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
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
Cap. Flow %
Top 10 Hldgs %
Holding
3,421
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1 +$416M
2 +$357M
3 +$302M
4
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Hewlett Packard
HPE
+$286M
5
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Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$161M

Top Sells

1 +$474M
2 +$325M
3 +$301M
4
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HP
HPQ
+$272M
5
CNW
CON-WAY INC.
CNW
+$171M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
1
$2.1B 1.31%
26,952,828
+2,067,207
2
$1.75B 1.09%
67,442,806
-677,775
3
$1.63B 1.02%
24,673,028
+177,169
4
$1.59B 0.99%
56,454,386
+10,712,786
5
$1.51B 0.94%
57,556,392
+6,078,836
6
$1.4B 0.87%
45,582,925
-1,420,849
7
$1.15B 0.72%
12,811,152
-963,242
8
$1.15B 0.72%
33,438,685
+1,157,603
9
$1.13B 0.71%
7,591,312
-3,174,109
10
$966M 0.6%
17,407,611
+964,552
11
$876M 0.55%
32,258,594
+1,121,239
12
$874M 0.54%
8,937,908
+689,609
13
$869M 0.54%
15,991,108
+631,447
14
$816M 0.51%
48,502,101
+281,039
15
$781M 0.49%
15,086,406
-15,570
16
$763M 0.48%
3,923,262
+53,521
17
$662M 0.41%
25,170,187
+799,717
18
$653M 0.41%
3,520,328
-13,113
19
$614M 0.38%
5,975,223
+275,499
20
$575M 0.36%
8,884,351
-404,323
21
$566M 0.35%
12,120,138
-597,624
22
$562M 0.35%
12,155,993
+922,163
23
$536M 0.33%
6,849,725
+1,642,520
24
$519M 0.32%
2,882,043
-194,563
25
$513M 0.32%
15,173,900
+2,319,800