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
-2.48%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$141B
AUM Growth
-$2.73B
Cap. Flow
+$2.7B
Cap. Flow %
1.91%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.91%
Holding
3,625
New
33
Increased
1,924
Reduced
1,256
Closed
79

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$202M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$140M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$127M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$86.6M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$75.9M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.74%
3 Energy 11.68%
4 Technology 10.9%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EXP icon
1326
Eagle Materials
EXP
$7.49B
$26.3M 0.02%
257,930
-918
-0.4% -$93.5K
BCC icon
1327
Boise Cascade
BCC
$3.21B
$26.2M 0.02%
870,403
+112,295
+15% +$3.38M
IRBT icon
1328
iRobot
IRBT
$114M
$26.2M 0.02%
861,228
-18,470
-2% -$562K
EFX icon
1329
Equifax
EFX
$30.3B
$26.2M 0.02%
350,772
+12,233
+4% +$914K
MTG icon
1330
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.54B
$26.2M 0.02%
3,353,210
-1,326,850
-28% -$10.4M
TTEC icon
1331
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$179M
$26.2M 0.02%
1,065,418
+47,665
+5% +$1.17M
BERY
1332
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
$26.2M 0.02%
1,128,415
+564,896
+100% +$13.1M
MPW icon
1333
Medical Properties Trust
MPW
$2.77B
$26.1M 0.02%
2,132,364
+70,465
+3% +$864K
CTAS icon
1334
Cintas
CTAS
$81.2B
$26.1M 0.02%
1,480,148
-2,320
-0.2% -$40.9K
MCS icon
1335
Marcus Corp
MCS
$485M
$26.1M 0.02%
1,652,069
-3,196
-0.2% -$50.5K
TDY icon
1336
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$25.6B
$26.1M 0.02%
277,200
+1,343
+0.5% +$126K
RBBN icon
1337
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$699M
$26M 0.02%
1,522,929
-105,229
-6% -$1.8M
CE icon
1338
Celanese
CE
$4.84B
$25.9M 0.02%
443,313
+195,165
+79% +$11.4M
EGY icon
1339
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$416M
$25.9M 0.02%
3,049,504
+351,871
+13% +$2.99M
TSS
1340
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
$25.9M 0.02%
836,848
+176,675
+27% +$5.47M
ADVS
1341
DELISTED
ADVENT SOFTWARE INC
ADVS
$25.9M 0.02%
820,739
+46,270
+6% +$1.46M
ATSG
1342
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.
ATSG
$25.9M 0.02%
3,557,730
+98,229
+3% +$715K
TXT icon
1343
Textron
TXT
$14.4B
$25.9M 0.02%
719,035
+54,499
+8% +$1.96M
USNA icon
1344
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$551M
$25.9M 0.02%
702,388
-5,040
-0.7% -$186K
THOR
1345
DELISTED
THORATEC CORPORATION
THOR
$25.8M 0.02%
964,820
+66,362
+7% +$1.77M
ELNK
1346
DELISTED
EarthLink Holdings Corp.
ELNK
$25.8M 0.02%
7,531,827
-118,312
-2% -$405K
ELX
1347
DELISTED
EMULEX CORP
ELX
$25.7M 0.02%
5,210,382
-71,282
-1% -$352K
CLX icon
1348
Clorox
CLX
$15.1B
$25.7M 0.02%
267,965
+8,443
+3% +$811K
WMK icon
1349
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.73B
$25.7M 0.02%
658,785
+1,606
+0.2% +$62.7K
GLOG
1350
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
$25.7M 0.02%
1,167,149
+644,022
+123% +$14.2M