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
MSCC
651
DELISTED
Microsemi Corp
MSCC
$51.3M 0.04%
2,019,178
+19,979
+1% +$508K
TCF
652
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$51.3M 0.04%
1,907,655
+24,947
+1% +$671K
CAKE icon
653
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$2.99B
$51.2M 0.04%
1,126,263
+160,282
+17% +$7.29M
FSS icon
654
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.59B
$51.1M 0.04%
3,858,771
-13,271
-0.3% -$176K
WCN icon
655
Waste Connections
WCN
$45.9B
$51M 0.04%
1,577,775
+358,660
+29% +$11.6M
GCO icon
656
Genesco
GCO
$356M
$50.9M 0.04%
680,239
+10,376
+2% +$776K
REX icon
657
REX American Resources
REX
$1.02B
$50.8M 0.04%
2,090,331
-91,710
-4% -$2.23M
EMN icon
658
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.91B
$50.8M 0.04%
627,321
+26,097
+4% +$2.11M
LZB icon
659
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.46B
$50.7M 0.04%
2,563,402
-8,319
-0.3% -$165K
CTS icon
660
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.24B
$50.7M 0.04%
3,191,346
-52,919
-2% -$841K
BBBY
661
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$50.7M 0.04%
770,094
+481,155
+167% +$31.7M
PKD
662
DELISTED
Parker Drilling Company
PKD
$50.5M 0.04%
681,708
-2,919
-0.4% -$216K
AVTA
663
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$50.5M 0.04%
3,313,936
-2,813
-0.1% -$42.9K
HCC
664
DELISTED
HCC INSURANCES HOLDINGS INC
HCC
$50.5M 0.04%
1,045,526
+84,149
+9% +$4.06M
ADEA icon
665
Adeia
ADEA
$1.68B
$50.4M 0.04%
7,169,008
+136,367
+2% +$959K
MRTN icon
666
Marten Transport
MRTN
$946M
$50.4M 0.04%
7,076,200
+75,002
+1% +$534K
CLD
667
DELISTED
Cloud Peak Energy Inc
CLD
$50.4M 0.04%
3,991,438
+124,471
+3% +$1.57M
FINL
668
DELISTED
Finish Line
FINL
$50.4M 0.04%
2,011,720
+46,110
+2% +$1.15M
CONN
669
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
$50.3M 0.04%
1,663,090
-67,132
-4% -$2.03M
LEN icon
670
Lennar Class A
LEN
$35.6B
$50.3M 0.04%
1,359,830
-188,989
-12% -$6.99M
NEWP
671
DELISTED
NEWPORT CORP
NEWP
$50.2M 0.04%
2,835,265
+18,406
+0.7% +$326K
SVC
672
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$476M
$50.2M 0.04%
1,883,917
+62,654
+3% +$1.67M
CB
673
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$50.2M 0.04%
551,005
-107,316
-16% -$9.77M
Y
674
DELISTED
Alleghany Corporation
Y
$50.2M 0.04%
119,962
+28,485
+31% +$11.9M
MLM icon
675
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.8B
$50.1M 0.04%
388,735
+226,547
+140% +$29.2M