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
NAVG
376
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
$88.4M 0.06%
2,409,566
+22,814
+1% +$837K
MEI icon
377
Methode Electronics
MEI
$255M
$88.4M 0.06%
2,419,996
-9,014
-0.4% -$329K
BLK icon
378
Blackrock
BLK
$171B
$88.2M 0.06%
246,640
+3,951
+2% +$1.41M
ACN icon
379
Accenture
ACN
$159B
$88M 0.06%
984,861
+60,010
+6% +$5.36M
IBKC
380
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
$87.7M 0.06%
1,352,020
+81,575
+6% +$5.29M
TXN icon
381
Texas Instruments
TXN
$169B
$87.5M 0.06%
1,636,318
+144,079
+10% +$7.7M
LEA icon
382
Lear
LEA
$6B
$87.4M 0.06%
890,671
+150,313
+20% +$14.7M
SPB icon
383
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$1.34B
$87.3M 0.06%
912,649
-4,473
-0.5% -$428K
MOH icon
384
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$9.51B
$86.9M 0.06%
1,624,082
+12,675
+0.8% +$678K
VMC icon
385
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$39.5B
$86.7M 0.06%
1,318,680
+16,433
+1% +$1.08M
HTH icon
386
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.22B
$86.5M 0.06%
4,335,185
+54,452
+1% +$1.09M
INFY icon
387
Infosys
INFY
$69.6B
$86.4M 0.06%
10,980,104
+29,968
+0.3% +$236K
FMBI
388
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$86.3M 0.06%
5,045,147
+175,631
+4% +$3.01M
ALEX
389
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
$1.39B
$86M 0.06%
2,190,252
+30,511
+1% +$1.2M
INGR icon
390
Ingredion
INGR
$8.22B
$85.8M 0.06%
1,010,878
+222,635
+28% +$18.9M
UVV icon
391
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.38B
$85.7M 0.06%
1,948,878
-10,386
-0.5% -$457K
KND
392
DELISTED
Kindred Healthcare
KND
$85.3M 0.06%
4,689,490
-113,126
-2% -$2.06M
PNFP icon
393
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.63B
$85.1M 0.06%
2,151,167
-49,343
-2% -$1.95M
LLY icon
394
Eli Lilly
LLY
$662B
$84.6M 0.06%
1,226,166
+48,918
+4% +$3.38M
BEL
395
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$84.5M 0.06%
6,830,218
+110,890
+2% +$1.37M
EMR icon
396
Emerson Electric
EMR
$74.7B
$84.4M 0.06%
1,366,335
+247,566
+22% +$15.3M
GD icon
397
General Dynamics
GD
$86.8B
$84.2M 0.06%
611,935
+19,164
+3% +$2.64M
HP icon
398
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$1.99B
$83.9M 0.06%
1,244,195
+42,168
+4% +$2.84M
EBAY icon
399
eBay
EBAY
$42.5B
$83.9M 0.06%
3,549,535
+239,123
+7% +$5.65M
CSC
400
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
$83.8M 0.06%
3,153,800
+497,620
+19% +$13.2M