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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$352M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$227M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$208M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$205M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$187M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.96%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CTAS icon
1476
Cintas
CTAS
$81.2B
$22M 0.02%
1,477,344
-772
-0.1% -$11.5K
RMBS icon
1477
Rambus
RMBS
$9.53B
$22M 0.02%
2,047,560
-10,879
-0.5% -$117K
JBL icon
1478
Jabil
JBL
$23.2B
$22M 0.02%
1,222,534
+16,060
+1% +$289K
ROC
1479
DELISTED
ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC
ROC
$22M 0.02%
295,712
+18,357
+7% +$1.37M
HEI.A icon
1480
HEICO Class A
HEI.A
$35B
$22M 0.02%
988,729
-1,939
-0.2% -$43.1K
BBVA icon
1481
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
$110B
$22M 0.02%
1,923,603
-17,063
-0.9% -$195K
SYY icon
1482
Sysco
SYY
$38.3B
$21.9M 0.02%
607,264
+34,083
+6% +$1.23M
AKRX
1483
DELISTED
Akorn, Inc.
AKRX
$21.9M 0.02%
996,182
+232,787
+30% +$5.12M
HSIC icon
1484
Henry Schein
HSIC
$8.43B
$21.9M 0.02%
468,185
+7,943
+2% +$372K
BFH icon
1485
Bread Financial
BFH
$2.99B
$21.9M 0.02%
100,725
+18,205
+22% +$3.96M
BMI icon
1486
Badger Meter
BMI
$5.23B
$21.9M 0.02%
794,918
+18,500
+2% +$510K
NFBK icon
1487
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
$487M
$21.9M 0.02%
1,700,669
+193,805
+13% +$2.49M
MAR icon
1488
Marriott International Class A Common Stock
MAR
$71.2B
$21.9M 0.02%
390,289
+4,597
+1% +$257K
UVE icon
1489
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$696M
$21.8M 0.02%
1,719,587
+92,512
+6% +$1.17M
CSS
1490
DELISTED
CSS Industries, Inc.
CSS
$21.8M 0.02%
806,860
-2,414
-0.3% -$65.2K
FOR icon
1491
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.4B
$21.8M 0.02%
1,223,651
+114,644
+10% +$2.04M
WAB icon
1492
Wabtec
WAB
$32.4B
$21.8M 0.02%
280,717
-56
-0% -$4.34K
BNS icon
1493
Scotiabank
BNS
$79.4B
$21.7M 0.02%
403,152
+51,898
+15% +$2.8M
CATO icon
1494
Cato Corp
CATO
$89.6M
$21.7M 0.02%
802,625
+62,853
+8% +$1.7M
ADVS
1495
DELISTED
ADVENT SOFTWARE INC
ADVS
$21.7M 0.02%
738,482
+8,725
+1% +$256K
CSL icon
1496
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$16.2B
$21.7M 0.02%
273,229
-710
-0.3% -$56.3K
MASI icon
1497
Masimo
MASI
$7.94B
$21.7M 0.02%
793,073
+84,034
+12% +$2.29M
EXP icon
1498
Eagle Materials
EXP
$7.49B
$21.7M 0.02%
244,301
-21
-0% -$1.86K
JBTM
1499
JBT Marel Corporation
JBTM
$7.09B
$21.7M 0.02%
700,790
+24,278
+4% +$750K
TISI icon
1500
Team
TISI
$84.2M
$21.6M 0.02%
50,508
+1,475
+3% +$632K