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
+6.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$5.79B
Cap. Flow %
3.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.92%
Holding
3,614
New
69
Increased
2,264
Reduced
893
Closed
98

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$317M
2
SAN icon
Banco Santander
SAN
+$169M
3
T icon
AT&T
T
+$167M
4
F icon
Ford
F
+$101M
5
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$93.8M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.07%
2 Industrials 13.06%
3 Technology 11.2%
4 Energy 9.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ATRI
1776
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$19.3M 0.01%
56,671
+845
+2% +$287K
STRT icon
1777
STRATTEC Security
STRT
$293M
$19.2M 0.01%
232,739
+12,092
+5% +$999K
BFIN icon
1778
BankFinancial
BFIN
$151M
$19.2M 0.01%
1,619,671
-2,667
-0.2% -$31.6K
AYI icon
1779
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.4B
$19.2M 0.01%
136,824
-1,084
-0.8% -$152K
NI icon
1780
NiSource
NI
$19.1B
$19.2M 0.01%
1,149,055
+74,984
+7% +$1.25M
MTUS icon
1781
Metallus
MTUS
$710M
$19.2M 0.01%
517,376
+241,922
+88% +$8.96M
FDS icon
1782
Factset
FDS
$13B
$19.2M 0.01%
136,040
+13,563
+11% +$1.91M
UAA icon
1783
Under Armour
UAA
$2.08B
$19.1M 0.01%
567,808
+35,496
+7% +$1.2M
KOF icon
1784
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$18.3B
$19.1M 0.01%
221,030
+43,424
+24% +$3.76M
TDG icon
1785
TransDigm Group
TDG
$72.6B
$19.1M 0.01%
97,382
+2,894
+3% +$568K
BELFB
1786
Bel Fuse Class B
BELFB
$1.85B
$19.1M 0.01%
698,008
+10,584
+2% +$289K
ENDP
1787
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$19.1M 0.01%
264,296
-105,947
-29% -$7.64M
BEAV
1788
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
$19M 0.01%
328,230
-78,454
-19% -$4.55M
PLL
1789
DELISTED
PALL CORP
PLL
$19M 0.01%
187,652
+21,514
+13% +$2.18M
HCA icon
1790
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$94.3B
$19M 0.01%
258,467
+19,236
+8% +$1.41M
EPAY
1791
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$19M 0.01%
750,432
-6,941
-0.9% -$175K
TFM
1792
DELISTED
THE FRESH MARKET, INC COM STK
TFM
$19M 0.01%
460,421
+87,809
+24% +$3.62M
OME
1793
DELISTED
Omega Protein
OME
$18.9M 0.01%
1,789,139
+32,230
+2% +$341K
ABB
1794
DELISTED
ABB Ltd.
ABB
$18.9M 0.01%
892,613
-1,765
-0.2% -$37.3K
VRSK icon
1795
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$35.6B
$18.9M 0.01%
294,343
+55,159
+23% +$3.53M
HTO
1796
H2O America Common Stock
HTO
$1.72B
$18.7M 0.01%
583,400
-18,414
-3% -$591K
APEI icon
1797
American Public Education
APEI
$640M
$18.7M 0.01%
507,905
+34,880
+7% +$1.29M
CBOE icon
1798
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$24.5B
$18.7M 0.01%
295,015
+65,526
+29% +$4.16M
DXPE icon
1799
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$1.84B
$18.7M 0.01%
370,070
+21,732
+6% +$1.1M
DTSI
1800
DELISTED
DTS, Inc.
DTSI
$18.6M 0.01%
606,201
+73,653
+14% +$2.26M