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
-2.48%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$141B
AUM Growth
+$141B
Cap. Flow
+$2.98B
Cap. Flow %
2.11%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.91%
Holding
3,625
New
34
Increased
1,928
Reduced
1,256
Closed
82

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$202M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
$140M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
$127M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
$86.6M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$75.9M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.75%
3 Energy 11.68%
4 Technology 10.9%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CATY icon
301
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.43B
$98.5M 0.07%
3,967,278
-133,303
-3% -$3.31M
STLD icon
302
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19B
$98.4M 0.07%
4,351,811
+64,356
+2% +$1.46M
UNT
303
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$98.2M 0.07%
1,674,757
+7,473
+0.4% +$438K
UPS icon
304
United Parcel Service
UPS
$72.2B
$98.1M 0.07%
997,665
+93,248
+10% +$9.16M
GHC icon
305
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.75B
$98.1M 0.07%
140,153
-3,228
-2% -$2.26M
HMN icon
306
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$1.88B
$97.8M 0.07%
3,431,724
+12,179
+0.4% +$347K
BBD icon
307
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$31.9B
$97.7M 0.07%
6,850,798
-58,461
-0.8% -$834K
LYB icon
308
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$18B
$97M 0.07%
892,116
+28,690
+3% +$3.12M
RIG icon
309
Transocean
RIG
$2.89B
$96.7M 0.07%
3,025,627
+404,523
+15% +$12.9M
AOL
310
DELISTED
AOL INC COMMON STOCK
AOL
$96.7M 0.07%
2,152,113
-75,891
-3% -$3.41M
URS
311
DELISTED
URS CORP
URS
$96.4M 0.07%
1,672,463
-3,807
-0.2% -$219K
HRI icon
312
Herc Holdings
HRI
$4.37B
$96.1M 0.07%
3,782,184
-24,816
-0.7% -$630K
X
313
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$95.9M 0.07%
2,446,888
+42,931
+2% +$1.68M
WLK icon
314
Westlake Corp
WLK
$11.1B
$95.8M 0.07%
1,106,021
-3,280
-0.3% -$284K
FRT icon
315
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.55B
$95.7M 0.07%
808,037
+17,813
+2% +$2.11M
ARRS
316
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$95.4M 0.07%
3,363,874
-406,569
-11% -$11.5M
FBR
317
DELISTED
Fibria Celulose Sa
FBR
$95.3M 0.07%
8,665,787
-133,593
-2% -$1.47M
WLL
318
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$95.3M 0.07%
1,228,649
+33,570
+3% +$2.6M
SAIA icon
319
Saia
SAIA
$7.79B
$95.3M 0.07%
1,921,917
+21,154
+1% +$1.05M
CFN
320
DELISTED
CAREFUSION CORPORATION
CFN
$95.2M 0.07%
2,102,536
-88,818
-4% -$4.02M
CORE
321
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
$94.8M 0.07%
1,787,417
+23,041
+1% +$1.22M
SUNE
322
DELISTED
SUNEDISON, INC COM
SUNE
$94.7M 0.07%
5,015,144
-744,662
-13% -$14.1M
ANDE icon
323
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$1.39B
$93.6M 0.07%
1,489,019
+1,785
+0.1% +$112K
PNR icon
324
Pentair
PNR
$17.4B
$93.6M 0.07%
1,428,860
-3,019
-0.2% -$198K
CF icon
325
CF Industries
CF
$14.2B
$93.6M 0.07%
335,171
+21,506
+7% +$6M