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
IDXX icon
1926
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$51.4B
$16.6M 0.01%
223,980
+11,856
+6% +$879K
PSTB
1927
DELISTED
Park Sterling Corp.
PSTB
$16.6M 0.01%
2,256,095
+59,243
+3% +$435K
CHRD icon
1928
Chord Energy
CHRD
$6.09B
$16.6M 0.01%
1,002,391
+139,651
+16% +$2.31M
VAR
1929
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$16.6M 0.01%
218,415
+22,496
+11% +$1.71M
CDNS icon
1930
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$95.1B
$16.6M 0.01%
872,660
+263,529
+43% +$5M
AE
1931
DELISTED
Adams Resources & Energy Inc.
AE
$16.5M 0.01%
331,313
+218
+0.1% +$10.9K
UN
1932
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$16.5M 0.01%
422,695
+39,359
+10% +$1.54M
PKE icon
1933
Park Aerospace
PKE
$381M
$16.5M 0.01%
661,333
+19,501
+3% +$486K
WSO icon
1934
Watsco
WSO
$15.9B
$16.5M 0.01%
153,932
+28,308
+23% +$3.03M
GLBR
1935
DELISTED
Global Brokerage, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GLBR
$16.5M 0.01%
99,401
+13,867
+16% +$2.3M
BFAM icon
1936
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$6.26B
$16.4M 0.01%
349,802
+124,086
+55% +$5.83M
SMG icon
1937
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.47B
$16.4M 0.01%
263,816
+70,261
+36% +$4.38M
RBCAA icon
1938
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.46B
$16.4M 0.01%
664,432
+13,895
+2% +$343K
IPGP icon
1939
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.39B
$16.4M 0.01%
218,992
+45,307
+26% +$3.39M
KCG
1940
DELISTED
KCG Holdings, Inc.
KCG
$16.4M 0.01%
1,407,712
+237,727
+20% +$2.77M
CXT icon
1941
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.4B
$16.4M 0.01%
803,405
+171,585
+27% +$3.5M
SGC icon
1942
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$180M
$16.4M 0.01%
1,114,440
+13,088
+1% +$192K
AEC
1943
DELISTED
ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORP
AEC
$16.3M 0.01%
703,447
+13,386
+2% +$311K
WLFC icon
1944
Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
$1.12B
$16.3M 0.01%
745,402
-2,143
-0.3% -$46.9K
XCRA
1945
DELISTED
Xcerra Corporation
XCRA
$16.3M 0.01%
1,780,909
-68,199
-4% -$625K
PEGA icon
1946
Pegasystems
PEGA
$9.98B
$16.3M 0.01%
1,570,564
+229,408
+17% +$2.38M
EV
1947
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$16.3M 0.01%
397,501
+125,871
+46% +$5.15M
ACAT
1948
DELISTED
Arctic Cat Inc
ACAT
$16.3M 0.01%
458,205
+23,625
+5% +$839K
DCI icon
1949
Donaldson
DCI
$9.38B
$16.3M 0.01%
420,965
+140,258
+50% +$5.42M
TBBK icon
1950
The Bancorp
TBBK
$3.51B
$16.2M 0.01%
1,491,596
+41,153
+3% +$448K