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
IEX icon
1501
IDEX
IEX
$12.2B
$22.5M 0.02%
311,112
+1,997
+0.6% +$145K
AMBC icon
1502
Ambac
AMBC
$412M
$22.5M 0.02%
1,018,118
+204,744
+25% +$4.52M
ON icon
1503
ON Semiconductor
ON
$19.8B
$22.5M 0.02%
2,516,271
+239,524
+11% +$2.14M
AUXL
1504
DELISTED
AUXILIUM PHARAMCEUTICALS INC
AUXL
$22.5M 0.02%
753,133
-5,565
-0.7% -$166K
ACOR
1505
DELISTED
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
ACOR
$22.5M 0.02%
5,526
-66
-1% -$268K
UTIW
1506
DELISTED
UTI WORLDWIDE INC
UTIW
$22.5M 0.02%
2,113,020
+34,653
+2% +$368K
HSIC icon
1507
Henry Schein
HSIC
$8.34B
$22.4M 0.02%
491,076
+23,072
+5% +$1.05M
LLTC
1508
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$22.4M 0.02%
505,155
+2,717
+0.5% +$121K
RGC
1509
DELISTED
Regal Entertainment Group
RGC
$22.4M 0.02%
1,127,824
-21,413
-2% -$426K
TIF
1510
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$22.3M 0.02%
231,913
+12,911
+6% +$1.24M
LDOS icon
1511
Leidos
LDOS
$23.6B
$22.3M 0.02%
650,442
+14,829
+2% +$509K
EXLS icon
1512
EXL Service
EXLS
$7.01B
$22.3M 0.02%
4,572,510
+254,980
+6% +$1.24M
FIVE icon
1513
Five Below
FIVE
$7.73B
$22.3M 0.02%
563,128
+254,155
+82% +$10.1M
DGICA icon
1514
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$712M
$22.3M 0.02%
1,450,340
-2,106
-0.1% -$32.3K
RGR icon
1515
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$603M
$22.3M 0.02%
457,441
-2,108
-0.5% -$103K
PKG icon
1516
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$19.4B
$22.3M 0.02%
348,776
+25,967
+8% +$1.66M
GDOT icon
1517
Green Dot
GDOT
$753M
$22.3M 0.02%
1,052,623
+28,090
+3% +$594K
CFNL
1518
DELISTED
Cardinal Financial Corp
CFNL
$22.2M 0.02%
1,303,332
+40,062
+3% +$684K
EXPE icon
1519
Expedia Group
EXPE
$27.6B
$22.2M 0.02%
253,862
-3,385
-1% -$297K
SFE
1520
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
$22.2M 0.02%
1,208,508
+1,541
+0.1% +$28.4K
RL icon
1521
Ralph Lauren
RL
$19.2B
$22.2M 0.02%
134,952
+50,081
+59% +$8.25M
KNL
1522
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
$22.2M 0.02%
1,284,144
+64,010
+5% +$1.11M
JBTM
1523
JBT Marel Corporation
JBTM
$7.2B
$22.2M 0.02%
790,051
+17,032
+2% +$479K
IRM icon
1524
Iron Mountain
IRM
$28.8B
$22.2M 0.02%
679,493
-155,832
-19% -$5.09M
DFT
1525
DELISTED
DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
DFT
$22.1M 0.02%
818,845
+21,194
+3% +$573K