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
GEO icon
1701
The GEO Group
GEO
$3.12B
$18.8M 0.01%
736,532
-130,600
-15% -$3.33M
EVER
1702
DELISTED
Everbank Financial Corp
EVER
$18.8M 0.01%
1,061,748
+248,499
+31% +$4.39M
PSB
1703
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
$18.7M 0.01%
245,860
+7,094
+3% +$540K
SBSI icon
1704
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$916M
$18.7M 0.01%
635,169
-4,935
-0.8% -$145K
IPCM
1705
DELISTED
IPC HEALTHCARE INC COM DTD
IPCM
$18.7M 0.01%
417,140
+30,078
+8% +$1.35M
LGND icon
1706
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.23B
$18.7M 0.01%
636,559
+41,144
+7% +$1.21M
EQIX icon
1707
Equinix
EQIX
$77.2B
$18.7M 0.01%
87,807
ISRG icon
1708
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$161B
$18.6M 0.01%
362,709
+8,766
+2% +$450K
CTCT
1709
DELISTED
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
$18.6M 0.01%
685,144
+9,976
+1% +$271K
GOV
1710
DELISTED
Government Properties Income Trust
GOV
$18.5M 0.01%
844,469
+150,037
+22% +$3.29M
CPA icon
1711
Copa Holdings
CPA
$4.86B
$18.5M 0.01%
172,404
+132,983
+337% +$14.3M
QDEL icon
1712
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$1.94B
$18.5M 0.01%
687,231
-26,426
-4% -$710K
GMED icon
1713
Globus Medical
GMED
$7.93B
$18.4M 0.01%
937,537
+76,018
+9% +$1.5M
MXIM
1714
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
$18.4M 0.01%
609,538
+86,355
+17% +$2.61M
EXPR
1715
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
$18.4M 0.01%
58,975
BR icon
1716
Broadridge
BR
$29.5B
$18.4M 0.01%
442,104
+31,888
+8% +$1.33M
TDC icon
1717
Teradata
TDC
$2B
$18.4M 0.01%
438,282
+138,763
+46% +$5.82M
IIIN icon
1718
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$749M
$18.3M 0.01%
891,168
+8,710
+1% +$179K
ATRO icon
1719
Astronics
ATRO
$1.41B
$18.3M 0.01%
584,278
-111,015
-16% -$3.48M
CVGW icon
1720
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$489M
$18.3M 0.01%
405,642
+20,242
+5% +$914K
TEN
1721
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
$18.3M 0.01%
349,736
-20,362
-6% -$1.07M
EQNR icon
1722
Equinor
EQNR
$61.2B
$18.3M 0.01%
672,612
+44,749
+7% +$1.22M
UAA icon
1723
Under Armour
UAA
$2.08B
$18.3M 0.01%
532,312
+9,159
+2% +$314K
ZEUS icon
1724
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
$368M
$18.3M 0.01%
887,381
-3,485
-0.4% -$71.7K
ED icon
1725
Consolidated Edison
ED
$35.2B
$18.2M 0.01%
321,857
-23,357
-7% -$1.32M