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
BR icon
1451
Broadridge
BR
$29.5B
$26.3M 0.02%
568,676
+126,572
+29% +$5.85M
MCRL
1452
DELISTED
MICREL INC
MCRL
$26.2M 0.02%
1,807,884
+56,016
+3% +$813K
GDOT icon
1453
Green Dot
GDOT
$751M
$26.2M 0.02%
1,279,983
+227,360
+22% +$4.66M
CRS icon
1454
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$12B
$26.2M 0.02%
532,430
+112,760
+27% +$5.55M
EL icon
1455
Estee Lauder
EL
$30.1B
$26.2M 0.02%
344,019
+16,725
+5% +$1.27M
PEB icon
1456
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$1.38B
$26.2M 0.02%
574,124
+89,031
+18% +$4.06M
DBI icon
1457
Designer Brands
DBI
$225M
$26.2M 0.02%
702,021
+333,807
+91% +$12.5M
HLIO icon
1458
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$1.8B
$26.2M 0.02%
664,867
+30,888
+5% +$1.22M
PFC
1459
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
$26.2M 0.02%
1,536,924
+19,690
+1% +$335K
ORIT
1460
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
$26.2M 0.02%
1,698,846
+91,136
+6% +$1.4M
ECOL
1461
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
$26.2M 0.02%
651,837
+24,315
+4% +$976K
FTK icon
1462
Flotek Industries
FTK
$341M
$26.1M 0.02%
232,544
-2,923
-1% -$328K
COL
1463
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$26.1M 0.02%
308,375
+11,261
+4% +$951K
HOUS icon
1464
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$800M
$26M 0.02%
585,376
+426,946
+269% +$19M
EW icon
1465
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$45.5B
$26M 0.02%
1,225,860
+172,026
+16% +$3.65M
EIX icon
1466
Edison International
EIX
$21.6B
$26M 0.02%
396,867
+6,185
+2% +$405K
CWEI
1467
DELISTED
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.
CWEI
$26M 0.02%
407,149
-2,935
-0.7% -$187K
ATR icon
1468
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.91B
$25.9M 0.02%
387,525
+63,527
+20% +$4.25M
AUXL
1469
DELISTED
AUXILIUM PHARAMCEUTICALS INC
AUXL
$25.9M 0.02%
753,133
MAT icon
1470
Mattel
MAT
$5.72B
$25.9M 0.02%
836,209
+100,275
+14% +$3.1M
CLH icon
1471
Clean Harbors
CLH
$12.7B
$25.8M 0.02%
537,830
+143,066
+36% +$6.87M
ELRC
1472
DELISTED
ELECTRO RENT CORP
ELRC
$25.8M 0.02%
1,838,772
+27,717
+2% +$389K
RJF icon
1473
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$33.9B
$25.8M 0.02%
674,997
+23,943
+4% +$915K
THFF icon
1474
First Financial Corporation Common Stock
THFF
$691M
$25.7M 0.02%
721,050
+9,710
+1% +$346K
DCOM
1475
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$25.6M 0.02%
1,575,318
+56,144
+4% +$914K