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
AGM icon
1576
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.15B
$23.6M 0.02%
776,903
+10,753
+1% +$326K
TPLM
1577
DELISTED
Triangle Petroleum Corporation
TPLM
$23.5M 0.02%
4,925,923
+82,843
+2% +$396K
SIAL
1578
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
$23.5M 0.02%
171,461
-122
-0.1% -$16.7K
WABC icon
1579
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.24B
$23.5M 0.02%
479,982
+59,840
+14% +$2.93M
WBC
1580
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
$23.5M 0.02%
224,404
+37,740
+20% +$3.95M
XPO icon
1581
XPO
XPO
$15.3B
$23.5M 0.02%
1,662,872
-90,041
-5% -$1.27M
CCOI icon
1582
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$1.77B
$23.5M 0.02%
664,135
+136,084
+26% +$4.82M
ILMN icon
1583
Illumina
ILMN
$14.6B
$23.5M 0.02%
130,855
+16,945
+15% +$3.04M
NWPX icon
1584
NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. Common Stock
NWPX
$495M
$23.5M 0.02%
780,183
-12,289
-2% -$370K
RPM icon
1585
RPM International
RPM
$16.2B
$23.5M 0.02%
463,360
-34,016
-7% -$1.73M
ALX
1586
Alexander's
ALX
$1.25B
$23.5M 0.02%
53,696
+775
+1% +$339K
SPA
1587
DELISTED
Sparton
SPA
$23.5M 0.02%
827,900
-12,233
-1% -$347K
AEM icon
1588
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$77B
$23.4M 0.02%
940,640
+549,991
+141% +$13.7M
DGICA icon
1589
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$711M
$23.4M 0.02%
1,463,735
+13,395
+0.9% +$214K
NVR icon
1590
NVR
NVR
$23.3B
$23.4M 0.02%
18,322
+1,049
+6% +$1.34M
FC icon
1591
Franklin Covey
FC
$240M
$23.4M 0.02%
1,206,600
+880
+0.1% +$17K
AVG
1592
DELISTED
AVG Technologies N.V.
AVG
$23.4M 0.02%
1,183,162
+99,196
+9% +$1.96M
SFE
1593
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
$23.3M 0.02%
1,177,657
-30,851
-3% -$611K
CMCO icon
1594
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$415M
$23.3M 0.02%
832,377
+21,063
+3% +$591K
GRMN icon
1595
Garmin
GRMN
$45.8B
$23.3M 0.02%
441,754
-17,302
-4% -$914K
FOR icon
1596
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.41B
$23.3M 0.02%
1,512,704
+122,608
+9% +$1.89M
MTG icon
1597
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.55B
$23.3M 0.02%
2,497,155
-856,055
-26% -$7.98M
JOUT icon
1598
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$422M
$23.3M 0.02%
745,779
+4,444
+0.6% +$139K
PNX
1599
DELISTED
PHOENIX COMPANIES INC. NEW
PNX
$23.3M 0.02%
337,748
-1,686
-0.5% -$116K
DCO icon
1600
Ducommun
DCO
$1.39B
$23.2M 0.02%
918,883
-516
-0.1% -$13K