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
LVLT
926
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$42M 0.03%
849,922
+429,528
+102% +$21.2M
ACIW icon
927
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.2B
$42M 0.03%
2,080,210
+238,277
+13% +$4.81M
KAMN
928
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$41.9M 0.03%
1,045,860
+40,670
+4% +$1.63M
CINF icon
929
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$24.2B
$41.9M 0.03%
808,728
-8,889
-1% -$461K
ROCK icon
930
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.83B
$41.9M 0.03%
2,577,260
+12,954
+0.5% +$211K
OA
931
DELISTED
Orbital ATK, Inc.
OA
$41.8M 0.03%
359,616
+43,598
+14% +$5.07M
MOV icon
932
Movado Group
MOV
$432M
$41.8M 0.03%
1,471,708
+23,593
+2% +$669K
SCHW icon
933
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$169B
$41.7M 0.03%
1,380,621
+113,509
+9% +$3.43M
AVX
934
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$41.7M 0.03%
2,977,320
+208,340
+8% +$2.92M
VFC icon
935
VF Corp
VFC
$6.05B
$41.7M 0.03%
590,829
+25,675
+5% +$1.81M
SON icon
936
Sonoco
SON
$4.58B
$41.7M 0.03%
953,131
+266,311
+39% +$11.6M
NTCT icon
937
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$1.84B
$41.7M 0.03%
1,139,873
+59,478
+6% +$2.17M
ACHC icon
938
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.05B
$41.6M 0.03%
680,220
+49,315
+8% +$3.02M
TRAK
939
DELISTED
DEALERTRACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM STK
TRAK
$41.6M 0.03%
939,537
+74,801
+9% +$3.31M
MNK
940
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
$41.6M 0.03%
420,298
-11,766
-3% -$1.17M
UIS icon
941
Unisys
UIS
$278M
$41.6M 0.03%
1,411,451
+105,537
+8% +$3.11M
AMKR icon
942
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$6.22B
$41.6M 0.03%
5,857,951
+470,741
+9% +$3.34M
SHEN icon
943
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$743M
$41.5M 0.03%
2,655,160
+1,514,848
+133% +$23.7M
CATO icon
944
Cato Corp
CATO
$89.4M
$41.5M 0.03%
983,544
+46,171
+5% +$1.95M
HNI icon
945
HNI Corp
HNI
$2.1B
$41.5M 0.03%
812,447
+76,649
+10% +$3.91M
THRM icon
946
Gentherm
THRM
$1.1B
$41.4M 0.03%
1,130,572
+97,886
+9% +$3.58M
AX icon
947
Axos Financial
AX
$5.17B
$41.4M 0.03%
2,127,180
-25,628
-1% -$499K
CPN
948
DELISTED
Calpine Corporation
CPN
$41.4M 0.03%
1,869,274
+634,795
+51% +$14M
MTZ icon
949
MasTec
MTZ
$15.1B
$41.4M 0.03%
1,829,433
+74,502
+4% +$1.68M
NJR icon
950
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$4.73B
$41.4M 0.03%
1,351,604
+88,386
+7% +$2.7M