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
ALE icon
1076
Allete
ALE
$3.68B
$37.1M 0.02%
672,254
+36,149
+6% +$1.99M
IVC
1077
DELISTED
Invacare Corporation
IVC
$37M 0.02%
2,209,138
-79,531
-3% -$1.33M
CRAY
1078
DELISTED
Cray, Inc.
CRAY
$37M 0.02%
1,072,369
+38,834
+4% +$1.34M
NWE icon
1079
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$3.51B
$37M 0.02%
653,093
+52,298
+9% +$2.96M
ISCA
1080
DELISTED
International Speedway Corp
ISCA
$36.9M 0.02%
1,167,339
-780,547
-40% -$24.7M
REV
1081
DELISTED
Revlon, Inc.
REV
$36.9M 0.02%
1,081,467
+19,027
+2% +$650K
BDN
1082
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$782M
$36.9M 0.02%
2,310,785
+92,639
+4% +$1.48M
EXC icon
1083
Exelon
EXC
$43.9B
$36.9M 0.02%
1,394,808
+151,956
+12% +$4.02M
MHO icon
1084
M/I Homes
MHO
$4.14B
$36.9M 0.02%
1,607,049
+128,627
+9% +$2.95M
HF
1085
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$36.9M 0.02%
1,026,415
+29,580
+3% +$1.06M
WDFC icon
1086
WD-40
WDFC
$2.88B
$36.8M 0.02%
433,065
+3,765
+0.9% +$320K
SASR
1087
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$36.8M 0.02%
1,411,284
+31,877
+2% +$831K
CMA icon
1088
Comerica
CMA
$8.93B
$36.8M 0.02%
785,278
+25,442
+3% +$1.19M
BDBD
1089
DELISTED
BOULDER BRANDS INC
BDBD
$36.8M 0.02%
3,325,906
-267,100
-7% -$2.95M
JEF icon
1090
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$13.9B
$36.7M 0.02%
1,830,486
+30,486
+2% +$612K
TXT icon
1091
Textron
TXT
$14.7B
$36.7M 0.02%
872,144
+153,109
+21% +$6.45M
FFIC icon
1092
Flushing Financial
FFIC
$477M
$36.7M 0.02%
1,811,259
+43,384
+2% +$879K
UVE icon
1093
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$726M
$36.6M 0.02%
1,789,044
+17,021
+1% +$348K
LH icon
1094
Labcorp
LH
$23.2B
$36.6M 0.02%
394,506
+38,719
+11% +$3.59M
SCS icon
1095
Steelcase
SCS
$1.95B
$36.6M 0.02%
2,036,330
+33,191
+2% +$596K
INFN
1096
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$36.5M 0.02%
2,479,932
-600
-0% -$8.83K
LSI
1097
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$36.5M 0.02%
627,117
+14,832
+2% +$862K
EPC icon
1098
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.02B
$36.4M 0.02%
382,285
+1,290
+0.3% +$123K
SWFT
1099
DELISTED
Swift Transportation Company
SWFT
$36.4M 0.02%
1,272,670
-41,012
-3% -$1.17M
TNC icon
1100
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.54B
$36.4M 0.02%
504,354
+18,477
+4% +$1.33M