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
BBWI icon
1326
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$5.75B
$25.3M 0.02%
550,872
+7,871
+1% +$361K
AZO icon
1327
AutoZone
AZO
$72.8B
$25.3M 0.02%
47,076
+149
+0.3% +$80K
VWTR
1328
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$25.3M 0.02%
971,661
-40,760
-4% -$1.06M
CST
1329
DELISTED
CST Brands, Inc.
CST
$25.2M 0.02%
808,261
+386,341
+92% +$12.1M
DOX icon
1330
Amdocs
DOX
$9.39B
$25.2M 0.02%
542,638
+29,544
+6% +$1.37M
WFM
1331
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$25.2M 0.02%
496,811
+781
+0.2% +$39.6K
STBA icon
1332
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.51B
$25.1M 0.02%
1,061,135
+6,038
+0.6% +$143K
FR icon
1333
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$6.97B
$25.1M 0.02%
1,301,608
+57,837
+5% +$1.12M
SPA
1334
DELISTED
Sparton
SPA
$25.1M 0.02%
858,684
-2,873
-0.3% -$84.1K
BWA icon
1335
BorgWarner
BWA
$9.6B
$25.1M 0.02%
464,717
+672
+0.1% +$36.4K
CWT icon
1336
California Water Service
CWT
$2.76B
$25.1M 0.02%
1,049,000
+44,105
+4% +$1.06M
CGI
1337
DELISTED
Celadon Group Inc
CGI
$25.1M 0.02%
1,044,655
+29,968
+3% +$720K
DRIV
1338
DELISTED
DIGITAL RIVER INC.
DRIV
$25.1M 0.02%
1,440,022
+100,782
+8% +$1.76M
NC icon
1339
NACCO Industries
NC
$306M
$25M 0.02%
2,022,235
-21,767
-1% -$270K
EPIQ
1340
DELISTED
EPIQ SYSTEMS INC
EPIQ
$25M 0.02%
1,833,986
+20,398
+1% +$278K
RFP
1341
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$25M 0.02%
1,244,175
+225,955
+22% +$4.54M
CFR icon
1342
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$8.23B
$25M 0.02%
322,343
-954
-0.3% -$74K
CYN
1343
DELISTED
CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION
CYN
$25M 0.02%
317,422
-526
-0.2% -$41.4K
NWE icon
1344
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$3.51B
$25M 0.02%
526,568
+11,532
+2% +$547K
ONIT
1345
Onity Group Inc.
ONIT
$366M
$25M 0.02%
42,490
-291
-0.7% -$171K
CBZ icon
1346
CBIZ
CBZ
$3.13B
$25M 0.02%
2,724,049
+143,702
+6% +$1.32M
PRGS icon
1347
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.85B
$24.9M 0.02%
1,144,352
+59,132
+5% +$1.29M
FARO
1348
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$24.9M 0.02%
470,481
+25,944
+6% +$1.37M
DF
1349
DELISTED
Dean Foods Company
DF
$24.9M 0.02%
1,611,809
-7,935
-0.5% -$123K
ANK
1350
DELISTED
ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK,INC
ANK
$24.9M 0.02%
376,995
+25,361
+7% +$1.67M