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
SFL icon
1226
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.06B
$32.1M 0.02%
2,274,030
+238,660
+12% +$3.37M
EXPO icon
1227
Exponent
EXPO
$3.54B
$32.1M 0.02%
1,556,556
+48,344
+3% +$997K
FIVE icon
1228
Five Below
FIVE
$7.83B
$32.1M 0.02%
786,275
+223,147
+40% +$9.11M
ITG
1229
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
$32.1M 0.02%
1,541,320
-84,262
-5% -$1.75M
GTIV
1230
DELISTED
GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES INC
GTIV
$32M 0.02%
1,680,292
-15,361
-0.9% -$293K
ALV icon
1231
Autoliv
ALV
$9.71B
$31.9M 0.02%
417,268
+45,995
+12% +$3.52M
APH icon
1232
Amphenol
APH
$144B
$31.9M 0.02%
2,371,296
+245,016
+12% +$3.3M
FCFS icon
1233
FirstCash
FCFS
$6.54B
$31.9M 0.02%
572,695
+39,406
+7% +$2.19M
MATV icon
1234
Mativ Holdings
MATV
$672M
$31.8M 0.02%
752,875
+84,014
+13% +$3.55M
NWSA icon
1235
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$16.5B
$31.8M 0.02%
2,027,662
+30,557
+2% +$479K
AEP icon
1236
American Electric Power
AEP
$58.5B
$31.8M 0.02%
523,511
+11,140
+2% +$677K
NFBK icon
1237
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
$494M
$31.8M 0.02%
2,147,828
+152,241
+8% +$2.25M
MMSI icon
1238
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.25B
$31.8M 0.02%
1,833,879
+110,398
+6% +$1.91M
GNRC icon
1239
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$11B
$31.8M 0.02%
678,998
+48,902
+8% +$2.29M
SNY icon
1240
Sanofi
SNY
$116B
$31.7M 0.02%
695,660
-33,761
-5% -$1.54M
CSL icon
1241
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$16.4B
$31.7M 0.02%
351,522
+67,256
+24% +$6.07M
CUB
1242
DELISTED
Cubic Corporation
CUB
$31.7M 0.02%
602,642
+63,919
+12% +$3.36M
CATM
1243
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
$31.7M 0.02%
821,842
+51,597
+7% +$1.99M
TYPE
1244
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
$31.7M 0.02%
1,098,631
+60,185
+6% +$1.74M
BID
1245
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
$31.7M 0.02%
732,967
+287,975
+65% +$12.4M
SFLY
1246
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
$31.6M 0.02%
758,776
+95,439
+14% +$3.98M
BSMX
1247
DELISTED
Banco Santander México, S, A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México
BSMX
$31.6M 0.02%
3,052,616
-3,293
-0.1% -$34.1K
TROW icon
1248
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.1B
$31.5M 0.02%
367,411
+50,456
+16% +$4.33M
PKOH icon
1249
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$316M
$31.5M 0.02%
500,479
-12,952
-3% -$816K
ETD icon
1250
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$746M
$31.5M 0.02%
1,017,997
+78,116
+8% +$2.42M