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
+6.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$5.79B
Cap. Flow %
3.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.92%
Holding
3,614
New
69
Increased
2,264
Reduced
893
Closed
98

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$317M
2
SAN icon
Banco Santander
SAN
+$169M
3
T icon
AT&T
T
+$167M
4
F icon
Ford
F
+$101M
5
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$93.8M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.07%
2 Industrials 13.06%
3 Technology 11.2%
4 Energy 9.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
STNG icon
876
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$2.88B
$44.2M 0.03%
508,622
+108,549
+27% +$9.43M
PPG icon
877
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.1B
$44.2M 0.03%
382,110
+17,090
+5% +$1.98M
PBY
878
DELISTED
PEP BOYS MANNY MOE& JACK
PBY
$44.1M 0.03%
4,494,459
+19,304
+0.4% +$190K
MDAS
879
DELISTED
MEDASSETS INC COM STK (DE)
MDAS
$44.1M 0.03%
2,233,422
+61,674
+3% +$1.22M
HLIT icon
880
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.14B
$44.1M 0.03%
6,293,611
-35,754
-0.6% -$251K
IPHS
881
DELISTED
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
IPHS
$44.1M 0.03%
754,696
+68,571
+10% +$4.01M
VSAT icon
882
Viasat
VSAT
$4.09B
$44.1M 0.03%
699,785
+56,411
+9% +$3.56M
NXST icon
883
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.09B
$44.1M 0.03%
850,946
-55,909
-6% -$2.9M
FWONK icon
884
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$25.1B
$44M 0.03%
1,776,000
-564,661
-24% -$14M
AMRI
885
DELISTED
Albany Molecular Research Inc
AMRI
$44M 0.03%
2,700,817
-26,870
-1% -$437K
BMO icon
886
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$91.1B
$43.9M 0.03%
620,972
+225,182
+57% +$15.9M
UHS icon
887
Universal Health Services
UHS
$12B
$43.9M 0.03%
394,240
+32,790
+9% +$3.65M
RRX icon
888
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.56B
$43.8M 0.03%
582,749
+169,693
+41% +$12.8M
TROX icon
889
Tronox
TROX
$763M
$43.8M 0.03%
1,834,489
+334,836
+22% +$8M
CAA
890
DELISTED
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
CAA
$43.7M 0.03%
1,199,619
+436,516
+57% +$15.9M
AXE
891
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$43.6M 0.03%
493,226
+55,900
+13% +$4.94M
PLAB icon
892
Photronics
PLAB
$1.32B
$43.6M 0.03%
5,247,263
+5,809
+0.1% +$48.3K
CAH icon
893
Cardinal Health
CAH
$36.1B
$43.6M 0.03%
539,698
+29,146
+6% +$2.35M
LCI
894
DELISTED
Lannett Company, Inc.
LCI
$43.5M 0.03%
253,823
+16,379
+7% +$2.81M
SNDA icon
895
Sonida Senior Living
SNDA
$493M
$43.5M 0.03%
116,454
+1,703
+1% +$636K
FWRD icon
896
Forward Air
FWRD
$923M
$43.5M 0.03%
863,094
+50,234
+6% +$2.53M
TVTY
897
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
$43.4M 0.03%
2,183,694
+46,268
+2% +$920K
KMX icon
898
CarMax
KMX
$9.08B
$43.4M 0.03%
651,608
+76,124
+13% +$5.07M
UEIC icon
899
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$62.8M
$43.3M 0.03%
665,856
+20,935
+3% +$1.36M
SHO icon
900
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$1.79B
$43.3M 0.03%
2,622,244
+84,791
+3% +$1.4M