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
SMI
2276
DELISTED
Semiconductor Manufacturing Intl
SMI
$8.72M 0.01%
2,306,575
-25,881
-1% -$97.8K
FLWS icon
2277
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$343M
$8.7M 0.01%
1,545,605
+10,179
+0.7% +$57.3K
DISCK
2278
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$8.7M 0.01%
225,888
+1,560
+0.7% +$60.1K
CLAR icon
2279
Clarus
CLAR
$147M
$8.69M 0.01%
713,346
-44,366
-6% -$540K
AWK icon
2280
American Water Works
AWK
$27.2B
$8.67M 0.01%
191,060
+13,743
+8% +$624K
SCG
2281
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$8.67M 0.01%
169,015
+1,406
+0.8% +$72.1K
BIRT
2282
DELISTED
ACTUATE CORPORATION
BIRT
$8.65M 0.01%
1,436,395
+8,800
+0.6% +$53K
NWS icon
2283
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.2B
$8.64M 0.01%
517,419
+127,805
+33% +$2.13M
FIVE icon
2284
Five Below
FIVE
$7.71B
$8.63M 0.01%
+203,109
New +$8.63M
WEYS icon
2285
Weyco Group
WEYS
$280M
$8.61M 0.01%
318,470
+2,800
+0.9% +$75.7K
PQUE
2286
DELISTED
PETROQUEST ENERGY INC (DE)
PQUE
$8.59M 0.01%
1,507,816
+228,892
+18% +$1.3M
ERF
2287
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$8.59M 0.01%
431,924
+60,145
+16% +$1.2M
MFLX
2288
DELISTED
MULTI-FINELINE ELECTRONIX INC
MFLX
$8.58M 0.01%
670,543
+900
+0.1% +$11.5K
WD icon
2289
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.93B
$8.58M 0.01%
524,935
+22,096
+4% +$361K
POM
2290
DELISTED
PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.
POM
$8.57M 0.01%
418,735
+10,184
+2% +$209K
BALT
2291
DELISTED
BALTIC TRADING LIMITED COMMON STOCK
BALT
$8.57M 0.01%
1,358,539
+207,627
+18% +$1.31M
VGR
2292
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
$8.52M 0.01%
747,398
-2,895
-0.4% -$33K
ZEP
2293
DELISTED
ZEP INC COM STK (DE)
ZEP
$8.49M 0.01%
479,421
+5,384
+1% +$95.3K
CENT icon
2294
Central Garden & Pet
CENT
$2.24B
$8.48M 0.01%
1,304,504
-13,466
-1% -$87.6K
INSY
2295
DELISTED
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
INSY
$8.46M 0.01%
408,196
+182,440
+81% +$3.78M
UTMD icon
2296
Utah Medical Products
UTMD
$200M
$8.45M 0.01%
146,090
+430
+0.3% +$24.9K
PPBI
2297
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$8.43M 0.01%
522,388
+122,430
+31% +$1.98M
PCMI
2298
DELISTED
PCM, Inc
PCMI
$8.42M 0.01%
860,987
TLM
2299
DELISTED
TALISMAN ENERGY INC
TLM
$8.42M 0.01%
843,431
+305,494
+57% +$3.05M
PACD
2300
DELISTED
Pacific Drilling S A
PACD
$8.4M 0.01%
77,184
+26,180
+51% +$2.85M