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
LO
1526
DELISTED
LORILLARD INC COM STK
LO
$24.5M 0.02%
389,845
-226
-0.1% -$14.2K
LHCG
1527
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$24.5M 0.02%
786,905
+37,011
+5% +$1.15M
CHD icon
1528
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$22.6B
$24.5M 0.02%
622,314
+34,880
+6% +$1.37M
FTI icon
1529
TechnipFMC
FTI
$16.4B
$24.5M 0.02%
703,228
+131,488
+23% +$4.58M
CDI
1530
DELISTED
CDI Corp.
CDI
$24.5M 0.02%
1,383,239
+25,239
+2% +$447K
BC icon
1531
Brunswick
BC
$4.26B
$24.5M 0.02%
477,606
+140,015
+41% +$7.18M
IIP
1532
DELISTED
INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
IIP
$24.4M 0.02%
3,070,693
+17,309
+0.6% +$138K
PRFT
1533
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$24.4M 0.02%
1,311,509
+35,104
+3% +$654K
GEF icon
1534
Greif
GEF
$3.59B
$24.4M 0.02%
517,047
+85,258
+20% +$4.03M
TTC icon
1535
Toro Company
TTC
$7.76B
$24.4M 0.02%
764,852
+21,456
+3% +$685K
CJES
1536
DELISTED
C&J ENERGY SVCS LTD
CJES
$24.4M 0.02%
1,846,635
+20,413
+1% +$270K
NSP icon
1537
Insperity
NSP
$1.99B
$24.4M 0.02%
1,439,602
+45,474
+3% +$771K
TUMI
1538
DELISTED
TUMI HLDGS INC COM
TUMI
$24.4M 0.02%
1,026,785
+401,940
+64% +$9.54M
THC icon
1539
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$17B
$24.3M 0.02%
480,393
+20,632
+4% +$1.05M
BCR
1540
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$24.3M 0.02%
145,985
+20,814
+17% +$3.47M
MSCI icon
1541
MSCI
MSCI
$45.1B
$24.3M 0.02%
511,617
+105,793
+26% +$5.02M
RGLD icon
1542
Royal Gold
RGLD
$12.5B
$24.3M 0.02%
386,978
+8,546
+2% +$536K
WPP
1543
DELISTED
WAUSAU PAPER CORP.
WPP
$24.3M 0.02%
2,132,976
-102,392
-5% -$1.16M
TIF
1544
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$24.2M 0.02%
226,884
-5,029
-2% -$537K
EA icon
1545
Electronic Arts
EA
$43.1B
$24.2M 0.02%
514,950
+9,446
+2% +$444K
ETR icon
1546
Entergy
ETR
$40.3B
$24.2M 0.02%
553,340
+61,630
+13% +$2.7M
HEI.A icon
1547
HEICO Class A
HEI.A
$34.9B
$24.2M 0.02%
997,996
+18,424
+2% +$447K
LKFN icon
1548
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.66B
$24.2M 0.02%
835,007
+38,244
+5% +$1.11M
AGYS icon
1549
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.97B
$24.2M 0.02%
1,919,236
+148,325
+8% +$1.87M
IRBT icon
1550
iRobot
IRBT
$107M
$24.1M 0.02%
694,894
-166,334
-19% -$5.78M