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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$144B
Cap. Flow
+$6.3B
Cap. Flow %
4.38%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
56
Increased
2,291
Reduced
889
Closed
60

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
$806M
2
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
$346M
3
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
$240M
4
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$169M
5
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$154M

Top Sells

1
SNV icon
Synovus
SNV
$435M
2
CSE
CAPITALSOURCE INC
CSE
$173M
3
AIG icon
American International
AIG
$153M
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
$141M
5
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
$112M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change % 		Capital Flow
MHK icon
301
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.11B
$101M 0.07%
729,278
-148,070
-17% -$20.5M
ARII
302
DELISTED
American Railcar Industries, Inc.
ARII
$101M 0.07%
1,488,478
-39,341
-3% -$2.67M
BG icon
303
Bunge Global
BG
$16.3B
$101M 0.07%
1,331,261
-3,345
-0.3% -$253K
BBD icon
304
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$31.9B
$100M 0.07%
6,909,259
-209,148
-3% -$3.04M
MEI icon
305
Methode Electronics
MEI
$274M
$100M 0.07%
2,624,939
-111,869
-4% -$4.27M
DK icon
306
Delek US
DK
$1.86B
$100M 0.07%
3,541,883
+679,109
+24% +$19.2M
AMSG
307
DELISTED
Amsurg Corp
AMSG
$99.4M 0.07%
2,181,965
+77,482
+4% +$3.53M
BKS
308
DELISTED
Barnes & Noble
BKS
$99.1M 0.07%
4,348,963
+354,270
+9% +$8.07M
BGC
309
DELISTED
General Cable Corporation
BGC
$98.4M 0.07%
3,833,112
+145,438
+4% +$3.73M
ACAS
310
DELISTED
American Capital Ltd
ACAS
$98.3M 0.07%
6,431,301
-326,429
-5% -$4.99M
ITGR icon
311
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.75B
$97.3M 0.07%
1,982,718
+34,885
+2% +$1.71M
CFN
312
DELISTED
CAREFUSION CORPORATION
CFN
$97.2M 0.07%
2,191,354
-1,098
-0.1% -$48.7K
ETFC
313
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$97.1M 0.07%
4,568,521
-15,257
-0.3% -$324K
PDCE
314
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$96.9M 0.07%
1,535,196
-318,582
-17% -$20.1M
MAGN
315
Magnera Corporation
MAGN
$432M
$96.8M 0.07%
3,648,621
+91,663
+3% +$2.43M
BEL
316
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$96.6M 0.07%
6,646,656
+110,569
+2% +$1.61M
CRZO
317
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
$96.5M 0.07%
1,393,357
+84,876
+6% +$5.88M
MA icon
318
Mastercard
MA
$535B
$96.4M 0.07%
1,312,599
+240,901
+22% +$17.7M
ARCB icon
319
ArcBest
ARCB
$1.66B
$96.2M 0.07%
2,211,866
+26,199
+1% +$1.14M
SWC
320
DELISTED
Stillwater Mining Co
SWC
$96M 0.07%
5,472,357
+39,291
+0.7% +$690K
WLL
321
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$95.9M 0.07%
1,195,079
-341,579
-22% -$27.4M
FRT icon
322
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.55B
$95.6M 0.07%
790,224
+26,590
+3% +$3.22M
MWA icon
323
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$4.12B
$95.3M 0.07%
11,029,765
+276,641
+3% +$2.39M
KEG
324
DELISTED
KEY ENERGY SERVICES INC
KEG
$95.2M 0.07%
10,420,548
+2,325,118
+29% +$21.3M
CVA
325
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$95.1M 0.07%
4,613,134
+2,099,720
+84% +$43.3M
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