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
NOG icon
2251
Northern Oil and Gas
NOG
$2.48B
$13.8M 0.01%
713,507
+143,777
+25% +$2.78M
NGVC icon
2252
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$860M
$13.7M 0.01%
1,364,335
+25,364
+2% +$255K
KVHI icon
2253
KVH Industries
KVHI
$121M
$13.7M 0.01%
1,261,127
-8,512
-0.7% -$92.5K
ZAGG
2254
DELISTED
ZAGG Inc Common Stock (Delaware)
ZAGG
$13.7M 0.01%
1,965,919
+62,823
+3% +$437K
ALTA
2255
DELISTED
Altabancorp Common Stock
ALTA
$13.7M 0.01%
465,346
+26,549
+6% +$781K
RICK icon
2256
RCI Hospitality Holdings
RICK
$304M
$13.7M 0.01%
780,645
-35,020
-4% -$613K
CNR
2257
DELISTED
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
CNR
$13.6M 0.01%
2,338,960
+202,944
+10% +$1.18M
VNDA icon
2258
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$268M
$13.6M 0.01%
967,404
+182,786
+23% +$2.58M
PFBI
2259
DELISTED
Premier Financial Bancorp
PFBI
$13.6M 0.01%
908,742
+8,357
+0.9% +$125K
DPLO
2260
DELISTED
DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC.
DPLO
$13.6M 0.01%
2,237,307
-17,167
-0.8% -$105K
PETS icon
2261
PetMed Express
PETS
$57.8M
$13.6M 0.01%
868,976
-27,069
-3% -$424K
NOAH
2262
Noah Holdings
NOAH
$781M
$13.6M 0.01%
319,576
+38,771
+14% +$1.65M
OMN
2263
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
$13.6M 0.01%
2,181,986
-83,175
-4% -$518K
CLDT
2264
Chatham Lodging
CLDT
$349M
$13.5M 0.01%
716,270
+2,203
+0.3% +$41.6K
CHGG icon
2265
Chegg
CHGG
$165M
$13.5M 0.01%
349,843
+12,874
+4% +$497K
TI
2266
DELISTED
Telecom Italia
TI
$13.5M 0.01%
2,441,301
-30,129
-1% -$167K
VWTR
2267
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$13.5M 0.01%
1,161,655
-8,905
-0.8% -$103K
LOGI icon
2268
Logitech
LOGI
$15.9B
$13.5M 0.01%
339,308
-9,660
-3% -$384K
BSET icon
2269
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$142M
$13.5M 0.01%
882,357
-6,449
-0.7% -$98.3K
AGR
2270
DELISTED
Avangrid, Inc.
AGR
$13.5M 0.01%
266,467
+6,491
+2% +$328K
NIC icon
2271
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$2B
$13.4M 0.01%
216,656
+27,134
+14% +$1.68M
BNED icon
2272
Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
$279M
$13.4M 0.01%
39,883
+738
+2% +$248K
RLGT icon
2273
Radiant Logistics
RLGT
$307M
$13.4M 0.01%
2,179,183
+29,719
+1% +$182K
DLA
2274
DELISTED
Delta Apparel Inc.
DLA
$13.4M 0.01%
576,513
-5,393
-0.9% -$125K
PROV icon
2275
Provident Financial
PROV
$103M
$13.3M 0.01%
633,709
-1,602
-0.3% -$33.6K