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
CRK icon
1401
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.67B
$27.5M 0.02%
806,331
-11,940
-1% -$407K
HSP
1402
DELISTED
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
$27.4M 0.02%
447,646
+8,544
+2% +$523K
PCG icon
1403
PG&E
PCG
$34B
$27.4M 0.02%
514,061
+32,280
+7% +$1.72M
MIDD icon
1404
Middleby
MIDD
$6.82B
$27.4M 0.02%
276,184
-73,042
-21% -$7.24M
VRTX icon
1405
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$101B
$27.4M 0.02%
230,257
+2,319
+1% +$276K
VMI icon
1406
Valmont Industries
VMI
$7.37B
$27.3M 0.02%
215,051
+36,684
+21% +$4.66M
BRO icon
1407
Brown & Brown
BRO
$30.9B
$27.3M 0.02%
1,658,808
+176,042
+12% +$2.9M
AMBC icon
1408
Ambac
AMBC
$413M
$27.3M 0.02%
1,112,501
+94,383
+9% +$2.31M
ENVA icon
1409
Enova International
ENVA
$2.88B
$27.2M 0.02%
+1,223,856
New +$27.2M
FAST icon
1410
Fastenal
FAST
$54.5B
$27.2M 0.02%
2,290,400
+76,380
+3% +$908K
EGOV
1411
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
$27.2M 0.02%
1,512,684
+147,071
+11% +$2.65M
TDY icon
1412
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$26.1B
$27.2M 0.02%
264,526
-12,674
-5% -$1.3M
CPRI icon
1413
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$2.43B
$27.2M 0.02%
361,773
+12,455
+4% +$935K
BANF icon
1414
BancFirst
BANF
$4.45B
$27.1M 0.02%
856,520
+37,690
+5% +$1.19M
JBTM
1415
JBT Marel Corporation
JBTM
$7.14B
$27.1M 0.02%
825,913
+35,862
+5% +$1.18M
DBD
1416
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
$27.1M 0.02%
782,790
+87,717
+13% +$3.04M
K icon
1417
Kellanova
K
$27.6B
$27.1M 0.02%
441,024
+66,586
+18% +$4.09M
RGP icon
1418
Resources Connection
RGP
$172M
$27.1M 0.02%
1,647,422
+67,424
+4% +$1.11M
FIX icon
1419
Comfort Systems
FIX
$26.6B
$27M 0.02%
1,578,229
+19,284
+1% +$330K
RUSHB icon
1420
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$4.5B
$27M 0.02%
2,157,462
-2,295
-0.1% -$28.7K
ACOR
1421
DELISTED
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
ACOR
$27M 0.02%
5,503
-23
-0.4% -$113K
VG
1422
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$27M 0.02%
7,078,253
-14,661
-0.2% -$55.9K
CHH icon
1423
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.22B
$27M 0.02%
481,147
+33,084
+7% +$1.85M
WRLD icon
1424
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$900M
$26.9M 0.02%
338,887
-10,220
-3% -$812K
BMI icon
1425
Badger Meter
BMI
$5.24B
$26.9M 0.02%
907,036
+34,264
+4% +$1.02M