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 12.74%
3 Energy 11.68%
4 Technology 10.9%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SONY icon
526
Sony
SONY
$172B
$61.6M 0.04%
17,079,005
-287,180
-2% -$1.04M
FCF icon
527
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$1.83B
$61.5M 0.04%
7,330,055
+135,449
+2% +$1.14M
SSP icon
528
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$260M
$61.4M 0.04%
4,241,400
+13,351
+0.3% +$193K
DWA
529
DELISTED
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG INC CL-A
DWA
$61.3M 0.04%
2,246,773
-502,263
-18% -$13.7M
BPOP icon
530
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.4B
$61.1M 0.04%
2,076,990
-57,056
-3% -$1.68M
CALM icon
531
Cal-Maine
CALM
$5.3B
$61M 0.04%
1,364,984
+55,558
+4% +$2.48M
REG icon
532
Regency Centers
REG
$13.2B
$61M 0.04%
1,132,274
+36,419
+3% +$1.96M
MENT
533
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
$60.9M 0.04%
2,971,368
+35,196
+1% +$721K
VEDL
534
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$60.9M 0.04%
3,526,042
+48,784
+1% +$842K
PPC icon
535
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$10.5B
$60.6M 0.04%
1,984,253
-28,646
-1% -$875K
KRC icon
536
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.96B
$60.5M 0.04%
1,018,232
+23,609
+2% +$1.4M
ALJ
537
DELISTED
Alon U S A Energy Inc
ALJ
$60.4M 0.04%
4,207,938
+248,442
+6% +$3.57M
MTX icon
538
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$1.97B
$60.4M 0.04%
978,776
+11,424
+1% +$705K
LPT
539
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
$60.3M 0.04%
1,814,240
+55,188
+3% +$1.84M
MAA icon
540
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$16.9B
$60.3M 0.04%
918,317
+32,897
+4% +$2.16M
AMRI
541
DELISTED
Albany Molecular Research Inc
AMRI
$60.2M 0.04%
2,727,687
+11,442
+0.4% +$253K
STL
542
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$60.1M 0.04%
4,701,156
+160,500
+4% +$2.05M
SXI icon
543
Standex International
SXI
$2.41B
$60M 0.04%
809,293
+9,505
+1% +$705K
TOL icon
544
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.9B
$59.9M 0.04%
1,923,089
+171,636
+10% +$5.35M
SAFM
545
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$59.9M 0.04%
680,680
+31,305
+5% +$2.75M
INGR icon
546
Ingredion
INGR
$8.2B
$59.7M 0.04%
788,243
+110,032
+16% +$8.34M
MCK icon
547
McKesson
MCK
$87.6B
$59.7M 0.04%
306,531
+6,164
+2% +$1.2M
GVA icon
548
Granite Construction
GVA
$4.69B
$59.7M 0.04%
1,875,808
-82,719
-4% -$2.63M
UFCS icon
549
United Fire Group
UFCS
$787M
$59.6M 0.04%
2,147,531
-7,157
-0.3% -$199K
COLB icon
550
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$7.89B
$59.6M 0.04%
2,402,745
+67,875
+3% +$1.68M