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
-2.48%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$141B
AUM Growth
-$2.73B
Cap. Flow
+$2.7B
Cap. Flow %
1.91%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.91%
Holding
3,625
New
33
Increased
1,924
Reduced
1,256
Closed
79

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$202M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$140M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$127M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$86.6M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$75.9M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.74%
3 Energy 11.68%
4 Technology 10.9%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HMC icon
1476
Honda
HMC
$43.9B
$23M 0.02%
671,471
HRL icon
1477
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.8B
$23M 0.02%
895,840
+100,714
+13% +$2.59M
NWN icon
1478
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$1.73B
$23M 0.02%
544,002
+44,653
+9% +$1.89M
JBSS icon
1479
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$738M
$23M 0.02%
710,044
+318
+0% +$10.3K
EXAM
1480
DELISTED
EXAMWORKS GROUP INC COM STK (DE)
EXAM
$23M 0.02%
701,156
+90,742
+15% +$2.97M
UVE icon
1481
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$723M
$22.9M 0.02%
1,772,023
-59,437
-3% -$769K
AVY icon
1482
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13B
$22.9M 0.02%
512,873
+9,120
+2% +$407K
LL
1483
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
$22.9M 0.02%
399,048
-1,862
-0.5% -$107K
SHLD
1484
DELISTED
Sears Holding Corporation
SHLD
$22.9M 0.02%
974,313
-136,661
-12% -$3.21M
ENSG icon
1485
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$9.63B
$22.9M 0.02%
1,405,656
+157,571
+13% +$2.56M
SVU
1486
DELISTED
SUPERVALU Inc.
SVU
$22.9M 0.02%
365,255
+273,759
+299% +$17.1M
CSL icon
1487
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$16.1B
$22.9M 0.02%
284,266
+8,632
+3% +$694K
HSP
1488
DELISTED
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
$22.9M 0.02%
439,102
+900
+0.2% +$46.8K
XPO icon
1489
XPO
XPO
$15.5B
$22.8M 0.02%
1,752,913
-41,946
-2% -$546K
SFY
1490
DELISTED
SWIFT ENERGY CO (HOLDING COMPANY)
SFY
$22.8M 0.02%
2,377,057
+503
+0% +$4.83K
RPM icon
1491
RPM International
RPM
$16.3B
$22.8M 0.02%
497,376
+8,651
+2% +$396K
KRA
1492
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
$22.8M 0.02%
1,278,367
+30,804
+2% +$549K
PIKE
1493
DELISTED
PIKE CORPORATION COM STK (NC)
PIKE
$22.7M 0.02%
1,911,179
-3,567
-0.2% -$42.4K
ORIT
1494
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
$22.7M 0.02%
1,607,710
+57,362
+4% +$808K
FSTR icon
1495
Foster
FSTR
$289M
$22.6M 0.02%
492,309
+17,692
+4% +$813K
MAT icon
1496
Mattel
MAT
$5.75B
$22.6M 0.02%
735,934
+188,147
+34% +$5.77M
KFRC icon
1497
Kforce
KFRC
$568M
$22.6M 0.02%
1,152,573
+19,394
+2% +$380K
CRVL icon
1498
CorVel
CRVL
$4.41B
$22.5M 0.02%
1,986,633
+8,658
+0.4% +$98.3K
XLNX
1499
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$22.5M 0.02%
532,266
+18,494
+4% +$783K
RRC icon
1500
Range Resources
RRC
$8.44B
$22.5M 0.02%
332,341
-957
-0.3% -$64.9K