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
UVV icon
351
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.38B
$87M 0.06%
1,959,264
+20,807
+1% +$924K
LTM
352
DELISTED
LIFE TIME FITNESS INC
LTM
$86.7M 0.06%
1,718,029
+157,137
+10% +$7.93M
CNMD icon
353
CONMED
CNMD
$1.66B
$86.6M 0.06%
2,350,199
-30,727
-1% -$1.13M
PDCE
354
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$86.3M 0.06%
1,716,093
+180,897
+12% +$9.1M
CL icon
355
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$67.3B
$86.2M 0.06%
1,321,885
+29,226
+2% +$1.91M
QEP
356
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
$85.9M 0.06%
2,791,504
+326,712
+13% +$10.1M
HTH icon
357
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.21B
$85.8M 0.06%
4,280,733
-42,848
-1% -$859K
HAL icon
358
Halliburton
HAL
$19.2B
$85.7M 0.06%
1,328,197
+49,781
+4% +$3.21M
CI icon
359
Cigna
CI
$80.2B
$85M 0.06%
936,891
+125,527
+15% +$11.4M
ITGR icon
360
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.75B
$84.7M 0.06%
1,987,818
+5,100
+0.3% +$217K
PFS icon
361
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$2.61B
$84.5M 0.06%
5,160,554
+43,061
+0.8% +$705K
CEO
362
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$84.5M 0.06%
489,317
+10,004
+2% +$1.73M
CNW
363
DELISTED
CON-WAY INC.
CNW
$84.4M 0.06%
1,776,235
+232,750
+15% +$11.1M
SCHL icon
364
Scholastic
SCHL
$673M
$84.1M 0.06%
2,601,285
-7,957
-0.3% -$257K
UDR icon
365
UDR
UDR
$12.7B
$83.9M 0.06%
3,078,577
+57,031
+2% +$1.55M
MUR icon
366
Murphy Oil
MUR
$3.71B
$83.9M 0.06%
1,473,480
-130,705
-8% -$7.44M
RUSHA icon
367
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.46B
$83.8M 0.06%
2,506,089
+40,528
+2% +$1.36M
NPKI
368
NPK International Inc.
NPKI
$886M
$83.6M 0.06%
6,720,276
+205,245
+3% +$2.55M
SPB icon
369
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$1.33B
$83M 0.06%
917,122
-33,355
-4% -$3.02M
SWC
370
DELISTED
Stillwater Mining Co
SWC
$82.8M 0.06%
5,511,925
+39,568
+0.7% +$595K
INFY icon
371
Infosys
INFY
$69.1B
$82.8M 0.06%
1,368,767
-54,334
-4% -$3.29M
DNR
372
DELISTED
Denbury Resources, Inc.
DNR
$82.6M 0.06%
5,496,043
+772,680
+16% +$11.6M
ARCB icon
373
ArcBest
ARCB
$1.67B
$82.3M 0.06%
2,205,540
-6,326
-0.3% -$236K
WTS icon
374
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$9.33B
$82.2M 0.06%
1,411,465
-66,511
-5% -$3.87M
IDTI
375
DELISTED
Integrated Device Technology I
IDTI
$82.1M 0.06%
5,147,781
+75,776
+1% +$1.21M