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
BKH icon
1051
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$4.33B
$38.1M 0.03%
717,995
+35,021
+5% +$1.86M
BRC icon
1052
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.76B
$38.1M 0.03%
1,392,140
+8,992
+0.7% +$246K
ANN
1053
DELISTED
ANN INC
ANN
$38M 0.02%
1,041,341
+4,038
+0.4% +$147K
JOY
1054
DELISTED
Joy Global Inc
JOY
$37.9M 0.02%
815,419
-148,982
-15% -$6.93M
MTRN icon
1055
Materion
MTRN
$2.36B
$37.9M 0.02%
1,076,607
+82,724
+8% +$2.91M
AAON icon
1056
Aaon
AAON
$6.72B
$37.9M 0.02%
2,540,978
+44,162
+2% +$659K
LCII icon
1057
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.52B
$37.9M 0.02%
741,531
+31,600
+4% +$1.61M
BEE
1058
DELISTED
STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC
BEE
$37.9M 0.02%
2,861,240
+172,544
+6% +$2.28M
INTU icon
1059
Intuit
INTU
$184B
$37.8M 0.02%
410,006
+16,180
+4% +$1.49M
ALOG
1060
DELISTED
Analogic Corp
ALOG
$37.8M 0.02%
446,390
+12,680
+3% +$1.07M
LFUS icon
1061
Littelfuse
LFUS
$6.72B
$37.7M 0.02%
390,104
+9,147
+2% +$884K
FFBC icon
1062
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$2.48B
$37.7M 0.02%
2,028,575
+124,830
+7% +$2.32M
FDML
1063
DELISTED
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation
FDML
$37.7M 0.02%
2,342,425
+96,260
+4% +$1.55M
PAYX icon
1064
Paychex
PAYX
$48.7B
$37.7M 0.02%
815,978
+32,243
+4% +$1.49M
PRGO icon
1065
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.1B
$37.7M 0.02%
225,340
+6,928
+3% +$1.16M
TXNM
1066
TXNM Energy, Inc.
TXNM
$6B
$37.7M 0.02%
1,271,237
+43,940
+4% +$1.3M
MANT
1067
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$37.4M 0.02%
1,236,463
-18,893
-2% -$571K
GPC icon
1068
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.9B
$37.3M 0.02%
350,367
+15,388
+5% +$1.64M
HSNI
1069
DELISTED
HSN, Inc.
HSNI
$37.3M 0.02%
491,206
+12,929
+3% +$983K
SNCR icon
1070
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
$66.8M
$37.3M 0.02%
98,874
+5,805
+6% +$2.19M
GES icon
1071
Guess, Inc.
GES
$872M
$37.2M 0.02%
1,766,891
+266,464
+18% +$5.62M
JRN
1072
DELISTED
JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS INC CL-A
JRN
$37.2M 0.02%
3,254,640
-23,195
-0.7% -$265K
JAH
1073
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$37.2M 0.02%
776,807
-36,717
-5% -$1.76M
PDM
1074
Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc.
PDM
$1.09B
$37.1M 0.02%
1,968,769
+44,726
+2% +$843K
HOMB icon
1075
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.79B
$37.1M 0.02%
2,305,694
-124,746
-5% -$2.01M