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
EVR icon
1176
Evercore
EVR
$13.3B
$33.4M 0.02%
637,408
+56,705
+10% +$2.97M
OIS icon
1177
Oil States International
OIS
$341M
$33.4M 0.02%
682,470
+188,901
+38% +$9.24M
SNA icon
1178
Snap-on
SNA
$16.9B
$33.3M 0.02%
243,764
+7,148
+3% +$977K
UCB
1179
United Community Banks, Inc.
UCB
$3.95B
$33.3M 0.02%
1,759,753
+120,387
+7% +$2.28M
HR
1180
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
$33.3M 0.02%
1,219,293
+31,445
+3% +$859K
CE icon
1181
Celanese
CE
$4.84B
$33.3M 0.02%
555,307
+111,994
+25% +$6.72M
FARO
1182
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$33.2M 0.02%
530,235
+36,644
+7% +$2.3M
EPAM icon
1183
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$8.53B
$33.2M 0.02%
694,601
+82,309
+13% +$3.93M
KAR icon
1184
Openlane
KAR
$3.12B
$33.2M 0.02%
2,528,344
+298,374
+13% +$3.91M
SAIC icon
1185
Saic
SAIC
$4.75B
$33.1M 0.02%
668,899
+181,749
+37% +$9M
TREX icon
1186
Trex
TREX
$6.43B
$33.1M 0.02%
3,112,212
+277,120
+10% +$2.95M
EXAM
1187
DELISTED
EXAMWORKS GROUP INC COM STK (DE)
EXAM
$33.1M 0.02%
795,861
+94,705
+14% +$3.94M
ALSN icon
1188
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$7.57B
$33.1M 0.02%
975,873
+218,751
+29% +$7.42M
PNY
1189
DELISTED
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC(NC
PNY
$33.1M 0.02%
839,200
+127,933
+18% +$5.04M
SYY icon
1190
Sysco
SYY
$38.3B
$33.1M 0.02%
832,943
+57,690
+7% +$2.29M
FELE icon
1191
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.2B
$33M 0.02%
880,373
+71,100
+9% +$2.67M
MCF
1192
DELISTED
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
$33M 0.02%
1,128,984
+55,099
+5% +$1.61M
GLPI icon
1193
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.6B
$33M 0.02%
1,125,028
+46,587
+4% +$1.37M
BBOX
1194
DELISTED
Black Box Corp
BBOX
$33M 0.02%
1,380,999
-24,641
-2% -$589K
CCRN icon
1195
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
$455M
$33M 0.02%
2,644,398
+38,143
+1% +$476K
TKR icon
1196
Timken Company
TKR
$5.32B
$33M 0.02%
773,137
+388,668
+101% +$16.6M
CSGS icon
1197
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$1.89B
$33M 0.02%
1,315,940
+57,600
+5% +$1.44M
CKP
1198
DELISTED
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
CKP
$33M 0.02%
2,401,265
+127,094
+6% +$1.75M
JLL icon
1199
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$14.6B
$32.9M 0.02%
219,627
+7,330
+3% +$1.1M
WIBC
1200
DELISTED
WILSHIRE BANCORP INC
WIBC
$32.9M 0.02%
3,249,458
+175,855
+6% +$1.78M