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
GBLI icon
1501
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$428M
$25.1M 0.02%
884,005
+6,473
+0.7% +$184K
PPL icon
1502
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.7B
$25.1M 0.02%
740,716
+37,827
+5% +$1.28M
POWI icon
1503
Power Integrations
POWI
$2.48B
$25M 0.02%
968,224
+100,538
+12% +$2.6M
EGP icon
1504
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$8.9B
$25M 0.02%
395,513
+12,442
+3% +$788K
MT icon
1505
ArcelorMittal
MT
$26.4B
$25M 0.02%
989,824
+76,985
+8% +$1.94M
COWN
1506
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$24.9M 0.02%
1,297,501
+7,323
+0.6% +$141K
GRT
1507
DELISTED
GLIMCHER REALTY TRUST
GRT
$24.9M 0.02%
1,810,321
MTRX icon
1508
Matrix Service
MTRX
$353M
$24.8M 0.02%
1,113,181
-13,739
-1% -$307K
XLNX
1509
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$24.8M 0.02%
573,742
+41,476
+8% +$1.8M
ROC
1510
DELISTED
ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC
ROC
$24.8M 0.02%
315,154
-100
-0% -$7.88K
TGH
1511
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$24.8M 0.02%
722,448
+11,732
+2% +$403K
THOR
1512
DELISTED
THORATEC CORPORATION
THOR
$24.7M 0.02%
761,664
-203,156
-21% -$6.59M
MFC icon
1513
Manulife Financial
MFC
$54.2B
$24.7M 0.02%
1,292,963
+376,475
+41% +$7.19M
FSTR icon
1514
Foster
FSTR
$291M
$24.7M 0.02%
508,159
+15,850
+3% +$770K
TRST icon
1515
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$746M
$24.7M 0.02%
679,480
+35,849
+6% +$1.3M
XEL icon
1516
Xcel Energy
XEL
$43.4B
$24.7M 0.02%
686,475
+34,979
+5% +$1.26M
HRL icon
1517
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.8B
$24.6M 0.02%
946,034
+50,194
+6% +$1.31M
CRVL icon
1518
CorVel
CRVL
$4.39B
$24.6M 0.02%
1,986,402
-231
-0% -$2.87K
HHH icon
1519
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4.84B
$24.6M 0.02%
198,104
+4,684
+2% +$582K
VIAS
1520
DELISTED
VIASYSTEMS GROUP INC COM STK (DE)
VIAS
$24.6M 0.02%
1,512,967
-8,216
-0.5% -$134K
LEG icon
1521
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.3B
$24.6M 0.02%
577,912
+1,366
+0.2% +$58.2K
CVCO icon
1522
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.32B
$24.6M 0.02%
310,629
-5,667
-2% -$449K
AKAM icon
1523
Akamai
AKAM
$11B
$24.6M 0.02%
390,904
+89,727
+30% +$5.65M
CFR icon
1524
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$8.2B
$24.6M 0.02%
348,269
+33,959
+11% +$2.4M
WWD icon
1525
Woodward
WWD
$14.3B
$24.6M 0.02%
498,983
+60,511
+14% +$2.98M