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
WLK icon
651
Westlake Corp
WLK
$10.9B
$57M 0.04%
933,642
-172,379
-16% -$10.5M
HPY
652
DELISTED
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. COM STK
HPY
$56.9M 0.04%
1,055,460
+11,942
+1% +$644K
OFG icon
653
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$1.96B
$56.9M 0.04%
3,418,122
+81,739
+2% +$1.36M
OMI icon
654
Owens & Minor
OMI
$423M
$56.9M 0.04%
1,619,659
+117,506
+8% +$4.13M
DGX icon
655
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.1B
$56.8M 0.04%
846,931
+284,239
+51% +$19.1M
PGR icon
656
Progressive
PGR
$144B
$56.7M 0.04%
2,102,369
+335,024
+19% +$9.04M
KG
657
Kestrel Group, Ltd.
KG
$199M
$56.7M 0.04%
221,655
+11,121
+5% +$2.84M
RIG icon
658
Transocean
RIG
$3.06B
$56.5M 0.04%
3,080,360
+54,733
+2% +$1M
ISBC
659
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
$56.3M 0.04%
5,012,391
+226,221
+5% +$2.54M
ABM icon
660
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.82B
$56.2M 0.04%
1,961,660
+151,144
+8% +$4.33M
NTUS
661
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
$56.1M 0.04%
1,555,514
+35,537
+2% +$1.28M
BOBE
662
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
$56M 0.04%
1,094,331
-162,259
-13% -$8.3M
AYR
663
DELISTED
Aircastle Limited
AYR
$55.9M 0.04%
2,616,360
-254,224
-9% -$5.43M
ITW icon
664
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$76.5B
$55.8M 0.04%
589,541
+42,857
+8% +$4.06M
LOPE icon
665
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$5.69B
$55.8M 0.04%
1,196,182
+45,236
+4% +$2.11M
PRXL
666
DELISTED
Parexel International Corp
PRXL
$55.8M 0.04%
1,004,171
+76,059
+8% +$4.23M
DTV
667
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
$55.8M 0.04%
643,129
-946
-0.1% -$82K
EPAC icon
668
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$2.28B
$55.8M 0.04%
2,046,929
+304,771
+17% +$8.3M
CTS icon
669
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.22B
$55.6M 0.04%
3,119,314
-72,032
-2% -$1.28M
FUL icon
670
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.33B
$55.5M 0.04%
1,246,938
+59,365
+5% +$2.64M
PRAA icon
671
PRA Group
PRAA
$653M
$55.5M 0.04%
958,088
+49,469
+5% +$2.87M
CMD
672
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$55.4M 0.04%
1,280,835
+37,887
+3% +$1.64M
TGI
673
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$55.4M 0.04%
824,006
+179,459
+28% +$12.1M
CHDN icon
674
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.77B
$55.4M 0.04%
3,486,228
+130,434
+4% +$2.07M
FMER
675
DELISTED
FIRSTMERIT CORP
FMER
$55.4M 0.04%
2,930,213
+764,239
+35% +$14.4M