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
PIR
1476
DELISTED
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
PIR
$25.6M 0.02%
83,221
-1,230
-1% -$379K
DHX icon
1477
DHI Group
DHX
$141M
$25.6M 0.02%
2,558,521
+75,590
+3% +$757K
GT icon
1478
Goodyear
GT
$2.43B
$25.6M 0.02%
895,327
+118,868
+15% +$3.4M
CHCO icon
1479
City Holding Co
CHCO
$1.83B
$25.6M 0.02%
549,613
+24,113
+5% +$1.12M
EQC
1480
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$25.6M 0.02%
996,122
CTCT
1481
DELISTED
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
$25.6M 0.02%
696,533
+11,389
+2% +$418K
FBIN icon
1482
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$7.12B
$25.5M 0.02%
660,204
+42,423
+7% +$1.64M
FORR icon
1483
Forrester Research
FORR
$195M
$25.5M 0.02%
648,718
+4,414
+0.7% +$174K
TDC icon
1484
Teradata
TDC
$2B
$25.5M 0.02%
584,350
+146,068
+33% +$6.38M
ED icon
1485
Consolidated Edison
ED
$35.2B
$25.5M 0.02%
386,172
+64,315
+20% +$4.25M
TISI icon
1486
Team
TISI
$81.8M
$25.5M 0.02%
63,016
+4,747
+8% +$1.92M
GL icon
1487
Globe Life
GL
$11.5B
$25.5M 0.02%
470,273
+30,351
+7% +$1.64M
CRI icon
1488
Carter's
CRI
$1.08B
$25.5M 0.02%
291,763
+33,689
+13% +$2.94M
CIVI icon
1489
Civitas Resources
CIVI
$3.02B
$25.4M 0.02%
9,489
+695
+8% +$1.86M
WMAR
1490
DELISTED
West Marine Inc
WMAR
$25.4M 0.02%
1,962,133
+6,279
+0.3% +$81.1K
ES icon
1491
Eversource Energy
ES
$24.4B
$25.3M 0.02%
473,452
+35,687
+8% +$1.91M
AMG icon
1492
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$6.71B
$25.3M 0.02%
119,381
+20,206
+20% +$4.29M
EVER
1493
DELISTED
Everbank Financial Corp
EVER
$25.3M 0.02%
1,328,218
+266,470
+25% +$5.08M
CBSH icon
1494
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$7.95B
$25.3M 0.02%
947,232
+103,385
+12% +$2.76M
GNTX icon
1495
Gentex
GNTX
$6.25B
$25.2M 0.02%
1,394,740
+310,626
+29% +$5.61M
ZNGA
1496
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$25.2M 0.02%
9,470,862
+57,387
+0.6% +$153K
GSM icon
1497
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$773M
$25.1M 0.02%
1,459,317
+106,229
+8% +$1.83M
LECO icon
1498
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.2B
$25.1M 0.02%
363,524
+59,034
+19% +$4.08M
SPR icon
1499
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$4.54B
$25.1M 0.02%
583,291
+56,691
+11% +$2.44M
PSEM
1500
DELISTED
PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CP
PSEM
$25.1M 0.02%
1,854,071
+6,008
+0.3% +$81.3K