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
GIS icon
801
General Mills
GIS
$26.7B
$43.8M 0.03%
867,485
+30,688
+4% +$1.55M
MLI icon
802
Mueller Industries
MLI
$10.8B
$43.8M 0.03%
3,066,894
+23,002
+0.8% +$328K
HWC icon
803
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.35B
$43.8M 0.03%
1,365,089
+350,865
+35% +$11.2M
BAP icon
804
Credicorp
BAP
$20.9B
$43.7M 0.03%
285,185
+4,949
+2% +$759K
BBG
805
DELISTED
Bill Barrett Corp
BBG
$43.7M 0.03%
1,983,315
-235,279
-11% -$5.19M
KDP icon
806
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$37.3B
$43.7M 0.03%
679,570
+4,670
+0.7% +$300K
THRM icon
807
Gentherm
THRM
$1.07B
$43.6M 0.03%
1,032,686
+1,030
+0.1% +$43.5K
STX icon
808
Seagate
STX
$41.1B
$43.6M 0.03%
761,258
-135,329
-15% -$7.75M
LSTR icon
809
Landstar System
LSTR
$4.5B
$43.6M 0.03%
603,685
+28,649
+5% +$2.07M
DEI icon
810
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.75B
$43.5M 0.03%
1,694,972
+65,610
+4% +$1.68M
BOH icon
811
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$2.7B
$43.4M 0.03%
764,481
+29,017
+4% +$1.65M
HIW icon
812
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.44B
$43.4M 0.03%
1,116,359
+24,363
+2% +$948K
LCI
813
DELISTED
Lannett Company, Inc.
LCI
$43.4M 0.03%
237,444
-69,734
-23% -$12.7M
FRED
814
DELISTED
Fred's Inc
FRED
$43.3M 0.03%
3,094,782
-13,452
-0.4% -$188K
WWW icon
815
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$2.51B
$43.3M 0.03%
1,728,702
+235,937
+16% +$5.91M
SLCA
816
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$43.2M 0.03%
691,600
+10,624
+2% +$664K
PAY
817
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
$43.2M 0.03%
1,255,421
-127,806
-9% -$4.39M
MAN icon
818
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$1.75B
$43.1M 0.03%
614,745
-7,639
-1% -$536K
AIRM
819
DELISTED
Air Methods Corp
AIRM
$43.1M 0.03%
775,211
+32,143
+4% +$1.79M
MYGN icon
820
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$641M
$43.1M 0.03%
1,116,137
+7,292
+0.7% +$281K
LNG icon
821
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$52.1B
$43M 0.03%
537,252
+3,892
+0.7% +$312K
MKL icon
822
Markel Group
MKL
$24.3B
$43M 0.03%
67,591
-373
-0.5% -$237K
AFSI
823
DELISTED
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AFSI
$42.9M 0.03%
2,154,070
+124,030
+6% +$2.47M
ECL icon
824
Ecolab
ECL
$76.4B
$42.9M 0.03%
373,283
+11,803
+3% +$1.36M
CMD
825
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$42.7M 0.03%
1,242,948
-25,178
-2% -$866K