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
TER icon
1376
Teradyne
TER
$17.9B
$28.1M 0.02%
1,419,863
+193,256
+16% +$3.82M
TI
1377
DELISTED
Telecom Italia
TI
$28.1M 0.02%
2,664,984
-11,298
-0.4% -$119K
CENTA icon
1378
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.03B
$28.1M 0.02%
3,674,820
+52,107
+1% +$398K
IEX icon
1379
IDEX
IEX
$12.1B
$28M 0.02%
360,239
+49,127
+16% +$3.82M
AD
1380
Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.
AD
$4.41B
$28M 0.02%
703,863
+12,440
+2% +$496K
HOT
1381
DELISTED
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
HOT
$28M 0.02%
345,653
+57,165
+20% +$4.63M
FIZZ icon
1382
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.67B
$28M 0.02%
2,475,444
+327,602
+15% +$3.71M
OXM icon
1383
Oxford Industries
OXM
$704M
$28M 0.02%
506,933
+25,129
+5% +$1.39M
NVRI icon
1384
Enviri
NVRI
$983M
$27.9M 0.02%
1,474,556
-28,177
-2% -$532K
NC icon
1385
NACCO Industries
NC
$297M
$27.9M 0.02%
2,054,039
+17,495
+0.9% +$237K
CPB icon
1386
Campbell Soup
CPB
$9.91B
$27.8M 0.02%
632,660
+59,031
+10% +$2.6M
GMCR
1387
DELISTED
KEURIG GREEN MTN INC
GMCR
$27.8M 0.02%
210,126
+716
+0.3% +$94.8K
EXLS icon
1388
EXL Service
EXLS
$7.04B
$27.8M 0.02%
4,844,565
+272,055
+6% +$1.56M
AVAV icon
1389
AeroVironment
AVAV
$12.1B
$27.8M 0.02%
1,020,176
-8,973
-0.9% -$245K
ROSE
1390
DELISTED
ROSETTA RESOURCES INC
ROSE
$27.8M 0.02%
1,245,842
+187,264
+18% +$4.18M
KFRC icon
1391
Kforce
KFRC
$567M
$27.8M 0.02%
1,150,468
-2,105
-0.2% -$50.8K
DFT
1392
DELISTED
DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
DFT
$27.7M 0.02%
834,697
+15,852
+2% +$527K
SPXC icon
1393
SPX Corp
SPXC
$9.21B
$27.7M 0.02%
1,281,914
+59,763
+5% +$1.29M
OUTR
1394
DELISTED
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
$27.7M 0.02%
368,093
-4,124
-1% -$310K
CYN
1395
DELISTED
CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION
CYN
$27.6M 0.02%
341,580
+24,364
+8% +$1.97M
HAFC icon
1396
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$748M
$27.6M 0.02%
1,265,252
+61,242
+5% +$1.34M
TTM
1397
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$27.5M 0.02%
651,425
-700
-0.1% -$29.6K
MRC icon
1398
MRC Global
MRC
$1.23B
$27.5M 0.02%
1,816,778
+230,890
+15% +$3.5M
KRA
1399
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
$27.5M 0.02%
1,322,641
+44,274
+3% +$920K
CBST
1400
DELISTED
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
CBST
$27.5M 0.02%
272,920
+1,773
+0.7% +$178K