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
ANN
826
DELISTED
ANN INC
ANN
$42.7M 0.03%
1,037,303
+97,597
+10% +$4.01M
UFI icon
827
UNIFI
UFI
$83M
$42.6M 0.03%
1,645,954
-9,336
-0.6% -$242K
SSB icon
828
SouthState Bank Corporation
SSB
$10.3B
$42.6M 0.03%
762,201
+13,430
+2% +$751K
PIPR icon
829
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$5.95B
$42.6M 0.03%
815,880
-1,962
-0.2% -$102K
TK icon
830
Teekay
TK
$721M
$42.6M 0.03%
642,553
-234,454
-27% -$15.6M
SO icon
831
Southern Company
SO
$101B
$42.5M 0.03%
973,227
+34,911
+4% +$1.52M
PLAB icon
832
Photronics
PLAB
$1.32B
$42.2M 0.03%
5,241,454
-27,129
-0.5% -$218K
XLS
833
DELISTED
EXELIS INC COM STK
XLS
$42.2M 0.03%
2,550,407
-198,975
-7% -$3.29M
CNC icon
834
Centene
CNC
$15.4B
$42.1M 0.03%
2,037,956
+18,004
+0.9% +$372K
ESND
835
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
$42M 0.03%
1,119,104
+55,176
+5% +$2.07M
FNSR
836
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
$42M 0.03%
2,526,842
+39,676
+2% +$660K
CBT icon
837
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.21B
$42M 0.03%
826,486
+21,788
+3% +$1.11M
TCBI icon
838
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$3.99B
$42M 0.03%
727,541
-802
-0.1% -$46.3K
PHIIK
839
DELISTED
PHI, Inc. Non-Voting Common Stock
PHIIK
$41.9M 0.03%
1,019,158
+3,774
+0.4% +$155K
TGI
840
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$41.9M 0.03%
644,547
+22,040
+4% +$1.43M
AON icon
841
Aon
AON
$78.1B
$41.9M 0.03%
477,851
-21,463
-4% -$1.88M
TEX icon
842
Terex
TEX
$3.45B
$41.8M 0.03%
1,315,827
-9,224
-0.7% -$293K
NWLIA
843
DELISTED
NATL WESTN LIFE INS CO CL A
NWLIA
$41.8M 0.03%
169,185
+1,710
+1% +$422K
HAIN icon
844
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$176M
$41.7M 0.03%
814,032
-141,214
-15% -$7.23M
FNFG
845
DELISTED
FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP INC
FNFG
$41.7M 0.03%
4,999,942
+98,176
+2% +$818K
ICE icon
846
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$98.6B
$41.6M 0.03%
1,065,880
-64,280
-6% -$2.51M
MTW icon
847
Manitowoc
MTW
$357M
$41.6M 0.03%
1,955,857
-91,060
-4% -$1.93M
REGN icon
848
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$58.9B
$41.4M 0.03%
114,939
-14,276
-11% -$5.15M
RNR icon
849
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$11.2B
$41.4M 0.03%
413,915
+45,632
+12% +$4.56M
ZD icon
850
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.5B
$41.3M 0.03%
963,342
+36,368
+4% +$1.56M