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
-2.48%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$141B
AUM Growth
-$2.73B
Cap. Flow
+$2.7B
Cap. Flow %
1.91%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.91%
Holding
3,625
New
33
Increased
1,924
Reduced
1,256
Closed
79

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$202M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$140M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$127M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$86.6M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$75.9M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.74%
3 Energy 11.68%
4 Technology 10.9%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SLAB icon
1151
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$4.41B
$30.2M 0.02%
744,088
+35,747
+5% +$1.45M
MSA icon
1152
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.72B
$30.2M 0.02%
611,924
+16,514
+3% +$816K
EXC icon
1153
Exelon
EXC
$43.7B
$30.2M 0.02%
1,242,852
-4,178
-0.3% -$102K
VTOL icon
1154
Bristow Group
VTOL
$1.09B
$30.2M 0.02%
694,337
+29,080
+4% +$1.27M
PSMT icon
1155
Pricesmart
PSMT
$3.65B
$30.2M 0.02%
352,446
+48,261
+16% +$4.13M
FFBC icon
1156
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$2.47B
$30.1M 0.02%
1,903,745
+80,971
+4% +$1.28M
MGEE icon
1157
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.13B
$30.1M 0.02%
808,431
+18,650
+2% +$695K
AMSF icon
1158
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$858M
$30.1M 0.02%
769,384
+11,843
+2% +$463K
ASPS icon
1159
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$127M
$30.1M 0.02%
37,313
+2,905
+8% +$2.34M
BTU
1160
DELISTED
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
BTU
$30.1M 0.02%
161,999
-4,101
-2% -$761K
NWG icon
1161
NatWest
NWG
$58B
$30M 0.02%
2,334,833
+57,699
+3% +$741K
LCII icon
1162
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.49B
$30M 0.02%
709,931
+14,689
+2% +$620K
SGI
1163
Somnigroup International Inc.
SGI
$18B
$29.9M 0.02%
2,126,856
+12,420
+0.6% +$174K
FCFS icon
1164
FirstCash
FCFS
$6.53B
$29.9M 0.02%
533,289
+55,115
+12% +$3.09M
BECN
1165
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$29.8M 0.02%
1,169,688
-178
-0% -$4.54K
ADBE icon
1166
Adobe
ADBE
$148B
$29.8M 0.02%
430,651
-25,755
-6% -$1.78M
OUBS
1167
DELISTED
USB AG (NEW)
OUBS
$29.7M 0.02%
1,708,552
+16,293
+1% +$283K
APOL
1168
DELISTED
Apollo Education Group Inc Class A
APOL
$29.7M 0.02%
1,179,195
+3,338
+0.3% +$84K
KWR icon
1169
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.48B
$29.6M 0.02%
412,194
+2,254
+0.5% +$162K
ASNA
1170
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
$29.5M 0.02%
111,053
+15,899
+17% +$4.23M
CUZ icon
1171
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$4.97B
$29.5M 0.02%
875,562
+90,760
+12% +$3.06M
AFFX
1172
DELISTED
AFFYMETRIX INC
AFFX
$29.5M 0.02%
3,699,459
-193,825
-5% -$1.55M
GLDD icon
1173
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
$823M
$29.5M 0.02%
4,765,507
+74,446
+2% +$460K
ESGR
1174
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$29.4M 0.02%
215,971
+11,836
+6% +$1.61M
SYY icon
1175
Sysco
SYY
$38.8B
$29.4M 0.02%
775,253
+44,269
+6% +$1.68M