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
FRT icon
301
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.86B
$108M 0.07%
812,696
+4,659
+0.6% +$622K
SAIA icon
302
Saia
SAIA
$8.34B
$108M 0.07%
1,952,285
+30,368
+2% +$1.68M
UGI icon
303
UGI
UGI
$7.43B
$107M 0.07%
2,825,535
+180,797
+7% +$6.87M
AFL icon
304
Aflac
AFL
$57.2B
$107M 0.07%
3,510,974
+833,106
+31% +$25.5M
CAT icon
305
Caterpillar
CAT
$198B
$107M 0.07%
1,168,353
+90,677
+8% +$8.3M
ISIL
306
DELISTED
Intersil Corp
ISIL
$106M 0.07%
7,353,199
-35,367
-0.5% -$512K
FBR
307
DELISTED
Fibria Celulose Sa
FBR
$105M 0.07%
8,633,608
-32,179
-0.4% -$390K
CF icon
308
CF Industries
CF
$13.7B
$105M 0.07%
1,918,920
+243,065
+15% +$13.2M
GME icon
309
GameStop
GME
$10.1B
$105M 0.07%
12,378,088
+1,145,636
+10% +$9.68M
WBA
310
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$105M 0.07%
1,372,080
+43,222
+3% +$3.29M
CNMD icon
311
CONMED
CNMD
$1.7B
$104M 0.07%
2,323,731
-26,468
-1% -$1.19M
BMY icon
312
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$104M 0.07%
1,767,367
+53,402
+3% +$3.15M
AAWW
313
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
$104M 0.07%
2,106,604
-3,977
-0.2% -$196K
CNW
314
DELISTED
CON-WAY INC.
CNW
$104M 0.07%
2,107,387
+331,152
+19% +$16.3M
XL
315
DELISTED
XL Group Ltd.
XL
$103M 0.07%
3,003,093
-96,812
-3% -$3.33M
LTM
316
DELISTED
LIFE TIME FITNESS INC
LTM
$103M 0.07%
1,821,212
+103,183
+6% +$5.84M
AWH
317
DELISTED
Allied World Assurance Co Hld Lt
AWH
$103M 0.07%
2,717,976
+33,069
+1% +$1.25M
CB icon
318
Chubb
CB
$111B
$103M 0.07%
892,852
+14,567
+2% +$1.67M
UAL icon
319
United Airlines
UAL
$34.5B
$103M 0.07%
1,533,861
+170,414
+12% +$11.4M
OC icon
320
Owens Corning
OC
$13B
$102M 0.07%
2,855,566
+84,778
+3% +$3.04M
PFG icon
321
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.8B
$102M 0.07%
1,967,946
+288,352
+17% +$15M
CATY icon
322
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.43B
$102M 0.07%
3,977,631
+10,353
+0.3% +$265K
PLCM
323
DELISTED
POLYCOM INC
PLCM
$102M 0.07%
7,535,365
+211,065
+3% +$2.85M
AOL
324
DELISTED
AOL INC COMMON STOCK
AOL
$101M 0.07%
2,197,683
+45,570
+2% +$2.1M
MON
325
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$101M 0.07%
846,276
+230,541
+37% +$27.5M