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
LCUT icon
2301
Lifetime Brands
LCUT
$92.2M
$12.5M ﹤0.01%
1,318,788
+28,965
+2% +$274K
SBS icon
2302
Sabesp
SBS
$16B
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
1,021,493
-22,087
-2% -$269K
DDD icon
2303
3D Systems Corporation
DDD
$294M
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
1,363,561
+222,200
+19% +$2.02M
FNLC icon
2304
First Bancorp
FNLC
$301M
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
462,000
+6,068
+1% +$163K
HBB icon
2305
Hamilton Beach Brands
HBB
$197M
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
649,933
-59,388
-8% -$1.13M
MOFG icon
2306
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
$605M
$12.3M ﹤0.01%
441,239
+33,722
+8% +$943K
FRST icon
2307
Primis Financial Corp
FRST
$268M
$12.3M ﹤0.01%
805,418
+55,152
+7% +$844K
BVH
2308
DELISTED
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
BVH
$12.3M ﹤0.01%
502,093
+30,888
+7% +$758K
FTK icon
2309
Flotek Industries
FTK
$339M
$12.3M ﹤0.01%
619,800
+29,053
+5% +$577K
KEP icon
2310
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$17.2B
$12.3M ﹤0.01%
1,104,039
-7,875
-0.7% -$87.4K
FSP
2311
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$174M
$12.2M ﹤0.01%
1,658,223
+9,355
+0.6% +$69K
BF.A icon
2312
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.1B
$12.2M ﹤0.01%
222,064
+1,540
+0.7% +$84.7K
HIFS icon
2313
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$615M
$12.2M ﹤0.01%
61,557
+5,008
+9% +$992K
EGIO
2314
DELISTED
Edgio, Inc. Common Stock
EGIO
$12.2M ﹤0.01%
112,660
+1,760
+2% +$190K
JAG
2315
DELISTED
Jagged Peak Energy Inc.
JAG
$12.2M ﹤0.01%
1,470,165
+922,708
+169% +$7.63M
PEN icon
2316
Penumbra
PEN
$10.8B
$12.2M ﹤0.01%
75,945
+1,549
+2% +$248K
AE
2317
DELISTED
Adams Resources & Energy Inc.
AE
$12.1M ﹤0.01%
354,281
+435
+0.1% +$14.9K
SFE
2318
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
$12.1M ﹤0.01%
1,004,319
-22,643
-2% -$273K
GNE icon
2319
Genie Energy
GNE
$407M
$12.1M ﹤0.01%
1,134,797
+36,481
+3% +$389K
PFPT
2320
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
$12.1M ﹤0.01%
100,368
+1,672
+2% +$201K
COUP
2321
DELISTED
Coupa Software Incorporated
COUP
$12M ﹤0.01%
94,998
+6,802
+8% +$861K
OTEX icon
2322
Open Text
OTEX
$8.95B
$12M ﹤0.01%
291,395
+38,058
+15% +$1.57M
TLYS icon
2323
Tilly's
TLYS
$58.2M
$12M ﹤0.01%
1,571,631
+21,494
+1% +$164K
CRD.A icon
2324
Crawford & Co Class A
CRD.A
$537M
$11.9M ﹤0.01%
1,129,492
+10,700
+1% +$113K
RNG icon
2325
RingCentral
RNG
$2.79B
$11.9M ﹤0.01%
103,366
-5,107
-5% -$587K