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
DNOW icon
1901
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$1.62B
$17.1M 0.01%
663,859
-17,946
-3% -$462K
ENOC
1902
DELISTED
EnerNOC, Inc.
ENOC
$17.1M 0.01%
1,104,861
-12,928
-1% -$200K
FRC
1903
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$17.1M 0.01%
327,393
+77,109
+31% +$4.02M
QUAD icon
1904
Quad
QUAD
$343M
$17.1M 0.01%
743,233
+94,574
+15% +$2.17M
CSGP icon
1905
CoStar Group
CSGP
$37.3B
$17.1M 0.01%
928,870
-87,290
-9% -$1.6M
SYT
1906
DELISTED
Syngenta Ag
SYT
$17M 0.01%
265,210
+63,331
+31% +$4.07M
GSH
1907
DELISTED
Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd
GSH
$17M 0.01%
705,128
-5,490
-0.8% -$132K
BBVA icon
1908
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
$111B
$17M 0.01%
1,904,887
+18,221
+1% +$163K
TEG
1909
DELISTED
INTEGRYS ENERGY GROUP INC COM (USA)
TEG
$17M 0.01%
218,338
-28
-0% -$2.18K
GEO icon
1910
The GEO Group
GEO
$3.09B
$17M 0.01%
630,767
-105,765
-14% -$2.85M
BNCL
1911
DELISTED
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
BNCL
$17M 0.01%
1,521,343
+86,564
+6% +$966K
HDS
1912
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$17M 0.01%
574,985
+336,239
+141% +$9.92M
HALL
1913
DELISTED
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.
HALL
$16.9M 0.01%
139,928
+2,090
+2% +$253K
SRGA
1914
DELISTED
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SRGA
$16.9M 0.01%
108,285
+1,000
+0.9% +$156K
AMAG
1915
DELISTED
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AMAG
$16.9M 0.01%
395,511
BUSE icon
1916
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.17B
$16.8M 0.01%
861,794
+47,198
+6% +$922K
FISI icon
1917
Financial Institutions
FISI
$532M
$16.8M 0.01%
668,339
+16,083
+2% +$404K
SIX
1918
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$16.8M 0.01%
389,465
+23,986
+7% +$1.04M
HURC icon
1919
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$114M
$16.8M 0.01%
492,851
+15,683
+3% +$535K
DISCK
1920
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$16.8M 0.01%
496,975
+43,543
+10% +$1.47M
MX icon
1921
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$115M
$16.7M 0.01%
1,287,454
+25,799
+2% +$335K
GRA
1922
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
$16.7M 0.01%
175,213
+5,144
+3% +$491K
ITT icon
1923
ITT
ITT
$14.1B
$16.7M 0.01%
411,538
+59,823
+17% +$2.42M
FLO icon
1924
Flowers Foods
FLO
$2.87B
$16.6M 0.01%
865,826
+210,291
+32% +$4.04M
LII icon
1925
Lennox International
LII
$19.3B
$16.6M 0.01%
174,765
+18,321
+12% +$1.74M