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
BJRI icon
876
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$691M
$40.2M 0.03%
1,115,900
+70,063
+7% +$2.52M
HLIT icon
877
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.12B
$40.1M 0.03%
6,329,365
+309,182
+5% +$1.96M
SUP
878
DELISTED
Superior Industries International
SUP
$40.1M 0.03%
2,287,453
-18,481
-0.8% -$324K
EXXI
879
DELISTED
ENERGY XXI LTD COM SHS
EXXI
$40.1M 0.03%
3,529,023
-239,194
-6% -$2.72M
SAH icon
880
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$2.77B
$39.9M 0.03%
1,628,708
+97,060
+6% +$2.38M
TEL icon
881
TE Connectivity
TEL
$62.2B
$39.9M 0.03%
721,102
-22,073
-3% -$1.22M
PBY
882
DELISTED
PEP BOYS MANNY MOE& JACK
PBY
$39.9M 0.03%
4,475,155
+23,986
+0.5% +$214K
BDC icon
883
Belden
BDC
$5.15B
$39.8M 0.03%
621,520
-4,839
-0.8% -$310K
MMS icon
884
Maximus
MMS
$4.94B
$39.8M 0.03%
991,166
+127,083
+15% +$5.1M
RLI icon
885
RLI Corp
RLI
$6.08B
$39.7M 0.03%
1,834,306
+57,114
+3% +$1.24M
NNBR icon
886
NN Inc
NNBR
$121M
$39.7M 0.03%
1,485,866
+6,938
+0.5% +$185K
HBAN icon
887
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$25.8B
$39.7M 0.03%
4,079,640
-67,244
-2% -$654K
MYE icon
888
Myers Industries
MYE
$602M
$39.7M 0.03%
2,249,919
+13,493
+0.6% +$238K
AMAT icon
889
Applied Materials
AMAT
$130B
$39.7M 0.03%
1,835,579
-1,513
-0.1% -$32.7K
TMUS icon
890
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$271B
$39.7M 0.03%
1,373,510
-291,141
-17% -$8.41M
CWEI
891
DELISTED
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.
CWEI
$39.6M 0.03%
410,084
+29,084
+8% +$2.81M
KAMN
892
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$39.5M 0.03%
1,005,190
+21,655
+2% +$851K
WST icon
893
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$18.4B
$39.5M 0.03%
881,530
-25,578
-3% -$1.14M
PLXS icon
894
Plexus
PLXS
$3.71B
$39.5M 0.03%
1,068,255
+49,609
+5% +$1.83M
PRA icon
895
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.22B
$39.4M 0.03%
893,680
+157,576
+21% +$6.94M
SKT icon
896
Tanger
SKT
$3.86B
$39.3M 0.03%
1,202,155
+16,928
+1% +$554K
ACTA
897
DELISTED
Actua Corporation
ACTA
$39.3M 0.03%
2,453,984
+5,408
+0.2% +$86.6K
SHOO icon
898
Steven Madden
SHOO
$2.22B
$39.2M 0.03%
1,824,213
+229,033
+14% +$4.92M
CAM
899
DELISTED
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
CAM
$39.1M 0.03%
589,366
+124,024
+27% +$8.24M
AX icon
900
Axos Financial
AX
$5.19B
$39.1M 0.03%
2,152,808
-217,256
-9% -$3.95M