0.01%
499,148
-1,504
-0.3% -$23.9K
TSYS
2275
DELISTED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYS INC "A"
TSYS
$7.91M 0.01%
3,215,245
+50,782
+2% +$125K