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
MTW icon
1001
Manitowoc
MTW
$363M
$39.7M 0.03%
1,981,740
+25,883
+1% +$518K
MCO icon
1002
Moody's
MCO
$93B
$39.7M 0.03%
413,931
+8,772
+2% +$841K
IRDM icon
1003
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$1.95B
$39.6M 0.03%
4,062,732
+21,503
+0.5% +$210K
VC icon
1004
Visteon
VC
$3.5B
$39.6M 0.03%
370,675
-28,261
-7% -$3.02M
ASTE icon
1005
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.09B
$39.6M 0.03%
1,007,166
+37,705
+4% +$1.48M
BCC icon
1006
Boise Cascade
BCC
$3.32B
$39.6M 0.03%
1,065,299
+194,896
+22% +$7.24M
TMUS icon
1007
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$272B
$39.6M 0.03%
1,468,087
+94,577
+7% +$2.55M
TRS icon
1008
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.59B
$39.5M 0.03%
1,586,079
+106,144
+7% +$2.65M
BWA icon
1009
BorgWarner
BWA
$9.6B
$39.5M 0.03%
815,839
+140,237
+21% +$6.78M
RDN icon
1010
Radian Group
RDN
$4.81B
$39.4M 0.03%
2,358,871
-21,241
-0.9% -$355K
WCC icon
1011
WESCO International
WCC
$10.7B
$39.4M 0.03%
517,194
+124,171
+32% +$9.46M
UIL
1012
DELISTED
UIL HOLDINGS
UIL
$39.4M 0.03%
904,815
+81,021
+10% +$3.53M
BCPC
1013
Balchem Corporation
BCPC
$5.17B
$39.4M 0.03%
590,651
+28,925
+5% +$1.93M
ICFI icon
1014
ICF International
ICFI
$1.82B
$39.3M 0.03%
959,974
+27,209
+3% +$1.12M
SATS icon
1015
EchoStar
SATS
$22.2B
$39.3M 0.03%
924,102
+31,281
+4% +$1.33M
DO
1016
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling
DO
$39.3M 0.03%
1,070,507
+66,586
+7% +$2.44M
FNSR
1017
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
$39.3M 0.03%
2,024,536
-502,306
-20% -$9.75M
KKD
1018
DELISTED
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC
KKD
$39.3M 0.03%
1,989,690
+80,271
+4% +$1.58M
LBY
1019
DELISTED
Libbey, Inc.
LBY
$39.3M 0.03%
1,248,640
+4,014
+0.3% +$126K
ROP icon
1020
Roper Technologies
ROP
$55.7B
$39.2M 0.03%
250,898
+20,641
+9% +$3.23M
EMCI
1021
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
$39.2M 0.03%
1,659,273
+16,519
+1% +$391K
CIT
1022
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
$39.2M 0.03%
819,129
-15,152
-2% -$725K
VECO icon
1023
Veeco
VECO
$1.54B
$39.2M 0.03%
1,122,670
+16,792
+2% +$586K
BERY
1024
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
$39.1M 0.03%
1,350,294
+221,879
+20% +$6.43M
PSMT icon
1025
Pricesmart
PSMT
$3.63B
$39.1M 0.03%
428,739
+76,293
+22% +$6.96M