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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$6.46B
Cap. Flow
+$965M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,925
Reduced
1,177
Closed
58

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$245M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$193M
3
DOW icon
Dow Inc
DOW
+$175M
4
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$118M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$113M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WAIR
1026
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
$72M 0.03%
6,489,281
+125,839
+2% +$1.4M
ESGR
1027
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$71.9M 0.03%
412,848
+25,929
+7% +$4.52M
ERIE icon
1028
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$17.6B
$71.9M 0.03%
282,733
+5
+0% +$1.27K
WWD icon
1029
Woodward
WWD
$14.3B
$71.9M 0.03%
635,239
+9,935
+2% +$1.12M
VRSN icon
1030
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.9B
$71.8M 0.03%
343,153
+11,656
+4% +$2.44M
CBT icon
1031
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.31B
$71.8M 0.03%
1,504,316
+66,170
+5% +$3.16M
SMP icon
1032
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$892M
$71.7M 0.03%
1,581,629
-3,302
-0.2% -$150K
COO icon
1033
Cooper Companies
COO
$13.6B
$71.6M 0.03%
849,736
-628
-0.1% -$52.9K
TER icon
1034
Teradyne
TER
$18.3B
$71.6M 0.03%
1,493,710
-2,018
-0.1% -$96.7K
BEN icon
1035
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.9B
$71.5M 0.03%
2,055,281
-25,339
-1% -$882K
WMK icon
1036
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.74B
$71.5M 0.03%
1,963,913
+33,409
+2% +$1.22M
CVI icon
1037
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.17B
$71.4M 0.03%
1,428,390
+26,873
+2% +$1.34M
FDS icon
1038
Factset
FDS
$13.9B
$71.1M 0.03%
248,281
-2,959
-1% -$848K
HUBB icon
1039
Hubbell
HUBB
$23.8B
$71.1M 0.03%
545,136
+10,135
+2% +$1.32M
CAL icon
1040
Caleres
CAL
$533M
$71M 0.03%
3,562,180
-43,313
-1% -$863K
BKH icon
1041
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$4.28B
$70.6M 0.03%
903,040
-96,529
-10% -$7.55M
SSNC icon
1042
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$22B
$70.6M 0.03%
1,224,985
+13,327
+1% +$768K
CHRW icon
1043
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$15.4B
$70.5M 0.03%
835,580
+30,897
+4% +$2.61M
BMI icon
1044
Badger Meter
BMI
$5.34B
$70.4M 0.03%
1,179,174
-326
-0% -$19.5K
CRAY
1045
DELISTED
Cray, Inc.
CRAY
$70.2M 0.03%
2,016,830
-15,825
-0.8% -$551K
STBA icon
1046
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.49B
$70M 0.03%
1,868,740
+5,459
+0.3% +$205K
LSI
1047
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$70M 0.03%
1,104,341
+6,909
+0.6% +$438K
SPR icon
1048
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$4.8B
$70M 0.03%
860,278
+21,483
+3% +$1.75M
FIBK icon
1049
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.39B
$70M 0.03%
1,766,268
+11,204
+0.6% +$444K
ADNT icon
1050
Adient
ADNT
$1.98B
$70M 0.03%
2,882,543
+875,021
+44% +$21.2M