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
FSTR icon
1301
Foster
FSTR
$289M
$19.7M 0.02%
+456,020
New +$19.7M
CMPR icon
1302
Cimpress
CMPR
$1.49B
$19.7M 0.02%
+398,447
New +$19.7M
CENTA icon
1303
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.08B
$19.7M 0.02%
+3,560,855
New +$19.7M
EPAY
1304
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$19.6M 0.02%
+776,746
New +$19.6M
FCFS icon
1305
FirstCash
FCFS
$6.51B
$19.6M 0.02%
+399,163
New +$19.6M
SXC icon
1306
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$656M
$19.6M 0.02%
+1,400,920
New +$19.6M
ALKS icon
1307
Alkermes
ALKS
$4.53B
$19.6M 0.02%
+684,382
New +$19.6M
KBR icon
1308
KBR
KBR
$6.36B
$19.6M 0.02%
+601,476
New +$19.6M
DRH icon
1309
DiamondRock Hospitality
DRH
$1.72B
$19.5M 0.02%
+2,096,745
New +$19.5M
SMRT
1310
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
$19.5M 0.02%
+1,431,026
New +$19.5M
DVA icon
1311
DaVita
DVA
$9.59B
$19.5M 0.02%
+322,912
New +$19.5M
NXST icon
1312
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.19B
$19.5M 0.02%
+549,575
New +$19.5M
PCAR icon
1313
PACCAR
PCAR
$53.2B
$19.5M 0.02%
+544,457
New +$19.5M
ARO
1314
DELISTED
AEROPOSTALE INC
ARO
$19.4M 0.02%
+1,409,101
New +$19.4M
EMN icon
1315
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.72B
$19.4M 0.02%
+276,776
New +$19.4M
FLR icon
1316
Fluor
FLR
$6.65B
$19.4M 0.02%
+326,664
New +$19.4M
RAI
1317
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
$19.4M 0.02%
+800,460
New +$19.4M
DEO icon
1318
Diageo
DEO
$57.9B
$19.3M 0.02%
+168,132
New +$19.3M
MATW icon
1319
Matthews International
MATW
$768M
$19.3M 0.02%
+512,647
New +$19.3M
BBBY
1320
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$19.3M 0.02%
+272,586
New +$19.3M
JBL icon
1321
Jabil
JBL
$23B
$19.3M 0.02%
+947,683
New +$19.3M
TBBK icon
1322
The Bancorp
TBBK
$3.53B
$19.3M 0.02%
+1,288,032
New +$19.3M
FDML
1323
DELISTED
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation
FDML
$19.3M 0.02%
+1,889,050
New +$19.3M
HHH icon
1324
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4.82B
$19.3M 0.02%
+180,230
New +$19.3M
DAL icon
1325
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$39.5B
$19.2M 0.02%
+1,028,268
New +$19.2M