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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
XEL icon
1601
Xcel Energy
XEL
$42.6B
$17.2M 0.01%
623,570
+61,575
+11% +$1.7M
FOE
1602
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
$17.2M 0.01%
1,889,352
-87,604
-4% -$798K
KRA
1603
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
$17.2M 0.01%
877,918
+94,652
+12% +$1.85M
BSAC icon
1604
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.2B
$17.2M 0.01%
653,001
+74,141
+13% +$1.95M
VC icon
1605
Visteon
VC
$3.41B
$17.2M 0.01%
226,908
+9,784
+5% +$740K
HF
1606
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$17.2M 0.01%
729,629
+14,834
+2% +$349K
MHFI
1607
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$17.1M 0.01%
261,284
+13,365
+5% +$877K
SHLO
1608
DELISTED
Shiloh Industries Inc
SHLO
$17.1M 0.01%
1,307,607
-5,426
-0.4% -$71.1K
UGP icon
1609
Ultrapar
UGP
$4.2B
$17.1M 0.01%
1,392,184
-42,012
-3% -$516K
SWKS icon
1610
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$11.1B
$17.1M 0.01%
688,652
+101,927
+17% +$2.53M
SD
1611
DELISTED
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
SD
$17M 0.01%
2,906,072
+359,972
+14% +$2.11M
SBNY
1612
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$17M 0.01%
186,059
+4,080
+2% +$373K
PKE icon
1613
Park Aerospace
PKE
$378M
$17M 0.01%
593,250
+1,862
+0.3% +$53.3K
HSP
1614
DELISTED
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
$17M 0.01%
433,110
-14,418
-3% -$565K
HITT
1615
DELISTED
HITTITE MICROWAVE CORP
HITT
$17M 0.01%
259,545
+9,945
+4% +$650K
COHR icon
1616
Coherent
COHR
$16.1B
$16.9M 0.01%
900,435
+36,551
+4% +$688K
VIV icon
1617
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$20.2B
$16.9M 0.01%
753,125
-15,394
-2% -$346K
HOT
1618
DELISTED
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
HOT
$16.9M 0.01%
253,842
+15,511
+7% +$1.03M
GMCR
1619
DELISTED
KEURIG GREEN MTN INC
GMCR
$16.8M 0.01%
223,458
+16,523
+8% +$1.24M
EOCC
1620
DELISTED
Enel Generacion Chile S.A.
EOCC
$16.8M 0.01%
578,683
+15,360
+3% +$446K
HNR
1621
DELISTED
Harvest Natural Resources
HNR
$16.8M 0.01%
785,615
-4,297
-0.5% -$92K
ASNA
1622
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
$16.8M 0.01%
42,124
+7,490
+22% +$2.99M
BOKF icon
1623
BOK Financial
BOKF
$7B
$16.8M 0.01%
264,982
+19,681
+8% +$1.25M
LHX icon
1624
L3Harris
LHX
$52.7B
$16.8M 0.01%
283,074
+9,429
+3% +$559K
EXTR icon
1625
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$2.98B
$16.8M 0.01%
3,214,057
-56,277
-2% -$294K