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
+3.1%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$106B
AUM Growth
Cap. Flow
+$106B
Cap. Flow %
100%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.59%
Holding
3,585
New
3,579
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$1.17B
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$1.17B
3
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$1.15B
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$1B
5
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$970M

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.18%
2 Industrials 12.65%
3 Energy 10.8%
4 Technology 9.12%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GPX
1076
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
$23.8M 0.02%
+1,000,833
New +$23.8M
ICFI icon
1077
ICF International
ICFI
$1.77B
$23.8M 0.02%
+756,245
New +$23.8M
FFIN icon
1078
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$5.13B
$23.8M 0.02%
+1,710,732
New +$23.8M
ALGN icon
1079
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.64B
$23.8M 0.02%
+642,477
New +$23.8M
HR
1080
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
$23.8M 0.02%
+932,210
New +$23.8M
ANGO icon
1081
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$445M
$23.7M 0.02%
+2,103,292
New +$23.7M
SSD icon
1082
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.97B
$23.7M 0.02%
+805,938
New +$23.7M
BWLD
1083
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
$23.7M 0.02%
+241,215
New +$23.7M
MSA icon
1084
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.63B
$23.7M 0.02%
+508,079
New +$23.7M
PGR icon
1085
Progressive
PGR
$144B
$23.6M 0.02%
+930,401
New +$23.6M
PMC
1086
DELISTED
PharMerica Corporation
PMC
$23.6M 0.02%
+1,701,006
New +$23.6M
PRGS icon
1087
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.83B
$23.6M 0.02%
+1,024,361
New +$23.6M
CAM
1088
DELISTED
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
CAM
$23.6M 0.02%
+385,243
New +$23.6M
MYGN icon
1089
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$642M
$23.5M 0.02%
+875,624
New +$23.5M
IPHS
1090
DELISTED
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
IPHS
$23.5M 0.02%
+497,938
New +$23.5M
ITG
1091
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
$23.5M 0.02%
+1,677,775
New +$23.5M
KNGT
1092
DELISTED
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
$23.4M 0.02%
+1,392,063
New +$23.4M
SAPE
1093
DELISTED
SAPIENT CORP
SAPE
$23.4M 0.02%
+1,791,288
New +$23.4M
CBT icon
1094
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.21B
$23.4M 0.02%
+624,836
New +$23.4M
EQC
1095
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$23.4M 0.02%
+1,011,005
New +$23.4M
DNY
1096
DELISTED
DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO
DNY
$23.4M 0.02%
+1,668,246
New +$23.4M
MEAS
1097
DELISTED
MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES INC
MEAS
$23.4M 0.02%
+501,868
New +$23.4M
AWR icon
1098
American States Water
AWR
$2.82B
$23.3M 0.02%
+868,758
New +$23.3M
LCII icon
1099
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.47B
$23.3M 0.02%
+592,259
New +$23.3M
RGR icon
1100
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$587M
$23.3M 0.02%
+484,077
New +$23.3M