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
RAIL icon
1726
FreightCar America
RAIL
$162M
$18.2M 0.01%
546,000
+19,261
+4% +$641K
ILMN icon
1727
Illumina
ILMN
$14.6B
$18.2M 0.01%
113,910
+556
+0.5% +$88.7K
NVO icon
1728
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$244B
$18.1M 0.01%
761,852
PEB icon
1729
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$1.38B
$18.1M 0.01%
485,093
+78,830
+19% +$2.94M
XCRA
1730
DELISTED
Xcerra Corporation
XCRA
$18.1M 0.01%
1,849,108
-61,833
-3% -$605K
E icon
1731
ENI
E
$52.3B
$18.1M 0.01%
382,948
-1,554
-0.4% -$73.4K
AAP icon
1732
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.66B
$18.1M 0.01%
138,741
+1,087
+0.8% +$142K
MRLN
1733
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$18.1M 0.01%
985,730
+97
+0% +$1.78K
LRN icon
1734
Stride
LRN
$6.91B
$18M 0.01%
1,129,316
+196,449
+21% +$3.14M
TRNX
1735
DELISTED
TORNIER N V SHARES (NLD)
TRNX
$18M 0.01%
753,966
+79,981
+12% +$1.91M
AKAM icon
1736
Akamai
AKAM
$11B
$18M 0.01%
301,177
-70,553
-19% -$4.22M
EA icon
1737
Electronic Arts
EA
$43.1B
$18M 0.01%
505,504
-2,869
-0.6% -$102K
PSEM
1738
DELISTED
PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CP
PSEM
$18M 0.01%
1,848,063
+1,099
+0.1% +$10.7K
EQY
1739
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
$18M 0.01%
831,785
+23,617
+3% +$511K
CBST
1740
DELISTED
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
CBST
$18M 0.01%
271,147
-6,204
-2% -$412K
GFIG
1741
DELISTED
GFI GROUP INC
GFIG
$18M 0.01%
3,324,506
-19,458
-0.6% -$105K
CNL
1742
DELISTED
CLECO CRP (HOLDING CO)
CNL
$18M 0.01%
373,229
+28,027
+8% +$1.35M
AVG
1743
DELISTED
AVG Technologies N.V.
AVG
$18M 0.01%
1,083,966
+247,143
+30% +$4.1M
HURC icon
1744
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$114M
$18M 0.01%
477,168
+19,490
+4% +$734K
STRT icon
1745
STRATTEC Security
STRT
$283M
$18M 0.01%
220,647
+6,138
+3% +$499K
EW icon
1746
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$45.5B
$17.9M 0.01%
1,053,834
+88,452
+9% +$1.51M
FMC icon
1747
FMC
FMC
$4.79B
$17.9M 0.01%
361,132
+1,670
+0.5% +$82.8K
KOF icon
1748
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$18B
$17.9M 0.01%
177,606
+11,701
+7% +$1.18M
COKE icon
1749
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
$10.6B
$17.9M 0.01%
2,395,370
+30,260
+1% +$226K
ORBC
1750
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$17.9M 0.01%
3,108,689
+54,528
+2% +$314K