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
WTI icon
1651
W&T Offshore
WTI
$268M
$22M 0.01%
3,000,838
-19,288
-0.6% -$142K
FBC
1652
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
$22M 0.01%
1,400,201
-9,137
-0.6% -$144K
CDE icon
1653
Coeur Mining
CDE
$10.3B
$22M 0.01%
4,305,317
-818,061
-16% -$4.18M
GNC
1654
DELISTED
GNC Holdings, Inc.
GNC
$22M 0.01%
467,556
+287,218
+159% +$13.5M
CBR
1655
DELISTED
CIBER Inc.
CBR
$21.9M 0.01%
6,182,235
-141,205
-2% -$501K
DTE icon
1656
DTE Energy
DTE
$28B
$21.9M 0.01%
297,961
+4,673
+2% +$344K
LHX icon
1657
L3Harris
LHX
$52.7B
$21.9M 0.01%
304,872
+13,483
+5% +$968K
PII icon
1658
Polaris
PII
$3.21B
$21.9M 0.01%
144,526
+5,953
+4% +$900K
PF
1659
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
$21.9M 0.01%
619,128
+458,900
+286% +$16.2M
REGI
1660
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$21.9M 0.01%
2,250,902
+244,720
+12% +$2.38M
NGG icon
1661
National Grid
NGG
$70.6B
$21.8M 0.01%
314,760
+5,221
+2% +$361K
ATRO icon
1662
Astronics
ATRO
$1.42B
$21.7M 0.01%
597,613
+13,335
+2% +$485K
FE icon
1663
FirstEnergy
FE
$25.1B
$21.7M 0.01%
555,508
+23,701
+4% +$925K
HIBB
1664
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
$21.6M 0.01%
446,483
-46,079
-9% -$2.23M
XXIA
1665
DELISTED
Ixia
XXIA
$21.6M 0.01%
1,918,969
-35,665
-2% -$401K
BIO icon
1666
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$7.59B
$21.6M 0.01%
178,991
+32,006
+22% +$3.86M
WAB icon
1667
Wabtec
WAB
$31.7B
$21.6M 0.01%
248,326
+502
+0.2% +$43.6K
FWONA icon
1668
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$23.1B
$21.5M 0.01%
908,552
-279,664
-24% -$6.63M
IIIN icon
1669
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$743M
$21.5M 0.01%
913,259
+22,091
+2% +$521K
DNKN
1670
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$21.5M 0.01%
504,503
+66,355
+15% +$2.83M
BOKF icon
1671
BOK Financial
BOKF
$7B
$21.5M 0.01%
358,323
+50,194
+16% +$3.01M
COKE icon
1672
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
$10.3B
$21.5M 0.01%
2,443,400
+48,030
+2% +$423K
EZPW icon
1673
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.04B
$21.5M 0.01%
1,826,972
+260,636
+17% +$3.06M
PDCO
1674
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$21.5M 0.01%
446,263
+43,233
+11% +$2.08M
HHS icon
1675
Harte-Hanks
HHS
$27.5M
$21.4M 0.01%
277,101
+8,799
+3% +$681K