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
OLED icon
2451
Universal Display
OLED
$6.52B
$5.63M ﹤0.01%
104,130
-57,388
-36% -$3.1M
DWSN icon
2452
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$50.6M
$5.59M ﹤0.01%
1,283,209
+8,505
+0.7% +$37K
RKUS
2453
DELISTED
RUCKUS WIRELESS INC COM STK (DE)
RKUS
$5.54M ﹤0.01%
564,261
-56,366
-9% -$553K
TSC
2454
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
$5.52M ﹤0.01%
437,761
+54,370
+14% +$685K
CAVM
2455
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
$5.51M ﹤0.01%
90,053
+1,982
+2% +$121K
ELP icon
2456
Copel
ELP
$6.84B
$5.51M ﹤0.01%
1,734,910
-96,760
-5% -$307K
TWTR
2457
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
$5.5M ﹤0.01%
332,429
+71,334
+27% +$1.18M
NAII icon
2458
Natural Alternatives International
NAII
$20.8M
$5.49M ﹤0.01%
405,759
+24,170
+6% +$327K
EML icon
2459
Eastern Company
EML
$147M
$5.48M ﹤0.01%
333,876
WMS icon
2460
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$11B
$5.48M ﹤0.01%
257,192
+27,920
+12% +$595K
CLFD icon
2461
Clearfield
CLFD
$456M
$5.48M ﹤0.01%
340,756
-7,076
-2% -$114K
AMRK icon
2462
A-Mark Precious Metals
AMRK
$592M
$5.47M ﹤0.01%
550,028
+59,404
+12% +$591K
CYBE
2463
DELISTED
Cyberoptics Corp
CYBE
$5.45M ﹤0.01%
584,576
-2,750
-0.5% -$25.7K
FNGN
2464
DELISTED
Financial Engines, Inc.
FNGN
$5.45M ﹤0.01%
173,496
+75
+0% +$2.36K
ISLE
2465
DELISTED
Isle of Capri Casinos Inc
ISLE
$5.39M ﹤0.01%
385,128
+1,955
+0.5% +$27.4K
SALM
2466
DELISTED
Salem Media Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SALM
$5.38M ﹤0.01%
934,565
+2,100
+0.2% +$12.1K
ANCX
2467
DELISTED
Access National Corporation
ANCX
$5.38M ﹤0.01%
271,467
+1,858
+0.7% +$36.8K
VLRS
2468
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación
VLRS
$712M
$5.38M ﹤0.01%
255,197
+142,736
+127% +$3.01M
GPRO icon
2469
GoPro
GPRO
$258M
$5.34M ﹤0.01%
446,152
-5,380
-1% -$64.3K
TWIN icon
2470
Twin Disc
TWIN
$186M
$5.33M ﹤0.01%
525,999
+11,240
+2% +$114K
SCX
2471
DELISTED
The L.S. Starrett Company
SCX
$5.31M ﹤0.01%
512,625
LEAF
2472
DELISTED
Leaf Group Ltd.
LEAF
$5.3M ﹤0.01%
1,060,510
+4,090
+0.4% +$20.5K
ENVA icon
2473
Enova International
ENVA
$2.88B
$5.3M ﹤0.01%
840,062
+32,468
+4% +$205K
CAJ
2474
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
$5.28M ﹤0.01%
177,042
-1,280
-0.7% -$38.2K
RELL icon
2475
Richardson Electronics
RELL
$139M
$5.27M ﹤0.01%
1,021,376
-5,735
-0.6% -$29.6K