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
DTV
601
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
$55.7M 0.04%
644,075
+10,630
+2% +$920K
CLGX
602
DELISTED
Corelogic, Inc.
CLGX
$55.7M 0.04%
2,058,589
+43,307
+2% +$1.17M
TEVA icon
603
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$22.6B
$55.7M 0.04%
1,035,620
+184,849
+22% +$9.94M
HRC
604
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$55.6M 0.04%
1,341,953
+125,248
+10% +$5.19M
PMC
605
DELISTED
PharMerica Corporation
PMC
$55.6M 0.04%
2,275,449
+89,690
+4% +$2.19M
AGN
606
DELISTED
ALLERGAN INC
AGN
$55.5M 0.04%
311,535
-118
-0% -$21K
NPBC
607
DELISTED
NATL PENN BANCSHARES INC
NPBC
$55.5M 0.04%
5,714,915
+232,623
+4% +$2.26M
TTI icon
608
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$628M
$55M 0.04%
5,079,420
+139,007
+3% +$1.5M
DUK icon
609
Duke Energy
DUK
$93.6B
$55M 0.04%
735,082
-27,968
-4% -$2.09M
JACK icon
610
Jack in the Box
JACK
$377M
$54.8M 0.04%
803,485
-5,531
-0.7% -$377K
M icon
611
Macy's
M
$4.61B
$54.7M 0.04%
940,887
-29,514
-3% -$1.72M
B
612
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$54.7M 0.04%
1,802,897
+161,904
+10% +$4.91M
TAL
613
DELISTED
TAL INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
TAL
$54.7M 0.04%
1,325,620
+163,715
+14% +$6.75M
DIN icon
614
Dine Brands
DIN
$360M
$54.7M 0.04%
669,834
+11,094
+2% +$905K
CHDN icon
615
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.85B
$54.5M 0.04%
3,355,794
+49,854
+2% +$810K
PTR
616
DELISTED
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED ADS (REP 100 H SHARES)
PTR
$54.4M 0.04%
423,528
-11,539
-3% -$1.48M
APOG icon
617
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$895M
$54.4M 0.04%
1,366,962
-54,101
-4% -$2.15M
CNA icon
618
CNA Financial
CNA
$12.8B
$54.4M 0.04%
1,429,636
-36,328
-2% -$1.38M
WOR icon
619
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$3.15B
$54.3M 0.04%
2,367,006
+87,462
+4% +$2.01M
DORM icon
620
Dorman Products
DORM
$4.98B
$54.3M 0.04%
1,355,211
-127,903
-9% -$5.12M
SBSW icon
621
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$6.04B
$53.9M 0.04%
6,749,036
+38,740
+0.6% +$310K
NPO icon
622
Enpro
NPO
$4.52B
$53.8M 0.04%
889,004
+2,954
+0.3% +$179K
MTZ icon
623
MasTec
MTZ
$13.8B
$53.7M 0.04%
1,754,931
+78,536
+5% +$2.4M
KEX icon
624
Kirby Corp
KEX
$4.9B
$53.7M 0.04%
455,897
+109,081
+31% +$12.9M
BAX icon
625
Baxter International
BAX
$12.6B
$53.6M 0.04%
1,375,731
+89,717
+7% +$3.5M