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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$352M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$227M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$208M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$205M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$187M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.96%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BSMX
1001
DELISTED
Banco Santander México, S, A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México
BSMX
$33.3M 0.02%
2,712,169
+845,318
+45% +$10.4M
ALOG
1002
DELISTED
Analogic Corp
ALOG
$33.3M 0.02%
405,629
+14,196
+4% +$1.17M
FWRD icon
1003
Forward Air
FWRD
$913M
$33.3M 0.02%
722,200
+46,361
+7% +$2.14M
TRS icon
1004
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.56B
$33.3M 0.02%
1,256,973
+43,033
+4% +$1.14M
CEB
1005
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
$33.2M 0.02%
447,890
+34,332
+8% +$2.55M
UAL icon
1006
United Airlines
UAL
$34.8B
$33.2M 0.02%
744,765
+24,014
+3% +$1.07M
ENDP
1007
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$33.2M 0.02%
484,121
+3,641
+0.8% +$250K
ASPS icon
1008
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$125M
$33.2M 0.02%
34,096
-331
-1% -$322K
NLSN
1009
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$33.2M 0.02%
743,027
+4,174
+0.6% +$186K
CXO
1010
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$33.1M 0.02%
270,504
+30,139
+13% +$3.69M
CIEN icon
1011
Ciena
CIEN
$18.4B
$33.1M 0.02%
1,456,820
+270,223
+23% +$6.14M
KR icon
1012
Kroger
KR
$44.3B
$33.1M 0.02%
1,517,498
+9,328
+0.6% +$204K
PGR icon
1013
Progressive
PGR
$144B
$33.1M 0.02%
1,367,148
+169,198
+14% +$4.1M
Y
1014
DELISTED
Alleghany Corporation
Y
$33.1M 0.02%
81,212
+1,499
+2% +$611K
COO icon
1015
Cooper Companies
COO
$13.5B
$33M 0.02%
960,124
-1,084
-0.1% -$37.2K
FTK icon
1016
Flotek Industries
FTK
$331M
$33M 0.02%
197,196
+3,103
+2% +$518K
GWR
1017
DELISTED
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
GWR
$32.9M 0.02%
338,579
+46,300
+16% +$4.5M
WCG
1018
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
$32.9M 0.02%
518,226
+100,588
+24% +$6.39M
SWX icon
1019
Southwest Gas
SWX
$5.67B
$32.9M 0.02%
615,722
+48,474
+9% +$2.59M
NWSA icon
1020
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$16.2B
$32.9M 0.02%
1,910,589
+308,706
+19% +$5.32M
FELE icon
1021
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.2B
$32.9M 0.02%
773,423
+37,730
+5% +$1.6M
SCL icon
1022
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.09B
$32.9M 0.02%
508,833
+16,371
+3% +$1.06M
MKTX icon
1023
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$6.9B
$32.8M 0.02%
554,502
+911
+0.2% +$53.9K
CYBX
1024
DELISTED
CYBERONICS INC
CYBX
$32.8M 0.02%
502,775
-13,691
-3% -$893K
CCC
1025
DELISTED
Calgon Carbon Corp
CCC
$32.8M 0.02%
1,500,955
+102,555
+7% +$2.24M