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
ERJ icon
701
Embraer
ERJ
$11.3B
$48.8M 0.03%
1,244,001
+19,157
+2% +$751K
BMR
702
DELISTED
BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC
BMR
$48.8M 0.03%
2,413,715
+101,050
+4% +$2.04M
GBCI icon
703
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$5.81B
$48.7M 0.03%
1,881,960
+61,257
+3% +$1.58M
ISBC
704
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
$48.5M 0.03%
4,786,170
-105,259
-2% -$1.07M
COV
705
DELISTED
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
$48.4M 0.03%
559,594
+278
+0% +$24.1K
TTEK icon
706
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$9.36B
$48.4M 0.03%
9,688,530
+946,775
+11% +$4.73M
WIRE
707
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$48.3M 0.03%
1,302,454
-8,005
-0.6% -$297K
ITRI icon
708
Itron
ITRI
$5.47B
$48.3M 0.03%
1,228,625
+133,075
+12% +$5.23M
UBSI icon
709
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.39B
$48.1M 0.03%
1,555,822
+147,895
+11% +$4.57M
SIG icon
710
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.77B
$48.1M 0.03%
422,322
-24,132
-5% -$2.75M
FI icon
711
Fiserv
FI
$73.4B
$48M 0.03%
1,483,792
+34,128
+2% +$1.1M
ACM icon
712
Aecom
ACM
$16.6B
$47.9M 0.03%
1,419,867
+1,965
+0.1% +$66.3K
MOV icon
713
Movado Group
MOV
$424M
$47.9M 0.03%
1,448,115
+1,116
+0.1% +$36.9K
PMCS
714
DELISTED
P M C SIERRA INC
PMCS
$47.8M 0.03%
6,407,146
+252,273
+4% +$1.88M
STE icon
715
Steris
STE
$24.4B
$47.8M 0.03%
885,194
-11,323
-1% -$611K
VIAB
716
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$47.7M 0.03%
620,439
+14,296
+2% +$1.1M
LBTYK icon
717
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.98B
$47.7M 0.03%
1,436,899
+563,785
+65% +$18.7M
CLW icon
718
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$345M
$47.7M 0.03%
792,895
+51,439
+7% +$3.09M
ECPG icon
719
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.01B
$47.6M 0.03%
1,073,225
-4,936
-0.5% -$219K
PRAA icon
720
PRA Group
PRAA
$660M
$47.5M 0.03%
908,619
+40,717
+5% +$2.13M
ACC
721
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$47.5M 0.03%
1,301,760
+21,101
+2% +$769K
VRNT icon
722
Verint Systems
VRNT
$1.23B
$47.4M 0.03%
1,673,377
+127,273
+8% +$3.61M
CNXN icon
723
PC Connection
CNXN
$1.61B
$47.4M 0.03%
2,207,316
-4,838
-0.2% -$104K
NUVA
724
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$47.4M 0.03%
1,358,156
-47,889
-3% -$1.67M
RDUS
725
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
$47.3M 0.03%
1,966,560
+34,687
+2% +$834K