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
MTH icon
701
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.59B
$53.9M 0.04%
2,995,112
+355,720
+13% +$6.4M
PTEN icon
702
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$2.11B
$53.9M 0.04%
3,246,392
-445,679
-12% -$7.39M
CNC icon
703
Centene
CNC
$15.4B
$53.8M 0.04%
2,072,684
+34,728
+2% +$902K
FRED
704
DELISTED
Fred's Inc
FRED
$53.7M 0.04%
3,087,166
-7,616
-0.2% -$133K
BMS
705
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$53.5M 0.04%
1,184,116
+296,884
+33% +$13.4M
PCAR icon
706
PACCAR
PCAR
$51.8B
$53.3M 0.04%
1,175,870
+296,997
+34% +$13.5M
VRTU
707
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
$53.2M 0.03%
1,277,357
-13,129
-1% -$547K
DHI icon
708
D.R. Horton
DHI
$52.5B
$53.2M 0.03%
2,103,483
-463,776
-18% -$11.7M
LHO
709
DELISTED
LaSalle Hotel Properties
LHO
$53.2M 0.03%
1,314,264
+21,804
+2% +$882K
RNST icon
710
Renasant Corp
RNST
$3.67B
$53.1M 0.03%
1,837,111
+23,789
+1% +$688K
HWC icon
711
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.35B
$53M 0.03%
1,725,916
+360,827
+26% +$11.1M
DORM icon
712
Dorman Products
DORM
$4.86B
$52.9M 0.03%
1,095,094
-260,117
-19% -$12.6M
D icon
713
Dominion Energy
D
$50.7B
$52.7M 0.03%
685,331
+38,041
+6% +$2.93M
SSB icon
714
SouthState Bank Corporation
SSB
$10.3B
$52.7M 0.03%
785,617
+23,416
+3% +$1.57M
TEL icon
715
TE Connectivity
TEL
$62.2B
$52.6M 0.03%
831,906
+110,804
+15% +$7.01M
CALM icon
716
Cal-Maine
CALM
$5.31B
$52.5M 0.03%
1,345,894
-19,090
-1% -$745K
LFC
717
DELISTED
China Life Insurance Company Ltd.
LFC
$52.5M 0.03%
2,685,432
-103,122
-4% -$2.02M
SNDK
718
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
$52.5M 0.03%
535,549
-123,405
-19% -$12.1M
ENTG icon
719
Entegris
ENTG
$12B
$52.4M 0.03%
3,964,945
+17,494
+0.4% +$231K
PVH icon
720
PVH
PVH
$3.93B
$52.4M 0.03%
408,617
+28,836
+8% +$3.7M
ERJ icon
721
Embraer
ERJ
$10.9B
$52.3M 0.03%
1,419,885
+175,884
+14% +$6.48M
THO icon
722
Thor Industries
THO
$5.66B
$52.3M 0.03%
936,301
+76,664
+9% +$4.28M
SGY
723
DELISTED
Stone Energy
SGY
$52.2M 0.03%
54,385
-1,617
-3% -$1.55M
HURN icon
724
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.36B
$51.9M 0.03%
759,030
+29,445
+4% +$2.01M
BH icon
725
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$951M
$51.9M 0.03%
194,898
-2,357
-1% -$628K