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
MRCY icon
1676
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.36B
$21.4M 0.01%
1,539,501
+59,325
+4% +$826K
AMWD icon
1677
American Woodmark
AMWD
$1.02B
$21.4M 0.01%
529,428
+46,578
+10% +$1.88M
SBSI icon
1678
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$910M
$21.4M 0.01%
836,846
+201,677
+32% +$5.16M
SHLO
1679
DELISTED
Shiloh Industries Inc
SHLO
$21.4M 0.01%
1,360,128
+6,590
+0.5% +$104K
FHI icon
1680
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.11B
$21.4M 0.01%
649,192
+126,279
+24% +$4.16M
PLOW icon
1681
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$750M
$21.4M 0.01%
997,145
+88,334
+10% +$1.89M
AES icon
1682
AES
AES
$9.05B
$21.3M 0.01%
1,546,298
+41,974
+3% +$578K
ORBC
1683
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$21.3M 0.01%
3,251,842
+143,153
+5% +$936K
PEI
1684
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
$21.2M 0.01%
60,357
+910
+2% +$320K
CVGW icon
1685
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$494M
$21.2M 0.01%
448,936
+43,294
+11% +$2.05M
MCHP icon
1686
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$35.4B
$21.2M 0.01%
941,402
+265,232
+39% +$5.98M
EQIX icon
1687
Equinix
EQIX
$77.2B
$21.2M 0.01%
93,631
+5,824
+7% +$1.32M
BUD icon
1688
AB InBev
BUD
$115B
$21.2M 0.01%
189,023
+43,920
+30% +$4.93M
WLY icon
1689
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.24B
$21.2M 0.01%
357,575
+46,081
+15% +$2.73M
NUAN
1690
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$21.2M 0.01%
1,714,275
+439,493
+34% +$5.43M
KBR icon
1691
KBR
KBR
$6.3B
$21.2M 0.01%
1,249,152
+222,466
+22% +$3.77M
LPLA icon
1692
LPL Financial
LPLA
$27.1B
$21.2M 0.01%
475,071
+91,200
+24% +$4.06M
EDR
1693
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$21.1M 0.01%
577,291
+24,968
+5% +$914K
STMP
1694
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
$21.1M 0.01%
440,012
+26,447
+6% +$1.27M
POWL icon
1695
Powell Industries
POWL
$3.59B
$21.1M 0.01%
430,083
+8,744
+2% +$429K
NGS icon
1696
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$341M
$21.1M 0.01%
915,246
-1,511
-0.2% -$34.8K
AOS icon
1697
A.O. Smith
AOS
$10.4B
$21.1M 0.01%
747,476
+18,132
+2% +$511K
FLS icon
1698
Flowserve
FLS
$7.4B
$21.1M 0.01%
352,128
+17,917
+5% +$1.07M
COHR icon
1699
Coherent
COHR
$15.9B
$21M 0.01%
1,541,864
+146,927
+11% +$2.01M
MDR
1700
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$21M 0.01%
2,410,824
-317,636
-12% -$2.77M