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
COHR icon
1826
Coherent
COHR
$16B
$16.4M 0.01%
1,394,937
+79,238
+6% +$933K
CRMT icon
1827
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$286M
$16.4M 0.01%
414,070
+11,002
+3% +$436K
GIFI icon
1828
Gulf Island Fabrication
GIFI
$122M
$16.4M 0.01%
950,806
+6,189
+0.7% +$106K
DSPG
1829
DELISTED
DSP Group Inc
DSPG
$16.3M 0.01%
1,841,984
-24,124
-1% -$214K
SHPG
1830
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$16.3M 0.01%
63,037
MPAA icon
1831
Motorcar Parts of America
MPAA
$305M
$16.3M 0.01%
599,913
+9,644
+2% +$262K
WGO icon
1832
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$949M
$16.3M 0.01%
749,804
+68,682
+10% +$1.5M
BAK icon
1833
Braskem
BAK
$1.33B
$16.3M 0.01%
1,237,892
+26,443
+2% +$348K
TKR icon
1834
Timken Company
TKR
$5.4B
$16.3M 0.01%
384,469
-169,631
-31% -$7.19M
MRCY icon
1835
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.34B
$16.3M 0.01%
1,480,176
+40,806
+3% +$449K
WU icon
1836
Western Union
WU
$2.71B
$16.3M 0.01%
1,014,157
+57,900
+6% +$929K
JKHY icon
1837
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11.7B
$16.3M 0.01%
292,078
+18,483
+7% +$1.03M
AYI icon
1838
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.3B
$16.2M 0.01%
137,908
+993
+0.7% +$117K
LCUT icon
1839
Lifetime Brands
LCUT
$88.4M
$16.2M 0.01%
1,059,511
+7,967
+0.8% +$122K
GPOR
1840
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
$16.2M 0.01%
303,594
-11,768
-4% -$629K
CALX icon
1841
Calix
CALX
$4.01B
$16.2M 0.01%
1,690,856
+61,008
+4% +$584K
CVD
1842
DELISTED
COVANCE INC.
CVD
$16.2M 0.01%
205,529
-312
-0.2% -$24.6K
HTO
1843
H2O America Common Stock
HTO
$1.75B
$16.2M 0.01%
601,814
-17,533
-3% -$471K
WBMD
1844
DELISTED
WebMD Health Corp.
WBMD
$16.1M 0.01%
384,866
-265,745
-41% -$11.1M
BUD icon
1845
AB InBev
BUD
$114B
$16.1M 0.01%
145,103
+62
+0% +$6.87K
ESIO
1846
DELISTED
Electro Scientific Industries
ESIO
$16.1M 0.01%
2,364,953
-86,820
-4% -$590K
SCLN
1847
DELISTED
Sciclone Pharmaceuticals Inc
SCLN
$16M 0.01%
2,328,436
+30,552
+1% +$211K
MCHP icon
1848
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$34.9B
$16M 0.01%
676,170
-73,494
-10% -$1.74M
HAR
1849
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
$16M 0.01%
162,748
-98,914
-38% -$9.7M
SEAC
1850
DELISTED
Seachange International Inc
SEAC
$16M 0.01%
114,696
-1,123
-1% -$156K