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
EE
1351
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
$28.8M 0.02%
718,041
+45,846
+7% +$1.84M
DEO icon
1352
Diageo
DEO
$56.5B
$28.7M 0.02%
251,943
+21,900
+10% +$2.5M
ILG
1353
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$28.7M 0.02%
1,375,832
+111,572
+9% +$2.33M
CGI
1354
DELISTED
Celadon Group Inc
CGI
$28.7M 0.02%
1,262,767
+52,354
+4% +$1.19M
BTI icon
1355
British American Tobacco
BTI
$123B
$28.6M 0.02%
531,288
+99,510
+23% +$5.36M
BKE icon
1356
Buckle
BKE
$3.04B
$28.6M 0.02%
544,436
+5,894
+1% +$310K
OPCH icon
1357
Option Care Health
OPCH
$4.62B
$28.5M 0.02%
1,021,041
+47,648
+5% +$1.33M
NWN icon
1358
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$1.73B
$28.5M 0.02%
571,923
+27,921
+5% +$1.39M
KNL
1359
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
$28.5M 0.02%
1,346,252
+62,108
+5% +$1.31M
UBS icon
1360
UBS Group
UBS
$129B
$28.5M 0.02%
+1,671,193
New +$28.5M
SMTC icon
1361
Semtech
SMTC
$5.23B
$28.5M 0.02%
1,033,186
+42,270
+4% +$1.17M
SBAC icon
1362
SBA Communications
SBAC
$21.5B
$28.5M 0.02%
257,073
+6,006
+2% +$665K
EIG icon
1363
Employers Holdings
EIG
$983M
$28.4M 0.02%
1,209,292
+60,704
+5% +$1.43M
WPX
1364
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$28.3M 0.02%
2,432,620
+50,486
+2% +$587K
MASI icon
1365
Masimo
MASI
$8.01B
$28.3M 0.02%
1,073,670
+109,557
+11% +$2.89M
LXP icon
1366
LXP Industrial Trust
LXP
$2.72B
$28.3M 0.02%
2,573,279
+44,994
+2% +$494K
CHE icon
1367
Chemed
CHE
$6.5B
$28.3M 0.02%
267,334
+2,345
+0.9% +$248K
RBBN icon
1368
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$676M
$28.2M 0.02%
1,420,764
-102,165
-7% -$2.03M
LVS icon
1369
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$36.7B
$28.2M 0.02%
484,695
+15,321
+3% +$891K
SBNY
1370
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$28.2M 0.02%
223,793
+31,323
+16% +$3.95M
SE
1371
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$28.2M 0.02%
775,904
+34,838
+5% +$1.26M
SUNE
1372
DELISTED
SUNEDISON, INC COM
SUNE
$28.1M 0.02%
1,442,161
-3,572,983
-71% -$69.7M
HNGR
1373
DELISTED
Hanger Inc.
HNGR
$28.1M 0.02%
1,284,571
-34,296
-3% -$751K
CHT icon
1374
Chunghwa Telecom
CHT
$34.8B
$28.1M 0.02%
955,545
+21,255
+2% +$625K
ADVS
1375
DELISTED
ADVENT SOFTWARE INC
ADVS
$28.1M 0.02%
917,701
+96,962
+12% +$2.97M