Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Est. 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 Est. Return
1 Year Est. Return
+19.15%
3 Year Est. Return
5 Year Est. Return
10 Year Est. Return
AUM
$106B
AUM Growth
Cap. Flow
Cap. Flow %
Top 10 Hldgs %
Holding
3,585
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1 +$1.17B
2 +$1.17B
3 +$1.15B
4
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Citigroup
C
+$1B
5
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Bank of America
BAC
+$970M

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.18%
2 Industrials 12.65%
3 Energy 10.8%
4 Technology 9.12%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
1
$1.17B 1.1%
+10,521,843
2
$1.17B 1.1%
+43,636,323
3
$1.15B 1.08%
+9,725,191
4
$1B 0.94%
+20,862,792
5
$970M 0.91%
+75,436,347
6
$828M 0.78%
+39,555,356
7
$801M 0.75%
+15,174,721
8
$681M 0.64%
+11,263,834
9
$677M 0.64%
+7,491,946
10
$675M 0.64%
+25,416,465
11
$640M 0.6%
+11,200,561
12
$617M 0.58%
+42,110,762
13
$564M 0.53%
+7,315,030
14
$561M 0.53%
+16,442,506
15
$534M 0.5%
+9,632,351
16
$521M 0.49%
+7,867,742
17
$506M 0.48%
+3,407,401
18
$472M 0.44%
+10,558,629
19
$466M 0.44%
+34,753,142
20
$432M 0.41%
+15,123,623
21
$422M 0.4%
+10,225,873
22
$421M 0.4%
+4,077,879
23
$420M 0.4%
+9,394,733
24
$414M 0.39%
+4,813,722
25
$398M 0.37%
+3,538,295