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
SITC icon
526
SITE Centers
SITC
$495M
$67.3M 0.04%
2,842,972
-44,709
-2% -$1.06M
SPN
527
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
$67.3M 0.04%
3,337,576
-104,317
-3% -$2.1M
DINO icon
528
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.56B
$67.2M 0.04%
1,793,016
+80,034
+5% +$3M
BBBY
529
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$67M 0.04%
880,251
+110,157
+14% +$8.39M
NPKI
530
NPK International Inc.
NPKI
$885M
$66.9M 0.04%
7,009,745
+289,469
+4% +$2.76M
CADE icon
531
Cadence Bank
CADE
$7.04B
$66.7M 0.04%
2,962,588
-104,529
-3% -$2.35M
PDCE
532
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$66.7M 0.04%
1,615,892
-100,201
-6% -$4.14M
NPBC
533
DELISTED
NATL PENN BANCSHARES INC
NPBC
$66.6M 0.04%
6,329,668
+614,753
+11% +$6.47M
ABG icon
534
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$5B
$66.6M 0.04%
877,276
-46,785
-5% -$3.55M
COLB icon
535
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.06B
$66.6M 0.04%
2,411,182
+8,437
+0.4% +$233K
DE icon
536
Deere & Co
DE
$130B
$66.5M 0.04%
751,161
+61,884
+9% +$5.48M
MUFG icon
537
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$177B
$66.4M 0.04%
12,004,106
-44,859
-0.4% -$248K
RDC
538
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
$66.3M 0.04%
2,844,466
-19,719
-0.7% -$460K
GNW icon
539
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.53B
$66.3M 0.04%
7,803,636
-358,516
-4% -$3.05M
AGN
540
DELISTED
ALLERGAN INC
AGN
$66.2M 0.04%
311,501
-34
-0% -$7.23K
X
541
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$66.2M 0.04%
2,476,391
+29,503
+1% +$789K
TAL
542
DELISTED
TAL INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
TAL
$65.9M 0.04%
1,512,960
+187,340
+14% +$8.16M
STC icon
543
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.1B
$65.9M 0.04%
1,778,187
+4,279
+0.2% +$158K
JACK icon
544
Jack in the Box
JACK
$375M
$65.8M 0.04%
823,377
+19,892
+2% +$1.59M
TNL icon
545
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.1B
$65.8M 0.04%
1,700,041
+92,979
+6% +$3.6M
SONY icon
546
Sony
SONY
$171B
$65.7M 0.04%
16,054,935
-1,024,070
-6% -$4.19M
CHMT
547
DELISTED
Chemtura Corporation
CHMT
$65.5M 0.04%
2,646,831
+92,338
+4% +$2.28M
CA
548
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
$65.2M 0.04%
2,142,036
+541,951
+34% +$16.5M
RTI
549
DELISTED
RTI INTL METALS INC(HLDG CO)
RTI
$65.2M 0.04%
2,582,134
-55,056
-2% -$1.39M
KMB icon
550
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$43.1B
$65.1M 0.04%
563,749
-2,677
-0.5% -$309K