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
BJRI icon
626
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$701M
$58.6M 0.04%
1,166,844
+50,944
+5% +$2.56M
SAPE
627
DELISTED
SAPIENT CORP
SAPE
$58.5M 0.04%
2,353,008
-57,040
-2% -$1.42M
HY icon
628
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$638M
$58.4M 0.04%
797,795
-21,145
-3% -$1.55M
EEFT icon
629
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$3.56B
$58.4M 0.04%
1,062,933
+28,211
+3% +$1.55M
AEGN
630
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
$58.2M 0.04%
3,129,733
+61,930
+2% +$1.15M
STE icon
631
Steris
STE
$24.3B
$58.2M 0.04%
897,623
+12,429
+1% +$806K
TRMK icon
632
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.42B
$58.2M 0.04%
2,370,132
+228,707
+11% +$5.61M
UNT
633
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$58.1M 0.04%
1,705,030
+30,273
+2% +$1.03M
TDW icon
634
Tidewater
TDW
$2.93B
$58.1M 0.04%
55,552
+2,695
+5% +$2.82M
TTEK icon
635
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$9.4B
$57.9M 0.04%
10,848,485
+1,159,955
+12% +$6.19M
CLW icon
636
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$344M
$57.7M 0.04%
841,596
+48,701
+6% +$3.34M
SVC
637
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$472M
$57.7M 0.04%
1,873,699
-10,218
-0.5% -$315K
VER
638
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
$57.6M 0.04%
1,272,213
+118,994
+10% +$5.38M
SMCI icon
639
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$26.6B
$57.5M 0.04%
16,481,760
+490,990
+3% +$1.71M
SKYW icon
640
Skywest
SKYW
$4.39B
$57.3M 0.04%
4,317,802
-6,111
-0.1% -$81.2K
ING icon
641
ING
ING
$73.1B
$57.3M 0.04%
4,419,332
-7,968
-0.2% -$103K
NPO icon
642
Enpro
NPO
$4.6B
$57.3M 0.04%
912,634
+23,630
+3% +$1.48M
COV
643
DELISTED
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
$57.2M 0.04%
559,559
-35
-0% -$3.58K
SMP icon
644
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$865M
$57.2M 0.04%
1,501,235
-13,968
-0.9% -$532K
SEM icon
645
Select Medical
SEM
$1.55B
$57.2M 0.04%
7,368,546
+157,472
+2% +$1.22M
SYKE
646
DELISTED
SYKES Enterprises Inc
SYKE
$57.1M 0.04%
2,434,203
+130,790
+6% +$3.07M
XLS
647
DELISTED
EXELIS INC COM STK
XLS
$57.1M 0.04%
3,258,456
+708,049
+28% +$12.4M
CAKE icon
648
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$2.9B
$57.1M 0.04%
1,135,366
+9,103
+0.8% +$458K
CQB
649
DELISTED
CHIQUITA BRANDS INTL (NEW)
CQB
$57.1M 0.04%
3,947,633
-24,289
-0.6% -$351K
PBF icon
650
PBF Energy
PBF
$3.21B
$57.1M 0.04%
2,141,976
+746,734
+54% +$19.9M