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
CHRW icon
1551
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$15.6B
$24.1M 0.02%
321,130
+36,245
+13% +$2.71M
CTBI icon
1552
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.03B
$24M 0.02%
656,437
+18,871
+3% +$691K
REIS
1553
DELISTED
Reis, Inc.
REIS
$24M 0.02%
917,996
+8,552
+0.9% +$224K
PPO
1554
DELISTED
POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC
PPO
$24M 0.02%
510,575
+27,062
+6% +$1.27M
NWL icon
1555
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.48B
$24M 0.02%
630,069
+53,684
+9% +$2.04M
USAK
1556
DELISTED
USA Truck Inc
USAK
$24M 0.02%
845,021
+18,017
+2% +$512K
PRK icon
1557
Park National Corp
PRK
$2.72B
$24M 0.02%
270,970
+1,937
+0.7% +$171K
LDOS icon
1558
Leidos
LDOS
$23.6B
$24M 0.02%
550,397
-100,045
-15% -$4.35M
CTRN icon
1559
Citi Trends
CTRN
$281M
$23.9M 0.02%
947,132
+153,581
+19% +$3.88M
GMED icon
1560
Globus Medical
GMED
$7.93B
$23.9M 0.02%
1,004,355
+66,818
+7% +$1.59M
CERN
1561
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$23.9M 0.02%
368,955
+7,255
+2% +$469K
COHU icon
1562
Cohu
COHU
$964M
$23.8M 0.02%
2,003,407
+44,807
+2% +$533K
LLTC
1563
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$23.8M 0.02%
522,634
+17,479
+3% +$797K
KMT icon
1564
Kennametal
KMT
$1.58B
$23.8M 0.02%
665,079
+178,244
+37% +$6.38M
AKR icon
1565
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.64B
$23.7M 0.02%
741,386
+38,263
+5% +$1.23M
RAX
1566
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$23.7M 0.02%
506,970
+173,079
+52% +$8.1M
BALL icon
1567
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.9B
$23.7M 0.02%
695,688
+26,486
+4% +$903K
HMSY
1568
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$23.7M 0.02%
1,121,730
+530,392
+90% +$11.2M
ALB icon
1569
Albemarle
ALB
$8.94B
$23.7M 0.02%
394,261
+57,302
+17% +$3.45M
STRZA
1570
DELISTED
Starz - Series A
STRZA
$23.6M 0.02%
796,158
+205,962
+35% +$6.12M
UTHR icon
1571
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$18.3B
$23.6M 0.02%
182,512
-1,565
-0.9% -$203K
CBRE icon
1572
CBRE Group
CBRE
$48.8B
$23.6M 0.02%
689,559
+104,091
+18% +$3.57M
CNL
1573
DELISTED
CLECO CRP (HOLDING CO)
CNL
$23.6M 0.02%
432,594
+59,365
+16% +$3.24M
CNK icon
1574
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$3.25B
$23.6M 0.02%
663,059
+147,522
+29% +$5.25M
KBAL
1575
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$23.6M 0.02%
2,586,097
-700,861
-21% -$6.39M