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
MDCO
1101
DELISTED
Medicines Co
MDCO
$36.4M 0.02%
1,313,924
+134,375
+11% +$3.72M
EHC icon
1102
Encompass Health
EHC
$12.8B
$36.4M 0.02%
1,188,093
+36,652
+3% +$1.12M
CLD
1103
DELISTED
Cloud Peak Energy Inc
CLD
$36.3M 0.02%
3,953,433
-38,005
-1% -$349K
VYX icon
1104
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.8B
$36.2M 0.02%
2,024,962
+881,152
+77% +$15.8M
AVA icon
1105
Avista
AVA
$2.96B
$36.1M 0.02%
1,021,193
+64,689
+7% +$2.29M
HOG icon
1106
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$3.73B
$36.1M 0.02%
547,707
+48,781
+10% +$3.22M
KBH icon
1107
KB Home
KBH
$4.59B
$35.9M 0.02%
2,171,986
+15,715
+0.7% +$260K
HVT icon
1108
Haverty Furniture Companies
HVT
$390M
$35.9M 0.02%
1,632,545
+24,006
+1% +$528K
LYG icon
1109
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$66.8B
$35.9M 0.02%
7,733,797
+1,586,042
+26% +$7.36M
SLAB icon
1110
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$4.45B
$35.8M 0.02%
752,745
+8,657
+1% +$412K
RT
1111
DELISTED
Ruby Tuesday Georgia
RT
$35.6M 0.02%
5,210,756
-19,590
-0.4% -$134K
PB icon
1112
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$6.44B
$35.6M 0.02%
642,561
+180,512
+39% +$9.99M
LTXB
1113
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
$35.5M 0.02%
1,489,879
+50,454
+4% +$1.2M
SRC
1114
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$35.5M 0.02%
666,356
+120,713
+22% +$6.44M
USNA icon
1115
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$564M
$35.5M 0.02%
692,162
-10,226
-1% -$525K
LABL
1116
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
$35.5M 0.02%
640,320
+39,206
+7% +$2.17M
CMI icon
1117
Cummins
CMI
$56.6B
$35.5M 0.02%
246,065
+37,241
+18% +$5.37M
CTSH icon
1118
Cognizant
CTSH
$34.5B
$35.5M 0.02%
673,144
+67,957
+11% +$3.58M
MHFI
1119
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$35.4M 0.02%
398,071
+33,417
+9% +$2.97M
ESGR
1120
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$35.4M 0.02%
231,316
+15,345
+7% +$2.35M
SHW icon
1121
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$91.9B
$35.3M 0.02%
402,741
+13,485
+3% +$1.18M
LNG icon
1122
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$52.1B
$35.2M 0.02%
500,438
-36,814
-7% -$2.59M
WT icon
1123
WisdomTree
WT
$2.08B
$35.2M 0.02%
2,245,725
+333,397
+17% +$5.23M
MIG
1124
DELISTED
MEADOWBROOK INSURANCE GRP INC
MIG
$35.2M 0.02%
4,156,599
+19,073
+0.5% +$161K
HAE icon
1125
Haemonetics
HAE
$2.58B
$35.1M 0.02%
938,175
+63,240
+7% +$2.37M