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
TYPE
1176
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
$29.4M 0.02%
1,038,446
+23,009
+2% +$652K
OXM icon
1177
Oxford Industries
OXM
$770M
$29.4M 0.02%
481,804
-264
-0.1% -$16.1K
GPC icon
1178
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.9B
$29.4M 0.02%
334,979
+45,558
+16% +$4M
HSNI
1179
DELISTED
HSN, Inc.
HSNI
$29.4M 0.02%
478,277
+15,342
+3% +$942K
ECOL
1180
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
$29.3M 0.02%
627,522
+19,509
+3% +$912K
MHO icon
1181
M/I Homes
MHO
$4.14B
$29.3M 0.02%
1,478,422
+75,264
+5% +$1.49M
BCO icon
1182
Brink's
BCO
$4.9B
$29.2M 0.02%
1,214,784
+73,523
+6% +$1.77M
AVA icon
1183
Avista
AVA
$2.96B
$29.2M 0.02%
956,504
+44,569
+5% +$1.36M
LVS icon
1184
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$37.6B
$29.2M 0.02%
469,374
+2,521
+0.5% +$157K
EBF icon
1185
Ennis
EBF
$473M
$29.2M 0.02%
2,215,568
+2,934
+0.1% +$38.6K
WDFC icon
1186
WD-40
WDFC
$2.88B
$29.2M 0.02%
429,300
+15,562
+4% +$1.06M
UIL
1187
DELISTED
UIL HOLDINGS
UIL
$29.2M 0.02%
823,794
+48,421
+6% +$1.71M
RAVN
1188
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
$29.1M 0.02%
1,194,392
-8,908
-0.7% -$217K
BMO icon
1189
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$90.8B
$29.1M 0.02%
395,790
+58,949
+18% +$4.34M
SE
1190
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$29.1M 0.02%
741,066
+14,350
+2% +$563K
ERIC icon
1191
Ericsson
ERIC
$26.8B
$29.1M 0.02%
2,309,729
-72,774
-3% -$916K
HOG icon
1192
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$3.73B
$29M 0.02%
498,926
+36,906
+8% +$2.15M
SCVL icon
1193
Shoe Carnival
SCVL
$651M
$29M 0.02%
3,258,452
-13,228
-0.4% -$118K
SMA
1194
DELISTED
SYMMETRY MEDICAL INC
SMA
$29M 0.02%
2,875,481
+75,917
+3% +$766K
RAI
1195
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
$29M 0.02%
983,292
-4,034
-0.4% -$119K
SFNC icon
1196
Simmons First National
SFNC
$2.99B
$29M 0.02%
1,505,182
+32,108
+2% +$618K
METR
1197
DELISTED
METRO BANCORP, INC COMMON STOCK
METR
$28.9M 0.02%
1,193,060
-1,684
-0.1% -$40.8K
CUK icon
1198
Carnival PLC
CUK
$38.7B
$28.9M 0.02%
723,808
-32,290
-4% -$1.29M
WNC icon
1199
Wabash National
WNC
$472M
$28.9M 0.02%
2,170,674
+91,513
+4% +$1.22M
SPXC icon
1200
SPX Corp
SPXC
$9.4B
$28.9M 0.02%
1,222,151
+7,505
+0.6% +$178K