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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Top Buys

1
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$134M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$78.7M
3
ABEV icon
Ambev
ABEV
+$76.2M
4
FCX icon
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
+$75.2M
5
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$59.4M

Top Sells

1
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$346M
2
SFD
SMITHFIELD FOODS,INC
SFD
+$117M
3
BZ
BOISE INC COM STK (DE)
BZ
+$108M
4
STEI
STEWART ENTERPRISES INC CL-A
STEI
+$88.5M
5
SKS
SAKS INCORPORATED
SKS
+$78.6M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change % 		Capital Flow
PPS
1176
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
$27.4M 0.02%
605,884
+24,378
+4% +$1.1M
PTRY
1177
DELISTED
PANTRY INC (THE)
PTRY
$27.4M 0.02%
1,632,370
+38,241
+2% +$642K
BGS icon
1178
B&G Foods
BGS
$360M
$27.4M 0.02%
807,715
+37,027
+5% +$1.26M
RAVN
1179
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
$27.4M 0.02%
665,638
+6,462
+1% +$266K
DBD
1180
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
$27.4M 0.02%
829,228
-59,606
-7% -$1.97M
ICUI icon
1181
ICU Medical
ICUI
$3.22B
$27.3M 0.02%
428,354
+17,160
+4% +$1.09M
EVR icon
1182
Evercore
EVR
$13.2B
$27.3M 0.02%
456,442
+26,010
+6% +$1.55M
ROST icon
1183
Ross Stores
ROST
$48.4B
$27.3M 0.02%
727,808
+4,046
+0.6% +$152K
UAL icon
1184
United Airlines
UAL
$34.5B
$27.3M 0.02%
720,751
+2,942
+0.4% +$111K
SEAC
1185
DELISTED
Seachange International Inc
SEAC
$27.3M 0.02%
112,062
+2,072
+2% +$504K
CNVR
1186
DELISTED
CONVERSANT INC COM STK (DE)
CNVR
$27.2M 0.02%
1,165,773
+33,932
+3% +$793K
EBS icon
1187
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$434M
$27.2M 0.02%
1,184,393
+99,847
+9% +$2.3M
SWFT
1188
DELISTED
Swift Transportation Company
SWFT
$27.2M 0.02%
1,225,053
-1,742
-0.1% -$38.7K
SMA
1189
DELISTED
SYMMETRY MEDICAL INC
SMA
$27.2M 0.02%
2,693,415
-31,011
-1% -$313K
BBWI icon
1190
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$5.61B
$27.1M 0.02%
543,001
-6,171
-1% -$309K
MANT
1191
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$27.1M 0.02%
906,546
+43,255
+5% +$1.29M
TRW
1192
DELISTED
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP
TRW
$27.1M 0.02%
364,622
+9,901
+3% +$736K
DCO icon
1193
Ducommun
DCO
$1.39B
$27M 0.02%
906,855
+7,560
+0.8% +$225K
CCMP
1194
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$27M 0.02%
591,203
+357
+0.1% +$16.3K
USNA icon
1195
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$557M
$27M 0.02%
713,608
-11,200
-2% -$423K
PRFT
1196
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$26.9M 0.02%
1,150,288
+58,483
+5% +$1.37M
JOSB
1197
DELISTED
JOS A BANK CLOTHIERS INC
JOSB
$26.9M 0.02%
490,926
+33,559
+7% +$1.84M
LAYN
1198
DELISTED
Layne Christensen Co
LAYN
$26.8M 0.02%
1,570,925
+59,190
+4% +$1.01M
TESO
1199
DELISTED
Tesco Corp
TESO
$26.8M 0.02%
1,355,658
+227,366
+20% +$4.5M
CAS
1200
DELISTED
A M Castle & Co
CAS
$26.8M 0.02%
1,815,233
-8,591
-0.5% -$127K
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