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
BPOP icon
551
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.44B
$64.9M 0.04%
1,906,708
-170,282
-8% -$5.8M
PX
552
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$64.9M 0.04%
501,015
+41,108
+9% +$5.33M
AFSI
553
DELISTED
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AFSI
$64.9M 0.04%
2,307,404
+153,334
+7% +$4.31M
SU icon
554
Suncor Energy
SU
$50.6B
$64.8M 0.04%
2,040,034
+303,305
+17% +$9.64M
QLGC
555
DELISTED
QLOGIC CORP
QLGC
$64.8M 0.04%
4,864,904
+453,273
+10% +$6.04M
DFS
556
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$64.7M 0.04%
988,493
+94,002
+11% +$6.16M
FRME icon
557
First Merchants
FRME
$2.32B
$64.7M 0.04%
2,845,590
+28,934
+1% +$658K
CBRL icon
558
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.11B
$64.4M 0.04%
457,729
+27,628
+6% +$3.89M
BFH icon
559
Bread Financial
BFH
$2.99B
$64.4M 0.04%
281,877
+122,172
+76% +$27.9M
IBKR icon
560
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$27.9B
$64.3M 0.04%
8,814,892
+389,796
+5% +$2.84M
WCN icon
561
Waste Connections
WCN
$45.4B
$64.1M 0.04%
2,185,899
+608,124
+39% +$17.8M
JBL icon
562
Jabil
JBL
$23B
$64M 0.04%
2,933,438
+1,085,582
+59% +$23.7M
NEM icon
563
Newmont
NEM
$85.8B
$64M 0.04%
3,386,444
+706,186
+26% +$13.3M
HAL icon
564
Halliburton
HAL
$19.1B
$64M 0.04%
1,626,414
+298,217
+22% +$11.7M
HCC
565
DELISTED
HCC INSURANCES HOLDINGS INC
HCC
$63.9M 0.04%
1,193,471
+147,945
+14% +$7.92M
CST
566
DELISTED
CST Brands, Inc.
CST
$63.9M 0.04%
1,464,403
+86,648
+6% +$3.78M
TRK
567
DELISTED
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
TRK
$63.8M 0.04%
2,917,674
+33,609
+1% +$735K
CHS
568
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$63.7M 0.04%
3,929,580
+628,246
+19% +$10.2M
PPC icon
569
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$10.1B
$63.6M 0.04%
1,939,962
-44,291
-2% -$1.45M
UFCS icon
570
United Fire Group
UFCS
$780M
$63.3M 0.04%
2,130,724
-16,807
-0.8% -$500K
UBSI icon
571
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.38B
$63.3M 0.04%
1,689,352
+133,530
+9% +$5M
Y
572
DELISTED
Alleghany Corporation
Y
$63.2M 0.04%
136,411
+16,449
+14% +$7.63M
MSCC
573
DELISTED
Microsemi Corp
MSCC
$63.2M 0.04%
2,228,078
+208,900
+10% +$5.93M
AVNT icon
574
Avient
AVNT
$3.34B
$63.2M 0.04%
1,667,261
-286,633
-15% -$10.9M
TUES
575
DELISTED
Tuesday Morning Corp
TUES
$63.1M 0.04%
2,909,431
-102,587
-3% -$2.23M