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
XYL icon
1876
Xylem
XYL
$34.5B
$15.4M 0.01%
434,063
-1,316
-0.3% -$46.7K
SRGA
1877
DELISTED
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SRGA
$15.4M 0.01%
107,285
+1,076
+1% +$154K
NHI icon
1878
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.72B
$15.4M 0.01%
268,900
+32,224
+14% +$1.84M
FHI icon
1879
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.16B
$15.4M 0.01%
522,913
+7,035
+1% +$207K
WLFC icon
1880
Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
$1.13B
$15.3M 0.01%
747,545
-2,900
-0.4% -$59.5K
HEI icon
1881
HEICO
HEI
$44.4B
$15.3M 0.01%
801,689
-14,747
-2% -$282K
JOE icon
1882
St. Joe Company
JOE
$3.01B
$15.3M 0.01%
769,189
+4,900
+0.6% +$97.7K
PTC icon
1883
PTC
PTC
$24.6B
$15.3M 0.01%
414,879
+6,442
+2% +$238K
KEP icon
1884
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$17.2B
$15.3M 0.01%
681,934
+25,629
+4% +$574K
UN
1885
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$15.2M 0.01%
383,336
+137,695
+56% +$5.46M
CRR
1886
DELISTED
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
$15.2M 0.01%
256,658
+90
+0% +$5.33K
FFIV icon
1887
F5
FFIV
$18.5B
$15.2M 0.01%
127,781
+3,949
+3% +$469K
TREE icon
1888
LendingTree
TREE
$978M
$15.2M 0.01%
422,391
-58,335
-12% -$2.09M
CAS
1889
DELISTED
A M Castle & Co
CAS
$15.1M 0.01%
1,772,918
-52,374
-3% -$447K
ACAT
1890
DELISTED
Arctic Cat Inc
ACAT
$15.1M 0.01%
434,580
+3,417
+0.8% +$119K
PKE icon
1891
Park Aerospace
PKE
$372M
$15.1M 0.01%
641,832
+17,258
+3% +$406K
ALKS icon
1892
Alkermes
ALKS
$4.45B
$15.1M 0.01%
352,232
-64,190
-15% -$2.75M
FDO
1893
DELISTED
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
FDO
$15.1M 0.01%
195,458
+4,949
+3% +$382K
BRLI
1894
DELISTED
BIO-REFERENCE LABS INC-NEW-
BRLI
$15.1M 0.01%
537,617
+2,151
+0.4% +$60.4K
MED icon
1895
Medifast
MED
$154M
$15.1M 0.01%
459,018
+31,243
+7% +$1.03M
DEL
1896
DELISTED
Deltic Timber
DEL
$15.1M 0.01%
241,617
+2,737
+1% +$171K
DSGR icon
1897
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.44B
$15M 0.01%
1,349,300
-10,878
-0.8% -$121K
LAYN
1898
DELISTED
Layne Christensen Co
LAYN
$14.9M 0.01%
1,534,416
-32,973
-2% -$320K
HSII icon
1899
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.03B
$14.9M 0.01%
725,247
+39,980
+6% +$821K
FDS icon
1900
Factset
FDS
$13.7B
$14.9M 0.01%
122,477
+5,620
+5% +$683K