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
-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
-$2.73B
Cap. Flow
+$2.7B
Cap. Flow %
1.91%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.91%
Holding
3,625
New
33
Increased
1,924
Reduced
1,256
Closed
79

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
CRZO
426
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
$74.3M 0.05%
1,379,894
-13,463
-1% -$725K
COST icon
427
Costco
COST
$424B
$73.9M 0.05%
589,341
+4,040
+0.7% +$506K
BAS
428
DELISTED
Basis Energy Services, Inc.
BAS
$73.9M 0.05%
5,972
+459
+8% +$5.68M
ALK icon
429
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.24B
$73.4M 0.05%
1,686,248
-442
-0% -$19.2K
NAVG
430
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
$73.4M 0.05%
2,386,752
+11,196
+0.5% +$344K
IBOC icon
431
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.5B
$73.4M 0.05%
2,973,987
+58,872
+2% +$1.45M
ORI icon
432
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.2B
$73.2M 0.05%
5,128,008
+16,989
+0.3% +$243K
PBCT
433
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$73M 0.05%
5,041,861
-54
-0% -$781
AGCO icon
434
AGCO
AGCO
$8.19B
$72.8M 0.05%
1,602,212
+43,247
+3% +$1.97M
RDC
435
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
$72.5M 0.05%
2,864,185
-89,671
-3% -$2.27M
CPT icon
436
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.8B
$72.5M 0.05%
1,057,260
+13,009
+1% +$892K
HEES
437
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
$72.4M 0.05%
1,798,566
-35,883
-2% -$1.45M
MRVL icon
438
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$55.3B
$72.2M 0.05%
5,354,114
-211,804
-4% -$2.86M
NFX
439
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
$72.1M 0.05%
1,945,574
+92,200
+5% +$3.42M
UFPI icon
440
UFP Industries
UFPI
$6.01B
$71.9M 0.05%
5,047,944
-37,182
-0.7% -$529K
NNI icon
441
Nelnet
NNI
$4.65B
$71.4M 0.05%
1,657,432
+30,121
+2% +$1.3M
LMT icon
442
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$107B
$71.4M 0.05%
390,544
+10,304
+3% +$1.88M
WIN
443
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
$71.4M 0.05%
845,319
+18,579
+2% +$1.57M
WHR icon
444
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.14B
$71.2M 0.05%
488,571
+119,725
+32% +$17.4M
TXN icon
445
Texas Instruments
TXN
$170B
$71.2M 0.05%
1,492,239
+17,465
+1% +$833K
GLF
446
DELISTED
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. Common Stock
GLF
$71M 0.05%
2,264,542
-9,193
-0.4% -$288K
CAL icon
447
Caleres
CAL
$481M
$70.9M 0.05%
2,614,445
+7,875
+0.3% +$214K
SNV icon
448
Synovus
SNV
$7.23B
$70.9M 0.05%
2,999,978
-80,995
-3% -$1.91M
AAN.A
449
DELISTED
AARON'S INC CL-A
AAN.A
$70.9M 0.05%
2,915,203
+304,162
+12% +$7.4M
COHR
450
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$70.8M 0.05%
1,152,837
-7,805
-0.7% -$479K