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
AVY icon
1276
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.9B
$31M 0.02%
596,582
+83,709
+16% +$4.34M
WPG
1277
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
$30.9M 0.02%
199,620
METR
1278
DELISTED
METRO BANCORP, INC COMMON STOCK
METR
$30.9M 0.02%
1,193,530
+470
+0% +$12.2K
NX icon
1279
Quanex
NX
$661M
$30.9M 0.02%
1,646,818
+109,642
+7% +$2.06M
NEWS
1280
DELISTED
NewStar Financial, Inc.
NEWS
$30.9M 0.02%
2,411,180
+12,572
+0.5% +$161K
CONN
1281
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
$30.8M 0.02%
1,649,802
-13,288
-0.8% -$248K
SFNC icon
1282
Simmons First National
SFNC
$2.96B
$30.8M 0.02%
1,516,568
+11,386
+0.8% +$231K
FIBK icon
1283
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.43B
$30.8M 0.02%
1,107,678
+61,209
+6% +$1.7M
SJI
1284
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$30.8M 0.02%
1,044,446
+53,340
+5% +$1.57M
NWG icon
1285
NatWest
NWG
$58.2B
$30.8M 0.02%
2,358,245
+23,412
+1% +$305K
PKD
1286
DELISTED
Parker Drilling Company
PKD
$30.7M 0.02%
667,558
-14,150
-2% -$652K
CIB icon
1287
Grupo Cibest S.A. American Depositary Shares (each representing four (4) Preferred Shares)
CIB
$12.5B
$30.7M 0.02%
641,481
+7,517
+1% +$360K
ENSG icon
1288
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$9.69B
$30.7M 0.02%
1,477,967
+72,311
+5% +$1.5M
ADBE icon
1289
Adobe
ADBE
$148B
$30.7M 0.02%
421,825
-8,826
-2% -$642K
RFP
1290
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$30.7M 0.02%
1,741,408
+186,477
+12% +$3.28M
NNBR icon
1291
NN Inc
NNBR
$117M
$30.6M 0.02%
1,490,160
+4,294
+0.3% +$88.3K
MSI icon
1292
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$80.3B
$30.6M 0.02%
456,392
+16,909
+4% +$1.13M
UTIW
1293
DELISTED
UTI WORLDWIDE INC
UTIW
$30.6M 0.02%
2,531,496
+418,476
+20% +$5.05M
ABCB icon
1294
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.1B
$30.5M 0.02%
1,190,343
+57,732
+5% +$1.48M
ELX
1295
DELISTED
EMULEX CORP
ELX
$30.5M 0.02%
5,372,857
+162,475
+3% +$921K
CUK icon
1296
Carnival PLC
CUK
$37.7B
$30.4M 0.02%
675,760
-48,048
-7% -$2.16M
GPN icon
1297
Global Payments
GPN
$20.7B
$30.4M 0.02%
752,584
+140,102
+23% +$5.66M
WMGI
1298
DELISTED
Wright Medical Group Inc
WMGI
$30.4M 0.02%
1,130,499
-11,858
-1% -$319K
PENN icon
1299
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.86B
$30.3M 0.02%
2,204,918
-350,504
-14% -$4.81M
TSCO icon
1300
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$32.1B
$30.3M 0.02%
1,919,450
-34,640
-2% -$546K