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
BALT
2501
DELISTED
BALTIC TRADING LIMITED COMMON STOCK
BALT
$5.64M ﹤0.01%
1,361,454
-91,443
-6% -$379K
ESV
2502
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
$5.63M ﹤0.01%
34,065
SCOR icon
2503
Comscore
SCOR
$31.6M
$5.62M ﹤0.01%
7,713
PLNR
2504
DELISTED
PLANAR SYSTEMS INC
PLNR
$5.6M ﹤0.01%
1,477,614
+2,385
+0.2% +$9.04K
SIR
2505
DELISTED
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
$5.59M ﹤0.01%
529,120
+200,687
+61% +$2.12M
GDP
2506
DELISTED
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORP(NEW)
GDP
$5.57M ﹤0.01%
375,575
+5,383
+1% +$79.8K
INDY icon
2507
iShares S&P India Nifty 50 Index Fund
INDY
$653M
$5.56M ﹤0.01%
187,400
CAJ
2508
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
$5.54M ﹤0.01%
170,016
+1,000
+0.6% +$32.6K
KOS icon
2509
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$827M
$5.53M ﹤0.01%
555,345
+234,453
+73% +$2.34M
PPIH icon
2510
Perma-Pipe International
PPIH
$261M
$5.53M ﹤0.01%
582,823
+243
+0% +$2.3K
PFBC icon
2511
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.17B
$5.51M ﹤0.01%
244,811
+781
+0.3% +$17.6K
BIRT
2512
DELISTED
ACTUATE CORPORATION
BIRT
$5.51M ﹤0.01%
1,412,736
-26,599
-2% -$104K
SCCO icon
2513
Southern Copper
SCCO
$82.9B
$5.49M ﹤0.01%
194,501
+5,574
+3% +$157K
ADUS icon
2514
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.03B
$5.47M ﹤0.01%
279,097
+6,442
+2% +$126K
UHT
2515
Universal Health Realty Income Trust
UHT
$569M
$5.44M ﹤0.01%
130,513
+3,256
+3% +$136K
AIQ
2516
DELISTED
Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc.
AIQ
$5.44M ﹤0.01%
240,407
+8,403
+4% +$190K
VLGEA icon
2517
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$550M
$5.43M ﹤0.01%
238,400
-1,437
-0.6% -$32.7K
GBL
2518
DELISTED
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
GBL
$5.43M ﹤0.01%
142,579
+3,859
+3% +$147K
PARAA
2519
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class A
PARAA
$5.43M ﹤0.01%
101,198
-4,944
-5% -$265K
ATHN
2520
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
$5.41M ﹤0.01%
41,068
-1,145
-3% -$151K
BVN icon
2521
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura
BVN
$5.09B
$5.41M ﹤0.01%
466,130
-2,400
-0.5% -$27.8K
BANC icon
2522
Banc of California
BANC
$2.65B
$5.38M ﹤0.01%
462,790
-3,921
-0.8% -$45.6K
TS icon
2523
Tenaris
TS
$18.8B
$5.37M ﹤0.01%
117,866
ASRV icon
2524
AmeriServ Financial
ASRV
$46.7M
$5.35M ﹤0.01%
1,626,767
-16,095
-1% -$53K
PDS
2525
Precision Drilling
PDS
$759M
$5.35M ﹤0.01%
24,773
+13,156
+113% +$2.84M