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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$352M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$227M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$208M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$205M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$187M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.96%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GTLS icon
1126
Chart Industries
GTLS
$8.96B
$30M 0.02%
376,777
-1,200
-0.3% -$95.5K
TEN
1127
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
$30M 0.02%
515,811
-121,731
-19% -$7.07M
ROK icon
1128
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$39.2B
$29.9M 0.02%
240,297
+17,391
+8% +$2.17M
LYG icon
1129
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$66.7B
$29.9M 0.02%
5,877,731
-962,459
-14% -$4.9M
SHO icon
1130
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$1.79B
$29.9M 0.02%
2,177,301
+127,982
+6% +$1.76M
AWR icon
1131
American States Water
AWR
$2.82B
$29.8M 0.02%
924,234
+33,096
+4% +$1.07M
PIR
1132
DELISTED
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
PIR
$29.8M 0.02%
78,998
+1,399
+2% +$528K
BBY icon
1133
Best Buy
BBY
$16.5B
$29.8M 0.02%
1,126,949
-55,112
-5% -$1.46M
CHS
1134
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$29.7M 0.02%
1,854,564
+1,237,652
+201% +$19.8M
WDFC icon
1135
WD-40
WDFC
$2.84B
$29.7M 0.02%
382,687
+5,145
+1% +$399K
MGEE icon
1136
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.13B
$29.7M 0.02%
755,997
+13,776
+2% +$540K
EPC icon
1137
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.01B
$29.6M 0.02%
396,808
+172,067
+77% +$12.8M
NFLX icon
1138
Netflix
NFLX
$518B
$29.6M 0.02%
588,301
+2,310
+0.4% +$116K
AMKR icon
1139
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$6.17B
$29.6M 0.02%
4,313,306
+36,547
+0.9% +$251K
SWFT
1140
DELISTED
Swift Transportation Company
SWFT
$29.6M 0.02%
1,195,441
-29,612
-2% -$733K
LVS icon
1141
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$37.3B
$29.6M 0.02%
366,241
+59,594
+19% +$4.81M
LNG icon
1142
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$52B
$29.5M 0.02%
533,386
+594
+0.1% +$32.9K
NTAP icon
1143
NetApp
NTAP
$24.8B
$29.5M 0.02%
799,816
+26,125
+3% +$964K
TPLM
1144
DELISTED
Triangle Petroleum Corporation
TPLM
$29.5M 0.02%
3,578,320
+1,017,545
+40% +$8.38M
EAT icon
1145
Brinker International
EAT
$6.96B
$29.4M 0.02%
560,945
+501
+0.1% +$26.3K
CKP
1146
DELISTED
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
CKP
$29.4M 0.02%
2,190,122
+33,414
+2% +$448K
BCPC
1147
Balchem Corporation
BCPC
$5.13B
$29.4M 0.02%
563,670
+33,175
+6% +$1.73M
WEB
1148
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
$29.4M 0.02%
862,796
-139,795
-14% -$4.76M
TROX icon
1149
Tronox
TROX
$763M
$29.3M 0.02%
1,232,693
+317,070
+35% +$7.54M
CSGS icon
1150
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$1.86B
$29.3M 0.02%
1,125,155
+64,068
+6% +$1.67M