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
ASNA
1201
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
$32.9M 0.02%
130,951
+19,898
+18% +$5M
JWN
1202
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$32.9M 0.02%
414,314
+14,558
+4% +$1.16M
AVID
1203
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$32.9M 0.02%
+2,313,849
New +$32.9M
ISSI
1204
DELISTED
INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTN INC
ISSI
$32.9M 0.02%
1,984,036
+15,329
+0.8% +$254K
GNCMA
1205
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A-1 Common Stock
GNCMA
$32.8M 0.02%
2,384,423
+93,907
+4% +$1.29M
RAI
1206
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
$32.8M 0.02%
1,019,888
+36,596
+4% +$1.18M
ANIK icon
1207
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$123M
$32.7M 0.02%
803,068
-145,864
-15% -$5.94M
DNY
1208
DELISTED
DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO
DNY
$32.7M 0.02%
1,944,981
+324,937
+20% +$5.46M
TWI icon
1209
Titan International
TWI
$547M
$32.7M 0.02%
3,072,003
+11,049
+0.4% +$117K
AZO icon
1210
AutoZone
AZO
$72.8B
$32.6M 0.02%
52,684
+4,271
+9% +$2.64M
JBSS icon
1211
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$735M
$32.6M 0.02%
716,498
+6,454
+0.9% +$294K
ORA icon
1212
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$5.52B
$32.6M 0.02%
1,198,839
+30,623
+3% +$832K
WMK icon
1213
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.75B
$32.6M 0.02%
681,139
+22,354
+3% +$1.07M
OKE icon
1214
Oneok
OKE
$46.1B
$32.5M 0.02%
653,409
-62,553
-9% -$3.11M
RL icon
1215
Ralph Lauren
RL
$19B
$32.5M 0.02%
175,644
+40,692
+30% +$7.53M
MSFG
1216
DELISTED
MainSource Financial Group Inc
MSFG
$32.5M 0.02%
1,554,512
+19,759
+1% +$413K
MD icon
1217
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$1.46B
$32.5M 0.02%
491,590
+11,137
+2% +$736K
VIAV icon
1218
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$2.71B
$32.5M 0.02%
4,163,250
+454,301
+12% +$3.55M
BCO icon
1219
Brink's
BCO
$4.88B
$32.5M 0.02%
1,329,680
+114,896
+9% +$2.8M
CRM icon
1220
Salesforce
CRM
$234B
$32.4M 0.02%
546,521
+1,033
+0.2% +$61.3K
ANK
1221
DELISTED
ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK,INC
ANK
$32.4M 0.02%
479,343
+40,542
+9% +$2.74M
SPWR
1222
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$32.4M 0.02%
1,912,505
-183,994
-9% -$3.11M
HE icon
1223
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.08B
$32.3M 0.02%
965,409
+204,712
+27% +$6.85M
SYK icon
1224
Stryker
SYK
$148B
$32.3M 0.02%
342,360
+24,518
+8% +$2.31M
CDP icon
1225
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$3.44B
$32.3M 0.02%
1,137,398
+46,447
+4% +$1.32M