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
SID icon
1551
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$2.01B
$21.8M 0.02%
6,129,085
+405,493
+7% +$1.44M
FBIN icon
1552
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$7.12B
$21.7M 0.02%
617,781
-176,751
-22% -$6.21M
PCG icon
1553
PG&E
PCG
$34B
$21.7M 0.02%
481,781
+11,646
+2% +$525K
CBR
1554
DELISTED
CIBER Inc.
CBR
$21.7M 0.02%
6,323,440
-42,719
-0.7% -$147K
K icon
1555
Kellanova
K
$27.6B
$21.7M 0.02%
374,438
+48,381
+15% +$2.8M
CBD
1556
DELISTED
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao
CBD
$21.6M 0.02%
495,985
+7,799
+2% +$340K
RSTI
1557
DELISTED
Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc
RSTI
$21.6M 0.02%
937,327
+42,321
+5% +$976K
ALSN icon
1558
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$7.39B
$21.6M 0.02%
757,122
+354,732
+88% +$10.1M
SBNY
1559
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$21.6M 0.02%
192,470
+3,593
+2% +$403K
SAIC icon
1560
Saic
SAIC
$4.9B
$21.5M 0.02%
487,150
+181,091
+59% +$8.01M
CERN
1561
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$21.5M 0.02%
361,700
+19,013
+6% +$1.13M
TRIP icon
1562
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$2.06B
$21.5M 0.02%
235,539
+28,367
+14% +$2.59M
BBVA icon
1563
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
$110B
$21.5M 0.02%
1,886,666
-34,710
-2% -$396K
SLM icon
1564
SLM Corp
SLM
$5.86B
$21.5M 0.02%
2,512,531
+17,959
+0.7% +$154K
CVCO icon
1565
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.32B
$21.5M 0.02%
316,296
+5,285
+2% +$359K
PPL icon
1566
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.7B
$21.5M 0.02%
702,889
+1,290
+0.2% +$39.5K
NCMI icon
1567
National CineMedia
NCMI
$455M
$21.5M 0.02%
147,959
+8,943
+6% +$1.3M
BKD icon
1568
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.78B
$21.5M 0.02%
666,000
+136,601
+26% +$4.4M
UL icon
1569
Unilever
UL
$154B
$21.5M 0.02%
512,080
+50,973
+11% +$2.14M
REIS
1570
DELISTED
Reis, Inc.
REIS
$21.5M 0.02%
909,444
-137
-0% -$3.23K
CTBI icon
1571
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.03B
$21.4M 0.02%
637,566
+5,605
+0.9% +$189K
ETD icon
1572
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$742M
$21.4M 0.02%
939,881
+70,684
+8% +$1.61M
GPN icon
1573
Global Payments
GPN
$20.7B
$21.4M 0.02%
612,482
+14,014
+2% +$490K
HBI icon
1574
Hanesbrands
HBI
$2.2B
$21.4M 0.02%
795,884
+10,768
+1% +$289K
CMPR icon
1575
Cimpress
CMPR
$1.4B
$21.4M 0.02%
390,186
-2,998
-0.8% -$164K