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
MSGS icon
926
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$4.93B
$38.4M 0.03%
814,284
-12,407
-2% -$585K
CIT
927
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
$38.3M 0.03%
834,281
-60,745
-7% -$2.79M
SNCR icon
928
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
$62.8M
$38.3M 0.03%
93,069
+9,293
+11% +$3.83M
NTRS icon
929
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.2B
$38.3M 0.03%
563,261
-74,435
-12% -$5.06M
MCO icon
930
Moody's
MCO
$90.8B
$38.3M 0.03%
405,159
-11,950
-3% -$1.13M
SBGI icon
931
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$933M
$38.3M 0.03%
1,466,844
+146,205
+11% +$3.81M
CAH icon
932
Cardinal Health
CAH
$35.6B
$38.3M 0.03%
510,552
+31,449
+7% +$2.36M
RRGB icon
933
Red Robin
RRGB
$111M
$38.3M 0.03%
672,254
+12,828
+2% +$730K
POOL icon
934
Pool Corp
POOL
$11.9B
$38.2M 0.03%
707,609
+26,490
+4% +$1.43M
FMER
935
DELISTED
FIRSTMERIT CORP
FMER
$38.1M 0.03%
2,165,974
+139,615
+7% +$2.46M
CROX icon
936
Crocs
CROX
$4.43B
$38M 0.03%
3,021,095
+306,216
+11% +$3.85M
MUSA icon
937
Murphy USA
MUSA
$7.26B
$38M 0.03%
715,970
+173,812
+32% +$9.22M
HTLD icon
938
Heartland Express
HTLD
$656M
$38M 0.03%
1,584,716
-133,331
-8% -$3.19M
AEO icon
939
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$3.34B
$37.9M 0.03%
2,612,099
+668,900
+34% +$9.71M
CMA icon
940
Comerica
CMA
$8.9B
$37.9M 0.03%
759,836
-65,888
-8% -$3.29M
LORL
941
DELISTED
Loral Space and Communications, Inc.
LORL
$37.9M 0.03%
527,176
-41,622
-7% -$2.99M
CVBF icon
942
CVB Financial
CVBF
$2.8B
$37.8M 0.03%
2,634,523
+87,338
+3% +$1.25M
IPHS
943
DELISTED
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
IPHS
$37.8M 0.03%
686,125
+50,193
+8% +$2.77M
UHS icon
944
Universal Health Services
UHS
$11.8B
$37.8M 0.03%
361,450
+31,158
+9% +$3.26M
CMG icon
945
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$51.9B
$37.8M 0.03%
2,832,150
+23,950
+0.9% +$319K
LVNTA
946
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$37.7M 0.03%
993,960
-779,701
-44% -$29.6M
ALXN
947
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc
ALXN
$37.7M 0.03%
227,467
+14,107
+7% +$2.34M
MGRC icon
948
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$3.02B
$37.6M 0.03%
1,100,388
+15,751
+1% +$539K
VSI
949
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
$37.6M 0.03%
847,126
+128,102
+18% +$5.69M
TRAK
950
DELISTED
DEALERTRACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM STK
TRAK
$37.5M 0.03%
864,736
-64,920
-7% -$2.82M