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
CNK icon
1776
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$3.25B
$17.6M 0.01%
515,537
+13,697
+3% +$466K
GT icon
1777
Goodyear
GT
$2.43B
$17.5M 0.01%
776,459
+170,267
+28% +$3.85M
CTRN icon
1778
Citi Trends
CTRN
$281M
$17.5M 0.01%
793,551
+44,718
+6% +$988K
VLY icon
1779
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$6.04B
$17.5M 0.01%
1,807,298
-49,384
-3% -$479K
HUB.B
1780
DELISTED
HUBBELL INC CL-B
HUB.B
$17.5M 0.01%
145,042
+2,841
+2% +$342K
WLY icon
1781
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.19B
$17.5M 0.01%
311,494
+8,112
+3% +$455K
RATE
1782
DELISTED
Bankrate Inc
RATE
$17.4M 0.01%
1,535,667
+83,058
+6% +$944K
TDG icon
1783
TransDigm Group
TDG
$71.6B
$17.4M 0.01%
94,488
+480
+0.5% +$88.5K
CBRE icon
1784
CBRE Group
CBRE
$48.8B
$17.4M 0.01%
585,468
+57,688
+11% +$1.72M
LHCG
1785
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$17.4M 0.01%
749,894
+10,477
+1% +$243K
FEIC
1786
DELISTED
FEI COMPANY
FEIC
$17.4M 0.01%
230,547
-43,436
-16% -$3.28M
BKU icon
1787
Bankunited
BKU
$2.96B
$17.4M 0.01%
570,138
+15,991
+3% +$488K
RES icon
1788
RPC Inc
RES
$986M
$17.4M 0.01%
791,359
+57,796
+8% +$1.27M
GFA
1789
DELISTED
Gafisa S.A.
GFA
$17.3M 0.01%
538,087
-54,180
-9% -$1.75M
FOSL icon
1790
Fossil Group
FOSL
$168M
$17.3M 0.01%
184,420
+56,653
+44% +$5.32M
NI icon
1791
NiSource
NI
$19.3B
$17.3M 0.01%
1,074,071
-24,254
-2% -$391K
HAYN
1792
DELISTED
Haynes International, Inc.
HAYN
$17.3M 0.01%
376,007
+12,020
+3% +$553K
AOS icon
1793
A.O. Smith
AOS
$10.2B
$17.2M 0.01%
729,344
-16,928
-2% -$400K
POWL icon
1794
Powell Industries
POWL
$3.47B
$17.2M 0.01%
421,339
+1,152
+0.3% +$47.1K
WEX icon
1795
WEX
WEX
$5.82B
$17.2M 0.01%
155,859
+4,237
+3% +$467K
FLIR
1796
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$17.1M 0.01%
546,561
-68,003
-11% -$2.13M
RDY icon
1797
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$12.2B
$17.1M 0.01%
1,629,945
-9,000
-0.5% -$94.6K
PRLB icon
1798
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.18B
$17.1M 0.01%
247,884
+9,766
+4% +$674K
HHS icon
1799
Harte-Hanks
HHS
$28.3M
$17.1M 0.01%
268,302
+5,306
+2% +$338K
EDR
1800
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$17M 0.01%
552,323
+79,498
+17% +$2.45M