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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$6.46B
Cap. Flow
+$965M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,925
Reduced
1,177
Closed
58

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$245M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$193M
3
DOW icon
Dow Inc
DOW
+$175M
4
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$118M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$113M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SHEN icon
901
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$728M
$80.7M 0.03%
2,093,846
-23,168
-1% -$892K
CWT icon
902
California Water Service
CWT
$2.72B
$80.6M 0.03%
1,592,830
-12,845
-0.8% -$650K
FIX icon
903
Comfort Systems
FIX
$26.5B
$80.6M 0.03%
1,581,249
+73
+0% +$3.72K
AKAM icon
904
Akamai
AKAM
$11B
$80.6M 0.03%
1,005,630
+13,938
+1% +$1.12M
VRNT icon
905
Verint Systems
VRNT
$1.23B
$80.4M 0.03%
2,935,433
-109,021
-4% -$2.99M
SEMG
906
DELISTED
SEMGROUP CORPORATION
SEMG
$80.3M 0.03%
6,687,637
+17,130
+0.3% +$206K
CUZ icon
907
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$4.91B
$80.2M 0.03%
2,216,614
+543,527
+32% +$19.7M
XEL icon
908
Xcel Energy
XEL
$42.8B
$80.1M 0.03%
1,347,033
+13,977
+1% +$831K
SCI icon
909
Service Corp International
SCI
$11B
$80M 0.03%
1,709,207
-5,537
-0.3% -$259K
TRS icon
910
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.56B
$79.9M 0.03%
2,579,730
+8,144
+0.3% +$252K
FELE icon
911
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.2B
$79.8M 0.03%
1,680,569
+1,359
+0.1% +$64.6K
AVY icon
912
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.8B
$79.8M 0.03%
689,942
-3,032
-0.4% -$351K
CWST icon
913
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.81B
$79.7M 0.03%
2,011,612
-62,819
-3% -$2.49M
ASML icon
914
ASML
ASML
$312B
$79.7M 0.03%
383,395
+38,329
+11% +$7.97M
NYT icon
915
New York Times
NYT
$9.37B
$79.7M 0.03%
2,443,502
-664,974
-21% -$21.7M
CBRL icon
916
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.09B
$79.7M 0.03%
466,688
+18,629
+4% +$3.18M
HOMB icon
917
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.82B
$79.7M 0.03%
4,136,684
+49,457
+1% +$953K
CUB
918
DELISTED
Cubic Corporation
CUB
$79.7M 0.03%
1,235,597
+30,561
+3% +$1.97M
EXLS icon
919
EXL Service
EXLS
$6.9B
$79.6M 0.03%
6,021,330
-23,485
-0.4% -$311K
CCOI icon
920
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$1.74B
$79.5M 0.03%
1,339,797
-48,811
-4% -$2.9M
WAB icon
921
Wabtec
WAB
$32.4B
$79.5M 0.03%
1,107,664
+60,843
+6% +$4.36M
STC icon
922
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.04B
$79.4M 0.03%
1,961,061
WMB icon
923
Williams Companies
WMB
$71.8B
$79.3M 0.03%
2,830,359
-1,557,621
-35% -$43.7M
EBS icon
924
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$425M
$79.2M 0.03%
1,638,499
+45,709
+3% +$2.21M
AIT icon
925
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$9.95B
$79.1M 0.03%
1,285,935
+24,786
+2% +$1.53M