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
KBR icon
1676
KBR
KBR
$6.36B
$19.3M 0.01%
1,026,686
+10,083
+1% +$190K
SWI
1677
DELISTED
SOLARWINDS INC COM STK (DE)
SWI
$19.3M 0.01%
458,106
+122,413
+36% +$5.15M
LVLT
1678
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$19.2M 0.01%
420,394
+11,953
+3% +$547K
WEB
1679
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
$19.2M 0.01%
962,603
-2,833
-0.3% -$56.5K
JOUT icon
1680
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$422M
$19.2M 0.01%
741,335
+3,475
+0.5% +$90K
EOCC
1681
DELISTED
Enel Generacion Chile S.A.
EOCC
$19.2M 0.01%
630,628
+32,668
+5% +$994K
UTEK
1682
DELISTED
Ultratech Inc.
UTEK
$19.2M 0.01%
842,659
+32,319
+4% +$735K
PRFT
1683
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$19.1M 0.01%
1,276,405
+18,211
+1% +$273K
BBW icon
1684
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$971M
$19.1M 0.01%
1,462,672
+34,785
+2% +$455K
OII icon
1685
Oceaneering
OII
$2.43B
$19.1M 0.01%
293,565
+75,451
+35% +$4.92M
WFM
1686
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$19.1M 0.01%
501,880
+85
+0% +$3.24K
MSCI icon
1687
MSCI
MSCI
$45.1B
$19.1M 0.01%
405,824
+2,854
+0.7% +$134K
NSP icon
1688
Insperity
NSP
$1.99B
$19.1M 0.01%
1,394,128
+51,304
+4% +$701K
PNX
1689
DELISTED
PHOENIX COMPANIES INC. NEW
PNX
$19M 0.01%
339,434
-4,868
-1% -$273K
ETR icon
1690
Entergy
ETR
$40.3B
$19M 0.01%
491,710
+26,098
+6% +$1.01M
WAIR
1691
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
$19M 0.01%
1,092,256
+129,642
+13% +$2.26M
DTE icon
1692
DTE Energy
DTE
$28.4B
$19M 0.01%
293,288
+10,664
+4% +$690K
AL icon
1693
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.1B
$19M 0.01%
583,365
+301,566
+107% +$9.8M
ENOC
1694
DELISTED
EnerNOC, Inc.
ENOC
$19M 0.01%
1,117,789
+51,052
+5% +$866K
CRS icon
1695
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$12B
$19M 0.01%
419,670
+142,756
+52% +$6.45M
GEF icon
1696
Greif
GEF
$3.59B
$18.9M 0.01%
431,789
+108,784
+34% +$4.77M
PHG icon
1697
Philips
PHG
$26.8B
$18.9M 0.01%
829,493
+38,536
+5% +$878K
CHRW icon
1698
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$15.6B
$18.9M 0.01%
284,885
+27,115
+11% +$1.8M
IQNT
1699
DELISTED
Inteliquent, Inc.
IQNT
$18.9M 0.01%
1,517,277
+62,778
+4% +$782K
PPO
1700
DELISTED
POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC
PPO
$18.8M 0.01%
483,513
+17,744
+4% +$691K