Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$128B
Cap. Flow
+$2B
Cap. Flow %
1.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
41
Increased
2,064
Reduced
1,040
Closed
83

Top Buys

1
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$134M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$78.7M
3
ABEV icon
Ambev
ABEV
$76.2M
4
FCX icon
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$75.2M
5
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
$59.4M

Top Sells

1
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
$346M
2
SFD
SMITHFIELD FOODS,INC
SFD
$117M
3
BZ
BOISE INC COM STK (DE)
BZ
$108M
4
STEI
STEWART ENTERPRISES INC CL-A
STEI
$88.5M
5
SKS
SAKS INCORPORATED
SKS
$78.6M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.93%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change % 		Capital Flow
ITUB icon
226
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$75.6B
$109M 0.08%
8,020,762
-65,157
-0.8% -$884K
OC icon
227
Owens Corning
OC
$12.6B
$109M 0.08%
2,666,018
-14,002
-0.5% -$570K
PL
228
DELISTED
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP
PL
$108M 0.08%
2,139,979
-246,760
-10% -$12.5M
BG icon
229
Bunge Global
BG
$16.8B
$108M 0.08%
1,313,888
+8,751
+0.7% +$719K
FFG
230
DELISTED
FBL Financial Group
FFG
$107M 0.08%
2,398,738
+204
+0% +$9.14K
CATY icon
231
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.45B
$107M 0.08%
4,011,621
-75,760
-2% -$2.03M
FCS
232
DELISTED
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTL INC COMMON
FCS
$107M 0.08%
8,030,598
+370,040
+5% +$4.94M
HMN icon
233
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$1.87B
$107M 0.08%
3,390,764
+26,114
+0.8% +$824K
UVV icon
234
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.39B
$106M 0.08%
1,949,692
-12,753
-0.6% -$696K
BGC
235
DELISTED
General Cable Corporation
BGC
$106M 0.08%
3,615,177
-155,643
-4% -$4.58M
ASH icon
236
Ashland
ASH
$2.57B
$106M 0.08%
1,094,789
+10,014
+0.9% +$972K
ACAS
237
DELISTED
American Capital Ltd
ACAS
$106M 0.08%
6,753,334
-37,540
-0.6% -$587K
AOL
238
DELISTED
AOL INC COMMON STOCK
AOL
$105M 0.08%
2,260,396
-194,150
-8% -$9.05M
RDC
239
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
$105M 0.08%
2,975,420
+211,022
+8% +$7.46M
MUR icon
240
Murphy Oil
MUR
$3.55B
$105M 0.08%
1,620,640
-34,632
-2% -$2.25M
JNS
241
DELISTED
Janus Capital Group Inc
JNS
$105M 0.08%
8,497,594
-9,780
-0.1% -$121K
GLF
242
DELISTED
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. Common Stock
GLF
$105M 0.08%
2,223,933
+81,554
+4% +$3.84M
IRF
243
DELISTED
INTL RECTIFIER CORP
IRF
$105M 0.08%
4,010,560
+524,315
+15% +$13.7M
FSLR icon
244
First Solar
FSLR
$20.9B
$104M 0.08%
1,902,742
-115,617
-6% -$6.32M
AWH
245
DELISTED
Allied World Assurance Co Hld Lt
AWH
$104M 0.08%
920,391
-3,264
-0.4% -$368K
ALEX
246
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
$1.41B
$104M 0.08%
2,481,765
-126,574
-5% -$5.28M
VPHM
247
DELISTED
VIROPHARMA INC
VPHM
$103M 0.08%
2,071,225
-31,651
-2% -$1.58M
CNMD icon
248
CONMED
CNMD
$1.68B
$103M 0.08%
2,418,335
+41,949
+2% +$1.78M
MWA icon
249
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$4.12B
$102M 0.08%
10,936,818
-140,434
-1% -$1.32M
LLL
250
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$102M 0.08%
958,412
-2,285
-0.2% -$244K
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