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
EDE
1126
DELISTED
Empire District Electric
EDE
$35.1M 0.02%
1,179,864
+56,620
+5% +$1.68M
MJN
1127
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$35.1M 0.02%
348,741
+10,540
+3% +$1.06M
ADI icon
1128
Analog Devices
ADI
$122B
$35M 0.02%
630,647
-30,422
-5% -$1.69M
WFM
1129
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$35M 0.02%
694,061
+192,181
+38% +$9.69M
AIRM
1130
DELISTED
Air Methods Corp
AIRM
$35M 0.02%
793,922
+18,711
+2% +$824K
GWR
1131
DELISTED
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
GWR
$34.9M 0.02%
388,278
+29,916
+8% +$2.69M
BECN
1132
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$34.8M 0.02%
1,252,962
+83,274
+7% +$2.32M
IMKTA icon
1133
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.32B
$34.8M 0.02%
938,866
+17,612
+2% +$653K
PUK icon
1134
Prudential
PUK
$35.8B
$34.8M 0.02%
776,527
+5,624
+0.7% +$252K
HW
1135
DELISTED
Headwaters Inc
HW
$34.8M 0.02%
2,319,638
-238,151
-9% -$3.57M
RPAI
1136
DELISTED
RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.
RPAI
$34.7M 0.02%
2,078,838
+180,877
+10% +$3.02M
BDX icon
1137
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$54.6B
$34.7M 0.02%
255,305
+31,847
+14% +$4.32M
PERY
1138
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
$34.7M 0.02%
1,336,492
+3,000
+0.2% +$77.8K
NBTB icon
1139
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.29B
$34.6M 0.02%
1,318,159
+77,597
+6% +$2.04M
MTSC
1140
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$34.6M 0.02%
461,355
+15,044
+3% +$1.13M
SVU
1141
DELISTED
SUPERVALU Inc.
SVU
$34.6M 0.02%
509,149
+143,894
+39% +$9.77M
RVTY icon
1142
Revvity
RVTY
$9.95B
$34.5M 0.02%
789,600
+42,801
+6% +$1.87M
IOSP icon
1143
Innospec
IOSP
$2.08B
$34.5M 0.02%
808,308
+36,225
+5% +$1.55M
ROK icon
1144
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$39.4B
$34.4M 0.02%
309,451
+9,314
+3% +$1.04M
PAMT
1145
PAMT CORP Common Stock
PAMT
$265M
$34.4M 0.02%
2,655,456
+50,272
+2% +$652K
DST
1146
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$34.4M 0.02%
730,754
+160,964
+28% +$7.58M
FLR icon
1147
Fluor
FLR
$6.68B
$34.3M 0.02%
566,476
+53,934
+11% +$3.27M
TTI icon
1148
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$644M
$34.3M 0.02%
5,130,591
+51,171
+1% +$342K
J icon
1149
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.8B
$34.2M 0.02%
926,271
+24,089
+3% +$891K
GAP
1150
The Gap, Inc.
GAP
$8.99B
$34.2M 0.02%
811,990
+175,873
+28% +$7.41M