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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$352M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$227M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$208M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$205M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$187M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.96%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WST icon
826
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$18.2B
$40.6M 0.03%
921,004
-12,168
-1% -$536K
NWLIA
827
DELISTED
NATL WESTN LIFE INS CO CL A
NWLIA
$40.5M 0.03%
165,562
-1,820
-1% -$445K
PLXS icon
828
Plexus
PLXS
$3.72B
$40.4M 0.03%
1,008,838
+107,580
+12% +$4.31M
WRI
829
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
$40.3M 0.03%
1,344,774
+79,011
+6% +$2.37M
HA
830
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
$40.3M 0.03%
2,888,398
-889
-0% -$12.4K
HLIT icon
831
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.13B
$40.2M 0.03%
5,626,225
+235,540
+4% +$1.68M
OMCL icon
832
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.49B
$40.2M 0.03%
1,403,322
+6,199
+0.4% +$177K
DAR icon
833
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$4.94B
$40.1M 0.03%
2,002,871
-17,424
-0.9% -$349K
VTRS icon
834
Viatris
VTRS
$12.2B
$40.1M 0.03%
820,457
+334
+0% +$16.3K
SEM icon
835
Select Medical
SEM
$1.64B
$39.9M 0.03%
5,955,841
+1,121,729
+23% +$7.52M
FDML
836
DELISTED
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation
FDML
$39.9M 0.03%
2,132,384
-33,928
-2% -$635K
HBAN icon
837
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$25.9B
$39.9M 0.03%
3,998,521
+539,739
+16% +$5.38M
CWEI
838
DELISTED
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.
CWEI
$39.9M 0.03%
352,761
+12,131
+4% +$1.37M
BOH icon
839
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$2.71B
$39.8M 0.03%
656,453
+16,689
+3% +$1.01M
HNGR
840
DELISTED
Hanger Inc.
HNGR
$39.7M 0.03%
1,180,165
+74,800
+7% +$2.52M
PH icon
841
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.3B
$39.7M 0.03%
331,656
+2,370
+0.7% +$284K
AIT icon
842
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$10.1B
$39.6M 0.03%
821,863
+26,527
+3% +$1.28M
POOL icon
843
Pool Corp
POOL
$12.5B
$39.6M 0.03%
646,441
+35,861
+6% +$2.2M
HME
844
DELISTED
HOME PROPERTIES, INC
HME
$39.6M 0.03%
659,165
+24,241
+4% +$1.46M
ESND
845
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
$39.6M 0.03%
964,078
+47,083
+5% +$1.93M
OIS icon
846
Oil States International
OIS
$334M
$39.5M 0.03%
701,582
+248,675
+55% +$14M
HRC
847
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$39.4M 0.03%
1,021,332
+162,034
+19% +$6.24M
SO icon
848
Southern Company
SO
$99.9B
$39.3M 0.03%
895,565
+17,843
+2% +$784K
ORLY icon
849
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$90.3B
$39.3M 0.03%
3,977,355
+43,830
+1% +$434K
ADP icon
850
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$121B
$39.3M 0.03%
579,929
+14,441
+3% +$979K