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
+3.1%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$106B
AUM Growth
Cap. Flow
+$106B
Cap. Flow %
100%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.59%
Holding
3,585
New
3,579
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$1.17B
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$1.17B
3
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$1.15B
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$1B
5
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$970M

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.18%
2 Industrials 12.65%
3 Energy 10.8%
4 Technology 9.12%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WDFC icon
1251
WD-40
WDFC
$2.84B
$20.5M 0.02%
+376,977
New +$20.5M
GEN icon
1252
Gen Digital
GEN
$18.2B
$20.5M 0.02%
+913,122
New +$20.5M
MSFG
1253
DELISTED
MainSource Financial Group Inc
MSFG
$20.5M 0.02%
+1,526,648
New +$20.5M
CLP
1254
DELISTED
COLONIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
CLP
$20.5M 0.02%
+848,461
New +$20.5M
SHO icon
1255
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$1.79B
$20.4M 0.02%
+1,692,126
New +$20.4M
WMAR
1256
DELISTED
West Marine Inc
WMAR
$20.4M 0.02%
+1,856,984
New +$20.4M
CACC icon
1257
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$5.87B
$20.4M 0.02%
+194,226
New +$20.4M
POWI icon
1258
Power Integrations
POWI
$2.51B
$20.4M 0.02%
+1,006,186
New +$20.4M
OTTR icon
1259
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.5B
$20.4M 0.02%
+718,211
New +$20.4M
FOR icon
1260
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.44B
$20.4M 0.02%
+1,016,632
New +$20.4M
ORIT
1261
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
$20.4M 0.02%
+1,300,236
New +$20.4M
SGI
1262
Somnigroup International Inc.
SGI
$18B
$20.4M 0.02%
+1,856,644
New +$20.4M
VWTR
1263
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$20.4M 0.02%
+972,161
New +$20.4M
GES icon
1264
Guess, Inc.
GES
$870M
$20.4M 0.02%
+656,225
New +$20.4M
NGS icon
1265
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$332M
$20.4M 0.02%
+866,860
New +$20.4M
ADI icon
1266
Analog Devices
ADI
$122B
$20.4M 0.02%
+451,755
New +$20.4M
FRGI
1267
DELISTED
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
FRGI
$20.3M 0.02%
+591,435
New +$20.3M
HUBG icon
1268
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.28B
$20.3M 0.02%
+1,116,164
New +$20.3M
ARB
1269
DELISTED
ARBITRON INC (NEW)
ARB
$20.3M 0.02%
+437,540
New +$20.3M
LSI
1270
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$20.3M 0.02%
+470,135
New +$20.3M
AMT icon
1271
American Tower
AMT
$91.2B
$20.3M 0.02%
+277,372
New +$20.3M
KLAC icon
1272
KLA
KLAC
$127B
$20.3M 0.02%
+363,626
New +$20.3M
CSS
1273
DELISTED
CSS Industries, Inc.
CSS
$20.3M 0.02%
+812,311
New +$20.3M
STBA icon
1274
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.49B
$20.2M 0.02%
+1,032,850
New +$20.2M
CHE icon
1275
Chemed
CHE
$6.63B
$20.2M 0.02%
+279,404
New +$20.2M