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
AES icon
1576
AES
AES
$9.17B
$21.3M 0.02%
1,504,324
-290,476
-16% -$4.12M
CTXS
1577
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$21.3M 0.02%
375,499
+40,003
+12% +$2.27M
CLH icon
1578
Clean Harbors
CLH
$12.7B
$21.3M 0.02%
394,764
+86,111
+28% +$4.64M
MAS icon
1579
Masco
MAS
$15.4B
$21.2M 0.02%
1,008,481
+8,657
+0.9% +$182K
BALL icon
1580
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.9B
$21.2M 0.02%
669,202
+24,804
+4% +$785K
OKSB
1581
DELISTED
Southwest Bancorp Inc/OK
OKSB
$21.2M 0.02%
1,289,949
+19,090
+2% +$313K
FIX icon
1582
Comfort Systems
FIX
$26.6B
$21.1M 0.02%
1,558,945
+40,676
+3% +$551K
MCRL
1583
DELISTED
MICREL INC
MCRL
$21.1M 0.01%
1,751,868
+67,708
+4% +$815K
HCSG icon
1584
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.16B
$21.1M 0.01%
736,459
+150,755
+26% +$4.31M
IIP
1585
DELISTED
INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
IIP
$21.1M 0.01%
3,053,384
+6,581
+0.2% +$45.4K
LECO icon
1586
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.2B
$21.1M 0.01%
304,490
+18,930
+7% +$1.31M
HIBB
1587
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
$21M 0.01%
492,562
+18,891
+4% +$805K
RVBD
1588
DELISTED
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM
RVBD
$21M 0.01%
1,131,471
WG
1589
DELISTED
Willbros Group
WG
$21M 0.01%
2,518,879
+94,419
+4% +$787K
AWI icon
1590
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$8.5B
$21M 0.01%
374,528
+61,262
+20% +$3.43M
RPXC
1591
DELISTED
RPX Corporation
RPXC
$21M 0.01%
1,526,245
+204,168
+15% +$2.8M
FIZZ icon
1592
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.67B
$20.9M 0.01%
2,147,842
+3,412
+0.2% +$33.3K
EPAY
1593
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$20.9M 0.01%
757,373
-13,232
-2% -$365K
MOVE
1594
DELISTED
MOVE INC COM STK NEW (DE)
MOVE
$20.9M 0.01%
996,931
-36,156
-3% -$758K
WWD icon
1595
Woodward
WWD
$14.3B
$20.9M 0.01%
438,472
+1,408
+0.3% +$67.1K
OUTR
1596
DELISTED
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
$20.9M 0.01%
372,217
-13,859
-4% -$777K
DHX icon
1597
DHI Group
DHX
$141M
$20.8M 0.01%
2,482,931
+820,463
+49% +$6.88M
MWIV
1598
DELISTED
MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY, INC.
MWIV
$20.8M 0.01%
140,133
+10,171
+8% +$1.51M
AGYS icon
1599
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.97B
$20.8M 0.01%
1,770,911
-18,195
-1% -$213K
PII icon
1600
Polaris
PII
$3.22B
$20.8M 0.01%
138,573
+4,917
+4% +$737K