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
AIT icon
776
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$9.94B
$45M 0.03%
985,640
+38,404
+4% +$1.75M
GSK icon
777
GSK
GSK
$81.5B
$45M 0.03%
782,308
+45,822
+6% +$2.63M
WRI
778
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
$44.9M 0.03%
1,423,984
+52,242
+4% +$1.65M
NTUS
779
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
$44.9M 0.03%
1,519,977
-20,740
-1% -$612K
SSI
780
DELISTED
Stage Stores Inc
SSI
$44.8M 0.03%
2,617,259
+70,517
+3% +$1.21M
NVDA icon
781
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.32T
$44.7M 0.03%
96,979,400
-2,170,480
-2% -$1M
AKRX
782
DELISTED
Akorn, Inc.
AKRX
$44.7M 0.03%
1,233,001
-705
-0.1% -$25.6K
D icon
783
Dominion Energy
D
$50.7B
$44.7M 0.03%
647,290
+18,636
+3% +$1.29M
CA
784
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
$44.7M 0.03%
1,600,085
+349,261
+28% +$9.76M
PGR icon
785
Progressive
PGR
$144B
$44.7M 0.03%
1,767,345
+353,125
+25% +$8.93M
BH icon
786
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$951M
$44.7M 0.03%
197,255
+16,994
+9% +$3.85M
PNK
787
DELISTED
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.
PNK
$44.6M 0.03%
1,778,200
-49,529
-3% -$1.24M
MATW icon
788
Matthews International
MATW
$762M
$44.6M 0.03%
1,015,055
+284,950
+39% +$12.5M
HURN icon
789
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.36B
$44.5M 0.03%
729,585
+63,382
+10% +$3.86M
KELYA icon
790
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$465M
$44.4M 0.03%
2,836,092
-42,451
-1% -$665K
CBRL icon
791
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.09B
$44.4M 0.03%
430,101
+31,968
+8% +$3.3M
CGNX icon
792
Cognex
CGNX
$7.45B
$44.3M 0.03%
2,202,476
-197,184
-8% -$3.97M
THO icon
793
Thor Industries
THO
$5.65B
$44.3M 0.03%
859,637
+140,413
+20% +$7.23M
LHO
794
DELISTED
LaSalle Hotel Properties
LHO
$44.3M 0.03%
1,292,460
+36,870
+3% +$1.26M
ANAT
795
DELISTED
American National Group, Inc. Common Stock
ANAT
$44.2M 0.03%
393,289
-3,905
-1% -$439K
CAB
796
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
$44.1M 0.03%
748,432
-389,735
-34% -$23M
BHP icon
797
BHP
BHP
$135B
$44.1M 0.03%
884,884
+99,098
+13% +$4.93M
LSCC icon
798
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$9.06B
$44.1M 0.03%
5,873,749
+14,217
+0.2% +$107K
WM icon
799
Waste Management
WM
$87.7B
$43.9M 0.03%
924,301
+6,638
+0.7% +$316K
SWKS icon
800
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$10.9B
$43.9M 0.03%
755,467
-700
-0.1% -$40.6K