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
+3.1%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$106B
AUM Growth
Cap. Flow
+$106B
Cap. Flow %
100%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.59%
Holding
3,585
New
3,579
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$1.17B
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$1.17B
3
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$1.15B
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$1B
5
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$970M

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.18%
2 Industrials 12.65%
3 Energy 10.8%
4 Technology 9.12%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CHD icon
1701
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$22.4B
$13.9M 0.01%
+450,528
New +$13.9M
MNST icon
1702
Monster Beverage
MNST
$65B
$13.9M 0.01%
+1,372,470
New +$13.9M
NWN icon
1703
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$1.73B
$13.9M 0.01%
+327,055
New +$13.9M
HITK
1704
DELISTED
HI-TECH PHARMACAL INC
HITK
$13.9M 0.01%
+417,625
New +$13.9M
RELL icon
1705
Richardson Electronics
RELL
$145M
$13.9M 0.01%
+1,180,695
New +$13.9M
AKR icon
1706
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.65B
$13.8M 0.01%
+560,244
New +$13.8M
HDNG
1707
DELISTED
Hardinge Inc
HDNG
$13.8M 0.01%
+933,393
New +$13.8M
TAYC
1708
DELISTED
TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP INC
TAYC
$13.8M 0.01%
+815,115
New +$13.8M
WPX
1709
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$13.8M 0.01%
+726,075
New +$13.8M
PDCO
1710
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$13.8M 0.01%
+365,689
New +$13.8M
FOE
1711
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
$13.7M 0.01%
+1,976,956
New +$13.7M
DHX icon
1712
DHI Group
DHX
$140M
$13.7M 0.01%
+1,489,879
New +$13.7M
RBCAA icon
1713
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.47B
$13.7M 0.01%
+625,560
New +$13.7M
STR
1714
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
$13.7M 0.01%
+574,812
New +$13.7M
SHLO
1715
DELISTED
Shiloh Industries Inc
SHLO
$13.7M 0.01%
+1,313,033
New +$13.7M
UL icon
1716
Unilever
UL
$153B
$13.7M 0.01%
+338,788
New +$13.7M
VC icon
1717
Visteon
VC
$3.41B
$13.7M 0.01%
+217,124
New +$13.7M
LBAI
1718
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$13.7M 0.01%
+1,378,962
New +$13.7M
LHCG
1719
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$13.7M 0.01%
+698,145
New +$13.7M
HOFT icon
1720
Hooker Furnishings Corp
HOFT
$111M
$13.7M 0.01%
+839,771
New +$13.7M
HXL icon
1721
Hexcel
HXL
$4.94B
$13.6M 0.01%
+400,143
New +$13.6M
PRFT
1722
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$13.6M 0.01%
+1,021,171
New +$13.6M
ACCO icon
1723
Acco Brands
ACCO
$370M
$13.6M 0.01%
+2,134,489
New +$13.6M
FHI icon
1724
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.08B
$13.6M 0.01%
+494,488
New +$13.6M
MMSI icon
1725
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$4.9B
$13.5M 0.01%
+1,212,611
New +$13.5M