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
CHMT
551
DELISTED
Chemtura Corporation
CHMT
$59.6M 0.04%
2,554,493
+42,888
+2% +$1M
ABG icon
552
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$4.99B
$59.5M 0.04%
924,061
+26,314
+3% +$1.7M
BOBE
553
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
$59.5M 0.04%
1,256,590
-160,277
-11% -$7.59M
AIV
554
Aimco
AIV
$1.09B
$59.4M 0.04%
14,022,110
+383,215
+3% +$1.62M
PX
555
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$59.3M 0.04%
459,907
+4,451
+1% +$574K
FLG
556
Flagstar Financial, Inc.
FLG
$5.24B
$59.3M 0.04%
1,246,027
+24,021
+2% +$1.14M
SYNA icon
557
Synaptics
SYNA
$2.7B
$59.2M 0.04%
808,639
-867
-0.1% -$63.5K
AGU
558
DELISTED
Agrium
AGU
$59M 0.04%
662,660
+326,204
+97% +$29M
TNL icon
559
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.04B
$59M 0.04%
1,607,062
-7,498
-0.5% -$275K
BRFS icon
560
BRF SA
BRFS
$5.78B
$58.9M 0.04%
2,478,768
-57,849
-2% -$1.38M
DVA icon
561
DaVita
DVA
$9.77B
$58.9M 0.04%
805,198
+43,703
+6% +$3.2M
FWONK icon
562
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$25.4B
$58.8M 0.04%
+2,340,661
New +$58.8M
CSH
563
DELISTED
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL INC
CSH
$58.7M 0.04%
2,952,919
+346,473
+13% +$6.89M
HY icon
564
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$639M
$58.7M 0.04%
818,940
-16,460
-2% -$1.18M
MTB icon
565
M&T Bank
MTB
$31.2B
$58.6M 0.04%
475,389
-33,048
-6% -$4.08M
STT icon
566
State Street
STT
$31.8B
$58.6M 0.04%
796,219
-108,150
-12% -$7.96M
PRXL
567
DELISTED
Parexel International Corp
PRXL
$58.6M 0.04%
928,112
-2,242
-0.2% -$141K
ONB icon
568
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$8.74B
$58.5M 0.04%
4,509,231
+548,277
+14% +$7.11M
TUES
569
DELISTED
Tuesday Morning Corp
TUES
$58.4M 0.04%
3,012,018
-135,131
-4% -$2.62M
KMB icon
570
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$43.5B
$58.4M 0.04%
566,426
+10,591
+2% +$1.09M
DG icon
571
Dollar General
DG
$23B
$58.3M 0.04%
954,256
+460,431
+93% +$28.1M
CASY icon
572
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$20.1B
$58.3M 0.04%
813,301
+92,519
+13% +$6.63M
SEMG
573
DELISTED
SEMGROUP CORPORATION
SEMG
$58.2M 0.04%
699,181
-405
-0.1% -$33.7K
SPTN icon
574
SpartanNash
SPTN
$904M
$58M 0.04%
2,980,184
+24,248
+0.8% +$472K
DAL icon
575
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$39.6B
$57.9M 0.04%
1,602,455
+58,549
+4% +$2.12M