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
TESO
1426
DELISTED
Tesco Corp
TESO
$26.9M 0.02%
2,099,257
+64,089
+3% +$822K
CFNL
1427
DELISTED
Cardinal Financial Corp
CFNL
$26.9M 0.02%
1,356,917
+53,585
+4% +$1.06M
URBN icon
1428
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.07B
$26.9M 0.02%
765,427
+283,432
+59% +$9.96M
GHL
1429
DELISTED
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
GHL
$26.9M 0.02%
616,461
+23,153
+4% +$1.01M
AN icon
1430
AutoNation
AN
$8.37B
$26.9M 0.02%
444,705
+50,856
+13% +$3.07M
PTVCB
1431
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
$26.8M 0.02%
1,039,578
+8,429
+0.8% +$217K
OTTR icon
1432
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.48B
$26.8M 0.02%
864,888
+35,131
+4% +$1.09M
PEG icon
1433
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$41.3B
$26.8M 0.02%
646,277
-10,692
-2% -$443K
DOX icon
1434
Amdocs
DOX
$9.35B
$26.7M 0.02%
572,780
+29,462
+5% +$1.37M
LNN icon
1435
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.52B
$26.7M 0.02%
311,711
-407
-0.1% -$34.9K
ERIC icon
1436
Ericsson
ERIC
$26.8B
$26.7M 0.02%
2,207,147
-102,582
-4% -$1.24M
CYNO
1437
DELISTED
Cynosure, Inc. Class A
CYNO
$26.7M 0.02%
973,172
+15,229
+2% +$418K
LXU icon
1438
LSB Industries
LXU
$576M
$26.7M 0.02%
1,103,066
+100,364
+10% +$2.43M
VRTS icon
1439
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.34B
$26.6M 0.02%
156,214
+15,652
+11% +$2.67M
CBZ icon
1440
CBIZ
CBZ
$3.01B
$26.6M 0.02%
3,107,709
+103,233
+3% +$884K
GLOG
1441
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
$26.5M 0.02%
1,302,402
+135,253
+12% +$2.75M
BNS icon
1442
Scotiabank
BNS
$78.7B
$26.5M 0.02%
490,091
+27,785
+6% +$1.5M
CPLA
1443
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
$26.5M 0.02%
343,967
+24,051
+8% +$1.85M
RHP icon
1444
Ryman Hospitality Properties
RHP
$6.31B
$26.5M 0.02%
501,606
+7,809
+2% +$412K
RGEN icon
1445
Repligen
RGEN
$6.39B
$26.5M 0.02%
1,336,250
-3,013
-0.2% -$59.7K
RGC
1446
DELISTED
Regal Entertainment Group
RGC
$26.4M 0.02%
1,236,775
+108,951
+10% +$2.33M
LKQ icon
1447
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.31B
$26.4M 0.02%
938,377
+72,062
+8% +$2.03M
TTEC icon
1448
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$173M
$26.4M 0.02%
1,112,708
+47,290
+4% +$1.12M
SRCI
1449
DELISTED
SRC Energy Inc
SRCI
$26.3M 0.02%
2,098,275
+104,625
+5% +$1.31M
GTI
1450
DELISTED
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
GTI
$26.3M 0.02%
5,197,068
-199,510
-4% -$1.01M