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
+3.1%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$106B
AUM Growth
Cap. Flow
+$106B
Cap. Flow %
100%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.59%
Holding
3,585
New
3,579
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$1.17B
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$1.17B
3
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$1.15B
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$1B
5
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$970M

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.18%
2 Industrials 12.65%
3 Energy 10.8%
4 Technology 9.12%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MDAS
851
DELISTED
MEDASSETS INC COM STK (DE)
MDAS
$30.4M 0.03%
+1,715,151
New +$30.4M
KBH icon
852
KB Home
KBH
$4.49B
$30.4M 0.03%
+1,549,356
New +$30.4M
FNF icon
853
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$16.4B
$30.4M 0.03%
+2,234,942
New +$30.4M
STL
854
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$30.4M 0.03%
+3,252,626
New +$30.4M
PDM
855
Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc.
PDM
$1.1B
$30.4M 0.03%
+1,698,345
New +$30.4M
ELRC
856
DELISTED
ELECTRO RENT CORP
ELRC
$30.3M 0.03%
+1,807,546
New +$30.3M
GAP
857
The Gap, Inc.
GAP
$8.94B
$30.2M 0.03%
+722,611
New +$30.2M
HIW icon
858
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.45B
$30.2M 0.03%
+846,683
New +$30.2M
DE icon
859
Deere & Co
DE
$130B
$30.1M 0.03%
+370,678
New +$30.1M
WMS
860
DELISTED
WMS INDS INC
WMS
$30.1M 0.03%
+1,179,883
New +$30.1M
ESND
861
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
$30.1M 0.03%
+896,719
New +$30.1M
TIVO
862
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
$30.1M 0.03%
+1,316,196
New +$30.1M
ENTG icon
863
Entegris
ENTG
$12.3B
$30M 0.03%
+3,190,055
New +$30M
HCC
864
DELISTED
HCC INSURANCES HOLDINGS INC
HCC
$29.9M 0.03%
+694,325
New +$29.9M
CODE
865
DELISTED
SPANSION INC, CLASS A COMMON STOCK
CODE
$29.8M 0.03%
+2,383,162
New +$29.8M
RLI icon
866
RLI Corp
RLI
$6.27B
$29.8M 0.03%
+1,559,820
New +$29.8M
AEIS icon
867
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$5.84B
$29.8M 0.03%
+1,711,305
New +$29.8M
TEN
868
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
$29.8M 0.03%
+657,124
New +$29.8M
CBRL icon
869
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.12B
$29.7M 0.03%
+314,163
New +$29.7M
HAE icon
870
Haemonetics
HAE
$2.61B
$29.7M 0.03%
+718,921
New +$29.7M
MDCO
871
DELISTED
Medicines Co
MDCO
$29.7M 0.03%
+966,338
New +$29.7M
DAN icon
872
Dana Inc
DAN
$2.72B
$29.7M 0.03%
+1,543,764
New +$29.7M
ECPG icon
873
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.03B
$29.7M 0.03%
+896,967
New +$29.7M
LAYN
874
DELISTED
Layne Christensen Co
LAYN
$29.6M 0.03%
+1,518,885
New +$29.6M
LNCE
875
DELISTED
Snyders-Lance, Inc.
LNCE
$29.5M 0.03%
+1,037,481
New +$29.5M