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
SYK icon
1351
Stryker
SYK
$146B
$25.7M 0.02%
317,842
-8,236
-3% -$665K
DXPE icon
1352
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$1.79B
$25.7M 0.02%
348,338
+5,064
+1% +$373K
ITG
1353
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
$25.6M 0.02%
1,625,582
+7,972
+0.5% +$126K
BANF icon
1354
BancFirst
BANF
$4.46B
$25.6M 0.02%
818,830
+8,548
+1% +$267K
EQC
1355
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$25.6M 0.02%
996,122
VRTX icon
1356
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$99.6B
$25.6M 0.02%
227,938
+2,163
+1% +$243K
ZWS icon
1357
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$7.92B
$25.6M 0.02%
1,866,094
+792,320
+74% +$10.9M
GNRC icon
1358
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$10.9B
$25.5M 0.02%
630,096
+15,478
+3% +$628K
CSWC icon
1359
Capital Southwest
CSWC
$1.26B
$25.5M 0.02%
1,941,724
-345,622
-15% -$4.54M
PTVCB
1360
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
$25.5M 0.02%
1,031,149
-1,876
-0.2% -$46.3K
STBA icon
1361
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.49B
$25.5M 0.02%
1,085,187
+9,104
+0.8% +$214K
GTLS icon
1362
Chart Industries
GTLS
$8.95B
$25.5M 0.02%
416,410
+38,966
+10% +$2.38M
ZNGA
1363
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$25.4M 0.02%
9,413,475
-549,777
-6% -$1.48M
CDE icon
1364
Coeur Mining
CDE
$9.88B
$25.4M 0.02%
5,123,378
-212,030
-4% -$1.05M
ENDP
1365
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$25.3M 0.02%
370,243
-121,353
-25% -$8.29M
AAL icon
1366
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.54B
$25.2M 0.02%
711,368
-56,547
-7% -$2.01M
CUB
1367
DELISTED
Cubic Corporation
CUB
$25.2M 0.02%
538,723
+20,900
+4% +$978K
DCO icon
1368
Ducommun
DCO
$1.36B
$25.2M 0.02%
919,399
-203
-0% -$5.56K
MOD icon
1369
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$7.95B
$25.1M 0.02%
2,115,059
+107,094
+5% +$1.27M
FARO
1370
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$25.1M 0.02%
493,591
-10,274
-2% -$521K
FORM icon
1371
FormFactor
FORM
$2.27B
$25M 0.02%
3,491,617
+47,687
+1% +$342K
GNCMA
1372
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A-1 Common Stock
GNCMA
$25M 0.02%
2,290,516
+41,791
+2% +$456K
CPE
1373
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
$25M 0.02%
283,313
+47,271
+20% +$4.16M
ELRC
1374
DELISTED
ELECTRO RENT CORP
ELRC
$24.9M 0.02%
1,811,055
-6,646
-0.4% -$91.5K
CPRI icon
1375
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$2.54B
$24.9M 0.02%
349,318
+72,092
+26% +$5.15M