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
COLM icon
1001
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.01B
$35.3M 0.03%
985,936
+101,482
+11% +$3.63M
VFC icon
1002
VF Corp
VFC
$5.85B
$35.1M 0.02%
565,154
-53,229
-9% -$3.31M
ROCK icon
1003
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.79B
$35.1M 0.02%
2,564,306
-25,794
-1% -$353K
SHO icon
1004
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$1.76B
$35.1M 0.02%
2,537,453
+208,805
+9% +$2.89M
HVT icon
1005
Haverty Furniture Companies
HVT
$380M
$35.1M 0.02%
1,608,539
+8,694
+0.5% +$189K
AZZ icon
1006
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$3.46B
$34.8M 0.02%
834,111
+24,014
+3% +$1M
GTN icon
1007
Gray Television
GTN
$579M
$34.8M 0.02%
4,418,367
+52,143
+1% +$411K
EPC icon
1008
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.01B
$34.8M 0.02%
380,995
+1,265
+0.3% +$116K
ANIK icon
1009
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$121M
$34.8M 0.02%
948,932
-2,198
-0.2% -$80.6K
POLY
1010
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
$34.7M 0.02%
727,225
+12,889
+2% +$616K
ASCMA
1011
DELISTED
Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Series A
ASCMA
$34.7M 0.02%
575,686
+1,047
+0.2% +$63K
ROST icon
1012
Ross Stores
ROST
$48.8B
$34.6M 0.02%
916,816
+28,486
+3% +$1.08M
PAYX icon
1013
Paychex
PAYX
$47.9B
$34.6M 0.02%
783,735
+21,412
+3% +$946K
SWX icon
1014
Southwest Gas
SWX
$5.67B
$34.6M 0.02%
712,534
+28,674
+4% +$1.39M
WMGI
1015
DELISTED
Wright Medical Group Inc
WMGI
$34.6M 0.02%
1,142,357
-196,634
-15% -$5.96M
ACIW icon
1016
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.17B
$34.6M 0.02%
1,841,933
+87,074
+5% +$1.63M
INTU icon
1017
Intuit
INTU
$183B
$34.5M 0.02%
393,826
+4,334
+1% +$380K
PRSU
1018
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, Inc.
PRSU
$1.02B
$34.5M 0.02%
1,669,778
+304
+0% +$6.28K
LTXB
1019
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
$34.5M 0.02%
1,439,425
+28,054
+2% +$672K
SFL icon
1020
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.09B
$34.4M 0.02%
2,035,370
+195,037
+11% +$3.3M
IART icon
1021
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.2B
$34.4M 0.02%
1,697,064
+130,033
+8% +$2.64M
DO
1022
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling
DO
$34.4M 0.02%
1,003,921
+619,162
+161% +$21.2M
PPS
1023
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
$34.3M 0.02%
668,674
+20,103
+3% +$1.03M
TVTY
1024
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
$34.2M 0.02%
2,137,426
+23,343
+1% +$374K
FLR icon
1025
Fluor
FLR
$6.69B
$34.2M 0.02%
512,542
+98,454
+24% +$6.58M