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
WMK icon
901
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.73B
$28.5M 0.03%
+632,196
New +$28.5M
LYG icon
902
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$66.4B
$28.5M 0.03%
+7,410,187
New +$28.5M
CLW icon
903
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$342M
$28.4M 0.03%
+602,646
New +$28.4M
CNVR
904
DELISTED
CONVERSANT INC COM STK (DE)
CNVR
$28.3M 0.03%
+1,147,028
New +$28.3M
ERIC icon
905
Ericsson
ERIC
$26.5B
$28.2M 0.03%
+2,502,117
New +$28.2M
WM icon
906
Waste Management
WM
$87.7B
$28.2M 0.03%
+699,594
New +$28.2M
LFCR icon
907
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$262M
$28.2M 0.03%
+2,135,252
New +$28.2M
PUK icon
908
Prudential
PUK
$35.5B
$28.2M 0.03%
+888,034
New +$28.2M
SCS icon
909
Steelcase
SCS
$1.92B
$28.2M 0.03%
+1,932,637
New +$28.2M
FNSR
910
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
$28.1M 0.03%
+1,659,866
New +$28.1M
HLIT icon
911
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.12B
$28.1M 0.03%
+4,419,490
New +$28.1M
MDSO
912
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$28.1M 0.03%
+724,600
New +$28.1M
BOH icon
913
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$2.7B
$28M 0.03%
+556,414
New +$28M
HW
914
DELISTED
Headwaters Inc
HW
$27.9M 0.03%
+3,159,509
New +$27.9M
FFIC icon
915
Flushing Financial
FFIC
$465M
$27.9M 0.03%
+1,694,934
New +$27.9M
CSWC icon
916
Capital Southwest
CSWC
$1.26B
$27.8M 0.03%
+2,198,322
New +$27.8M
PPS
917
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
$27.8M 0.03%
+561,643
New +$27.8M
CGNX icon
918
Cognex
CGNX
$7.45B
$27.8M 0.03%
+2,457,144
New +$27.8M
ONIT
919
Onity Group Inc.
ONIT
$352M
$27.8M 0.03%
+44,879
New +$27.8M
CPWR
920
DELISTED
COMPUWARE CORP
CPWR
$27.7M 0.03%
+2,789,574
New +$27.7M
ICUI icon
921
ICU Medical
ICUI
$3.3B
$27.7M 0.03%
+384,756
New +$27.7M
MATV icon
922
Mativ Holdings
MATV
$666M
$27.6M 0.03%
+554,080
New +$27.6M
TMH
923
DELISTED
Team Health Holdings Inc
TMH
$27.6M 0.03%
+672,929
New +$27.6M
ACET
924
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
$27.6M 0.03%
+1,982,668
New +$27.6M
COLM icon
925
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.01B
$27.6M 0.03%
+880,724
New +$27.6M