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
TFX icon
476
Teleflex
TFX
$5.78B
$68.1M 0.05%
648,375
-21,992
-3% -$2.31M
MUFG icon
477
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$174B
$67.6M 0.05%
12,048,965
-33,872
-0.3% -$190K
AMP icon
478
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$46.1B
$67M 0.05%
543,160
-89,661
-14% -$11.1M
PARA
479
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$66.7M 0.05%
1,246,785
-164,945
-12% -$8.83M
TDW icon
480
Tidewater
TDW
$2.86B
$66.6M 0.05%
52,857
+9,242
+21% +$11.6M
RFMD
481
DELISTED
RF MICRO DEVICES INC
RFMD
$66.3M 0.05%
5,746,287
-41,674
-0.7% -$481K
GIII icon
482
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.12B
$66.3M 0.05%
1,599,126
+45,866
+3% +$1.9M
DGI
483
DELISTED
DigitalGlobe Inc.
DGI
$66.1M 0.05%
2,319,431
+80,530
+4% +$2.3M
VR
484
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$66M 0.05%
1,685,414
-17,866
-1% -$699K
TCF
485
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$65.9M 0.05%
4,241,694
+473,947
+13% +$7.36M
ARE icon
486
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.5B
$65.3M 0.05%
885,399
+28,695
+3% +$2.12M
AXLL
487
DELISTED
AXIALL CORP COM STK (DE)
AXLL
$65.1M 0.05%
1,818,976
+378,675
+26% +$13.6M
RTI
488
DELISTED
RTI INTL METALS INC(HLDG CO)
RTI
$65M 0.05%
2,637,190
-24,041
-0.9% -$593K
DY icon
489
Dycom Industries
DY
$7.19B
$65M 0.05%
2,115,389
+28,156
+1% +$865K
UFS
490
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$64.8M 0.05%
1,845,526
+101,724
+6% +$3.57M
ENS icon
491
EnerSys
ENS
$3.89B
$64.8M 0.05%
1,104,163
+24,704
+2% +$1.45M
PHM icon
492
Pultegroup
PHM
$27.7B
$64.6M 0.05%
3,656,666
+115,784
+3% +$2.04M
SNDK
493
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
$64.6M 0.05%
658,954
-7,398
-1% -$725K
NE
494
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
$64.5M 0.05%
2,902,099
+485,209
+20% +$10.8M
WAL icon
495
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$10B
$64.4M 0.05%
2,695,719
+14,449
+0.5% +$345K
MANH icon
496
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$13B
$64.3M 0.05%
1,923,157
-107,988
-5% -$3.61M
LEA icon
497
Lear
LEA
$5.91B
$64M 0.05%
740,358
+11,187
+2% +$967K
SCI icon
498
Service Corp International
SCI
$10.9B
$63.9M 0.05%
3,024,339
+212,884
+8% +$4.5M
MTN icon
499
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.87B
$63.9M 0.05%
736,442
+48,106
+7% +$4.17M
TDS icon
500
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.54B
$63.9M 0.05%
2,666,240
+355,624
+15% +$8.52M