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
+3.1%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$106B
AUM Growth
Cap. Flow
+$106B
Cap. Flow %
100%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.59%
Holding
3,585
New
3,579
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$1.17B
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$1.17B
3
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$1.15B
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$1B
5
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$970M

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.18%
2 Industrials 12.65%
3 Energy 10.8%
4 Technology 9.12%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SNBR icon
1526
Sleep Number
SNBR
$200M
$16.3M 0.02%
+651,640
New +$16.3M
CRR
1527
DELISTED
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
$16.3M 0.02%
+242,171
New +$16.3M
BGFV icon
1528
Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
$32.8M
$16.3M 0.02%
+741,121
New +$16.3M
AFFX
1529
DELISTED
AFFYMETRIX INC
AFFX
$16.2M 0.02%
+3,651,078
New +$16.2M
GRT
1530
DELISTED
GLIMCHER REALTY TRUST
GRT
$16.2M 0.02%
+1,482,380
New +$16.2M
FTI icon
1531
TechnipFMC
FTI
$16.1B
$16.1M 0.02%
+389,700
New +$16.1M
CERN
1532
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$16.1M 0.02%
+335,670
New +$16.1M
DFT
1533
DELISTED
DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
DFT
$16.1M 0.02%
+667,216
New +$16.1M
TXT icon
1534
Textron
TXT
$14.9B
$16.1M 0.02%
+618,383
New +$16.1M
NNBR icon
1535
NN Inc
NNBR
$116M
$16.1M 0.02%
+1,410,897
New +$16.1M
NHC icon
1536
National Healthcare
NHC
$1.79B
$16.1M 0.02%
+336,494
New +$16.1M
NWY
1537
DELISTED
New York & Co Inc
NWY
$16.1M 0.02%
+2,532,422
New +$16.1M
BID
1538
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
$16.1M 0.02%
+424,106
New +$16.1M
TLAB
1539
DELISTED
TELLABS INC
TLAB
$16.1M 0.02%
+8,113,002
New +$16.1M
EL icon
1540
Estee Lauder
EL
$31.7B
$16M 0.02%
+243,647
New +$16M
USG
1541
DELISTED
Usg
USG
$16M 0.02%
+694,858
New +$16M
OKE icon
1542
Oneok
OKE
$45.7B
$16M 0.02%
+442,603
New +$16M
MJN
1543
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$16M 0.02%
+202,027
New +$16M
CMG icon
1544
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$53.2B
$16M 0.02%
+2,196,300
New +$16M
CXW icon
1545
CoreCivic
CXW
$2.21B
$16M 0.02%
+472,100
New +$16M
JOSB
1546
DELISTED
JOS A BANK CLOTHIERS INC
JOSB
$16M 0.02%
+387,000
New +$16M
E icon
1547
ENI
E
$52.6B
$16M 0.02%
+389,067
New +$16M
LO
1548
DELISTED
LORILLARD INC COM STK
LO
$15.9M 0.02%
+364,820
New +$15.9M
XEL icon
1549
Xcel Energy
XEL
$42.6B
$15.9M 0.02%
+561,995
New +$15.9M
OI icon
1550
O-I Glass
OI
$1.94B
$15.9M 0.02%
+572,964
New +$15.9M