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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$352M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$227M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$208M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$205M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$187M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.96%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GL icon
1251
Globe Life
GL
$11.5B
$27M 0.02%
513,920
-42,661
-8% -$2.24M
SNA icon
1252
Snap-on
SNA
$17.3B
$27M 0.02%
237,549
-13
-0% -$1.48K
TGH
1253
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$26.9M 0.02%
704,059
+4,886
+0.7% +$187K
ALV icon
1254
Autoliv
ALV
$9.8B
$26.9M 0.02%
372,867
+42,845
+13% +$3.1M
NGS icon
1255
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$334M
$26.9M 0.02%
893,787
-2,636
-0.3% -$79.4K
ESGR
1256
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$26.9M 0.02%
197,431
-43
-0% -$5.86K
LSI
1257
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$26.9M 0.02%
549,141
+25,239
+5% +$1.24M
DRI icon
1258
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$24.9B
$26.9M 0.02%
592,598
+324,298
+121% +$14.7M
REV
1259
DELISTED
Revlon, Inc.
REV
$26.9M 0.02%
1,051,814
-1,114
-0.1% -$28.5K
NXST icon
1260
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.25B
$26.9M 0.02%
716,212
+73,638
+11% +$2.76M
RBBN icon
1261
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$698M
$26.8M 0.02%
1,592,447
-25,204
-2% -$425K
FHN icon
1262
First Horizon
FHN
$11.5B
$26.8M 0.02%
2,171,537
-294,358
-12% -$3.63M
WRLD icon
1263
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$923M
$26.8M 0.02%
356,595
-1,988
-0.6% -$149K
GTS
1264
DELISTED
Triple-S Management Corporation
GTS
$26.7M 0.02%
1,739,588
-16,896
-1% -$259K
PCAR icon
1265
PACCAR
PCAR
$53.4B
$26.7M 0.02%
593,880
+9,793
+2% +$440K
IOSP icon
1266
Innospec
IOSP
$2.08B
$26.7M 0.02%
590,138
+27,419
+5% +$1.24M
PKOH icon
1267
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$319M
$26.6M 0.02%
474,599
+4,280
+0.9% +$240K
USNA icon
1268
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$564M
$26.6M 0.02%
707,204
-6,404
-0.9% -$241K
AAL icon
1269
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.54B
$26.6M 0.02%
726,798
-313,974
-30% -$11.5M
FIBK icon
1270
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.41B
$26.6M 0.02%
942,238
+9,451
+1% +$267K
CDP icon
1271
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$3.45B
$26.6M 0.02%
997,893
+24,229
+2% +$645K
CAS
1272
DELISTED
A M Castle & Co
CAS
$26.5M 0.02%
1,804,951
-10,282
-0.6% -$151K
GPX
1273
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
$26.5M 0.02%
973,315
-18,664
-2% -$508K
HF
1274
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$26.5M 0.02%
788,434
-7,589
-1% -$255K
BYD icon
1275
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$6.9B
$26.5M 0.02%
2,004,117
-158,024
-7% -$2.09M