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
MZTI
901
The Marzetti Company Common Stock
MZTI
$5.05B
$43.2M 0.03%
461,687
+32,779
+8% +$3.07M
DAN icon
902
Dana Inc
DAN
$2.79B
$43.2M 0.03%
1,988,226
+506,132
+34% +$11M
FOE
903
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
$43.1M 0.03%
3,329,245
-42,349
-1% -$549K
ICUI icon
904
ICU Medical
ICUI
$3.32B
$43.1M 0.03%
526,775
+36,048
+7% +$2.95M
CMTL icon
905
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$67M
$43.1M 0.03%
1,368,057
+35,936
+3% +$1.13M
HAIN icon
906
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$188M
$43.1M 0.03%
738,642
-75,390
-9% -$4.39M
ALXN
907
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc
ALXN
$43M 0.03%
232,571
+5,104
+2% +$944K
GTS
908
DELISTED
Triple-S Management Corporation
GTS
$43M 0.03%
1,891,091
+93,567
+5% +$2.13M
CBT icon
909
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.31B
$43M 0.03%
979,520
+153,034
+19% +$6.71M
REX icon
910
REX American Resources
REX
$1.02B
$42.9M 0.03%
2,077,491
-12,840
-0.6% -$265K
AXON icon
911
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$59.4B
$42.9M 0.03%
1,618,764
+4,932
+0.3% +$131K
CIR
912
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
$42.8M 0.03%
710,571
+20,769
+3% +$1.25M
NCI
913
DELISTED
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
NCI
$42.8M 0.03%
2,783,473
-16,808
-0.6% -$258K
APD icon
914
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.1B
$42.7M 0.03%
320,218
+43,691
+16% +$5.83M
CUBE icon
915
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.42B
$42.6M 0.03%
1,932,079
+143,134
+8% +$3.16M
NTRS icon
916
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.6B
$42.6M 0.03%
632,502
+69,241
+12% +$4.67M
EAT icon
917
Brinker International
EAT
$6.98B
$42.4M 0.03%
722,893
+5,044
+0.7% +$296K
KSU
918
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$42.4M 0.03%
347,510
+29,841
+9% +$3.64M
SCVL icon
919
Shoe Carnival
SCVL
$649M
$42.4M 0.03%
3,297,834
+39,382
+1% +$506K
PSO icon
920
Pearson
PSO
$9.21B
$42.3M 0.03%
2,295,287
-22,626
-1% -$417K
KAI icon
921
Kadant
KAI
$3.82B
$42.3M 0.03%
990,046
-3,468
-0.3% -$148K
AIN icon
922
Albany International
AIN
$1.8B
$42.2M 0.03%
1,111,796
+25,217
+2% +$958K
BHP icon
923
BHP
BHP
$138B
$42.2M 0.03%
1,054,868
+169,984
+19% +$6.8M
ECL icon
924
Ecolab
ECL
$77.3B
$42.1M 0.03%
402,701
+29,418
+8% +$3.08M
WMB icon
925
Williams Companies
WMB
$72.1B
$42M 0.03%
935,474
+40,689
+5% +$1.83M