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
ELME
1626
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.51B
$20.3M 0.01%
799,045
+30,261
+4% +$768K
OFIX icon
1627
Orthofix Medical
OFIX
$589M
$20.2M 0.01%
652,979
+69,178
+12% +$2.14M
MGAM
1628
DELISTED
MULTIMEDIA GAMES HOLDING COMPANY INC COM STK (TX)
MGAM
$20.2M 0.01%
561,378
-7,025
-1% -$253K
HEI.A icon
1629
HEICO Class A
HEI.A
$34.9B
$20.2M 0.01%
979,572
-14,836
-1% -$306K
HE icon
1630
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.09B
$20.2M 0.01%
760,697
+1,717
+0.2% +$45.6K
PEBO icon
1631
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.08B
$20.2M 0.01%
850,381
+4,914
+0.6% +$117K
LEG icon
1632
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.3B
$20.1M 0.01%
576,546
-14,024
-2% -$490K
CYNO
1633
DELISTED
Cynosure, Inc. Class A
CYNO
$20.1M 0.01%
957,943
+15,426
+2% +$324K
KMT icon
1634
Kennametal
KMT
$1.58B
$20.1M 0.01%
486,835
+24,448
+5% +$1.01M
VAL
1635
DELISTED
Valspar
VAL
$20.1M 0.01%
254,449
-13,590
-5% -$1.07M
WAB icon
1636
Wabtec
WAB
$32.3B
$20.1M 0.01%
247,824
-29,137
-11% -$2.36M
PIR
1637
DELISTED
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
PIR
$20.1M 0.01%
84,451
+2,983
+4% +$709K
WSM icon
1638
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$24B
$20.1M 0.01%
602,836
+82,150
+16% +$2.73M
SPR icon
1639
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$4.54B
$20M 0.01%
526,600
-70,140
-12% -$2.67M
ABB
1640
DELISTED
ABB Ltd.
ABB
$20M 0.01%
894,378
+97,720
+12% +$2.19M
FCE.A
1641
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$20M 0.01%
1,024,609
-7,940
-0.8% -$155K
CPLA
1642
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
$20M 0.01%
319,916
+3,419
+1% +$214K
CRI icon
1643
Carter's
CRI
$1.08B
$20M 0.01%
258,074
-2,435
-0.9% -$189K
DRC
1644
DELISTED
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC
DRC
$20M 0.01%
243,009
+11,347
+5% +$933K
FNHC
1645
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
$20M 0.01%
711,446
+77,090
+12% +$2.17M
VRE
1646
Veris Residential
VRE
$1.49B
$20M 0.01%
1,045,546
+71,387
+7% +$1.36M
LKFN icon
1647
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.66B
$19.9M 0.01%
796,763
+11,879
+2% +$297K
AMG icon
1648
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$6.71B
$19.9M 0.01%
99,175
-11,325
-10% -$2.27M
ALB icon
1649
Albemarle
ALB
$8.94B
$19.9M 0.01%
336,959
+10,920
+3% +$643K
NWL icon
1650
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.48B
$19.8M 0.01%
576,385
+10,987
+2% +$378K