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
+6.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$5.79B
Cap. Flow %
3.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.92%
Holding
3,614
New
69
Increased
2,264
Reduced
893
Closed
98

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$317M
2
SAN icon
Banco Santander
SAN
$169M
3
T icon
AT&T
T
$167M
4
F icon
Ford
F
$101M
5
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
$93.8M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.07%
2 Industrials 13.06%
3 Technology 11.2%
4 Energy 9.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HNT
226
DELISTED
HEALTH NET INC
HNT
$132M 0.09%
2,469,819
-7,199
-0.3% -$385K
ARGO
227
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
$132M 0.09%
3,316,107
-28,672
-0.9% -$1.14M
CMC icon
228
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.51B
$132M 0.09%
8,082,925
+410,978
+5% +$6.69M
AVT icon
229
Avnet
AVT
$4.47B
$132M 0.09%
3,056,800
+108,126
+4% +$4.65M
ATVI
230
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$130M 0.09%
6,467,227
+326,499
+5% +$6.58M
SIGI icon
231
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.93B
$130M 0.09%
4,789,488
+44,664
+0.9% +$1.21M
LLL
232
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$130M 0.09%
1,030,665
+21,410
+2% +$2.7M
CELG
233
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$130M 0.09%
1,161,453
+49,482
+4% +$5.54M
STZ icon
234
Constellation Brands
STZ
$25.7B
$129M 0.08%
1,316,958
-116,420
-8% -$11.4M
CYH icon
235
Community Health Systems
CYH
$398M
$129M 0.08%
2,893,807
+593,186
+26% +$26.4M
O icon
236
Realty Income
O
$53.3B
$128M 0.08%
2,778,467
+4,927
+0.2% +$228K
KIM icon
237
Kimco Realty
KIM
$15.4B
$128M 0.08%
5,091,928
-47,392
-0.9% -$1.19M
AMSG
238
DELISTED
Amsurg Corp
AMSG
$127M 0.08%
2,319,084
+2,599
+0.1% +$142K
TAP icon
239
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.87B
$126M 0.08%
1,691,214
-22,189
-1% -$1.65M
PACW
240
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$126M 0.08%
2,767,714
-434,587
-14% -$19.8M
MINI
241
DELISTED
Mobile Mini Inc
MINI
$126M 0.08%
3,099,170
-52,328
-2% -$2.12M
TSM icon
242
TSMC
TSM
$1.22T
$125M 0.08%
5,575,854
+1,035,515
+23% +$23.2M
KSS icon
243
Kohl's
KSS
$1.84B
$125M 0.08%
2,043,576
+180,868
+10% +$11M
CFN
244
DELISTED
CAREFUSION CORPORATION
CFN
$125M 0.08%
2,100,520
-2,016
-0.1% -$120K
FULT icon
245
Fulton Financial
FULT
$3.59B
$124M 0.08%
10,036,972
+647,444
+7% +$8M
AXS icon
246
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.76B
$124M 0.08%
2,422,491
+41,595
+2% +$2.13M
OVTI
247
DELISTED
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC
OVTI
$124M 0.08%
4,760,183
-34,696
-0.7% -$902K
CNQ icon
248
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$65.2B
$123M 0.08%
8,215,663
+1,287,434
+19% +$19.2M
GHC icon
249
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.92B
$122M 0.08%
234,707
+2,754
+1% +$1.44M
GBX icon
250
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.45B
$122M 0.08%
2,278,454
-31,397
-1% -$1.69M