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
ASCMA
1251
DELISTED
Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Series A
ASCMA
$31.5M 0.02%
594,633
+18,947
+3% +$1M
MERC icon
1252
Mercer International
MERC
$206M
$31.4M 0.02%
2,558,873
+192,304
+8% +$2.36M
AMN icon
1253
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$699M
$31.4M 0.02%
1,602,624
+125,838
+9% +$2.47M
CWT icon
1254
California Water Service
CWT
$2.76B
$31.4M 0.02%
1,275,498
+77,408
+6% +$1.91M
CLC
1255
DELISTED
Clarcor
CLC
$31.4M 0.02%
470,708
+40,064
+9% +$2.67M
EGL
1256
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
$31.4M 0.02%
732,880
+27,263
+4% +$1.17M
CACC icon
1257
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$5.33B
$31.3M 0.02%
229,551
+8,441
+4% +$1.15M
ON icon
1258
ON Semiconductor
ON
$19.7B
$31.3M 0.02%
3,090,836
+574,565
+23% +$5.82M
HCBK
1259
DELISTED
HUDSON CITY BANCORP INC
HCBK
$31.3M 0.02%
3,090,198
-26,328
-0.8% -$266K
MWW
1260
DELISTED
Monster Worldwide Inc
MWW
$31.2M 0.02%
6,757,671
+19,360
+0.3% +$89.4K
TLK icon
1261
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$19B
$31.2M 0.02%
1,379,642
+109,072
+9% +$2.47M
ATSG
1262
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.
ATSG
$31.2M 0.02%
3,644,947
+87,217
+2% +$747K
BGS icon
1263
B&G Foods
BGS
$360M
$31.2M 0.02%
1,042,784
+60,805
+6% +$1.82M
APTV icon
1264
Aptiv
APTV
$18B
$31.2M 0.02%
428,682
+37,348
+10% +$2.72M
CYBX
1265
DELISTED
CYBERONICS INC
CYBX
$31.2M 0.02%
559,809
+37,243
+7% +$2.07M
EFX icon
1266
Equifax
EFX
$31.6B
$31.2M 0.02%
385,314
+34,542
+10% +$2.79M
CBM
1267
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
$31.1M 0.02%
1,439,899
+29,747
+2% +$643K
MAR icon
1268
Marriott International Class A Common Stock
MAR
$72.3B
$31.1M 0.02%
398,898
+3,316
+0.8% +$259K
IRM icon
1269
Iron Mountain
IRM
$28.6B
$31.1M 0.02%
804,759
+125,266
+18% +$4.84M
RAMP icon
1270
LiveRamp
RAMP
$1.73B
$31.1M 0.02%
1,534,998
+49,511
+3% +$1M
ATW
1271
DELISTED
Atwood Oceanics
ATW
$31.1M 0.02%
1,095,117
+393,296
+56% +$11.2M
PRIM icon
1272
Primoris Services
PRIM
$6.59B
$31M 0.02%
1,334,535
+68,895
+5% +$1.6M
UBNK
1273
DELISTED
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
UBNK
$31M 0.02%
2,158,897
+88,361
+4% +$1.27M
RSTI
1274
DELISTED
Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc
RSTI
$31M 0.02%
1,077,349
+140,022
+15% +$4.03M
CTAS icon
1275
Cintas
CTAS
$81.6B
$31M 0.02%
1,579,244
+99,096
+7% +$1.94M