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
CFFN icon
451
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$846M
$70.4M 0.05%
5,956,309
+444,098
+8% +$5.25M
SAFT icon
452
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.08B
$70.4M 0.05%
1,305,678
-7,965
-0.6% -$429K
OMG
453
DELISTED
OM GROUP INC.
OMG
$70.3M 0.05%
2,710,179
-20,335
-0.7% -$528K
WSBC icon
454
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.1B
$70.3M 0.05%
2,296,952
+18,017
+0.8% +$551K
EMR icon
455
Emerson Electric
EMR
$74.6B
$70M 0.05%
1,118,769
+52,470
+5% +$3.28M
NWBI icon
456
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$1.86B
$70M 0.05%
5,784,709
+291,670
+5% +$3.53M
EXR icon
457
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$31.3B
$69.7M 0.05%
1,351,552
+21,007
+2% +$1.08M
AAWW
458
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
$69.7M 0.05%
2,110,581
+73,194
+4% +$2.42M
DRE
459
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$69.6M 0.05%
4,051,804
+64,043
+2% +$1.1M
LRCX icon
460
Lam Research
LRCX
$130B
$69.6M 0.05%
9,313,340
-69,320
-0.7% -$518K
VER
461
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
$69.5M 0.05%
1,153,219
+238,140
+26% +$14.4M
AVNT icon
462
Avient
AVNT
$3.45B
$69.5M 0.05%
1,953,894
-103,610
-5% -$3.69M
BRCD
463
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
$69.5M 0.05%
6,389,743
-344,116
-5% -$3.74M
MATX icon
464
Matsons
MATX
$3.36B
$69.4M 0.05%
2,771,764
+72,337
+3% +$1.81M
PVTB
465
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
$69.4M 0.05%
2,318,841
-3,126
-0.1% -$93.5K
MON
466
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$69.3M 0.05%
615,735
+23,815
+4% +$2.68M
RTN
467
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$69.2M 0.05%
681,088
+85,362
+14% +$8.67M
TFC icon
468
Truist Financial
TFC
$60B
$69M 0.05%
1,852,931
+16,161
+0.9% +$601K
IPCC
469
DELISTED
Infinity Property & Casualty C
IPCC
$68.9M 0.05%
1,076,458
-39,423
-4% -$2.52M
KRFT
470
DELISTED
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
$68.6M 0.05%
1,216,781
-74,020
-6% -$4.17M
URI icon
471
United Rentals
URI
$62.7B
$68.5M 0.05%
616,507
+33,559
+6% +$3.73M
CSC
472
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
$68.4M 0.05%
2,656,180
+164,157
+7% +$4.23M
BGG
473
DELISTED
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
BGG
$68.4M 0.05%
3,796,826
+74,830
+2% +$1.35M
AEGN
474
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
$68.3M 0.05%
3,067,803
+83,600
+3% +$1.86M
MOH icon
475
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$9.47B
$68.2M 0.05%
1,611,407
-3,325
-0.2% -$141K