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
XXIA
1751
DELISTED
Ixia
XXIA
$17.9M 0.01%
1,954,634
+83,303
+4% +$761K
BCR
1752
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$17.9M 0.01%
125,171
+11,085
+10% +$1.58M
FE icon
1753
FirstEnergy
FE
$25.3B
$17.9M 0.01%
531,807
+38,788
+8% +$1.3M
HRB icon
1754
H&R Block
HRB
$6.86B
$17.9M 0.01%
575,702
+8,666
+2% +$269K
CMCO icon
1755
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$415M
$17.8M 0.01%
811,314
+29,193
+4% +$642K
SLXP
1756
DELISTED
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD DEL
SLXP
$17.8M 0.01%
114,174
-439
-0.4% -$68.6K
AMWD icon
1757
American Woodmark
AMWD
$995M
$17.8M 0.01%
482,850
+21,640
+5% +$798K
PEI
1758
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
$17.8M 0.01%
59,447
+1,078
+2% +$322K
BYD icon
1759
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$6.79B
$17.8M 0.01%
1,749,493
-189,623
-10% -$1.93M
BSAC icon
1760
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.1B
$17.8M 0.01%
803,821
+80,840
+11% +$1.79M
CCOI icon
1761
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$1.77B
$17.7M 0.01%
528,051
+96,297
+22% +$3.24M
SNPS icon
1762
Synopsys
SNPS
$79B
$17.7M 0.01%
446,590
+7,389
+2% +$293K
WPP
1763
DELISTED
WAUSAU PAPER CORP.
WPP
$17.7M 0.01%
2,235,368
-54,493
-2% -$432K
PLOW icon
1764
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$752M
$17.7M 0.01%
908,811
+40,511
+5% +$790K
TWTC
1765
DELISTED
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
$17.7M 0.01%
425,551
BF.B icon
1766
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13B
$17.7M 0.01%
613,050
-1,619
-0.3% -$46.7K
URBN icon
1767
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.07B
$17.7M 0.01%
481,995
+245,398
+104% +$9.01M
LPLA icon
1768
LPL Financial
LPLA
$28.1B
$17.7M 0.01%
383,871
+25,149
+7% +$1.16M
WASH icon
1769
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$573M
$17.7M 0.01%
535,327
+2,359
+0.4% +$77.8K
SMRT
1770
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
$17.7M 0.01%
1,528,690
+20,586
+1% +$238K
MFC icon
1771
Manulife Financial
MFC
$54.2B
$17.6M 0.01%
916,488
+163,945
+22% +$3.16M
KN icon
1772
Knowles
KN
$1.9B
$17.6M 0.01%
665,410
+341,165
+105% +$9.04M
SNI
1773
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
$17.6M 0.01%
225,449
+6,227
+3% +$486K
WMAR
1774
DELISTED
West Marine Inc
WMAR
$17.6M 0.01%
1,955,854
-5,131
-0.3% -$46.2K
TBRG icon
1775
TruBridge
TBRG
$302M
$17.6M 0.01%
306,128
+13,113
+4% +$754K