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
SKM icon
2526
SK Telecom
SKM
$8.36B
$5.37M ﹤0.01%
120,700
+2,613
+2% +$116K
STS
2527
DELISTED
Supreme Industries Inc Class A
STS
$5.37M ﹤0.01%
760,654
+10,363
+1% +$73.2K
PARAA
2528
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class A
PARAA
$5.37M ﹤0.01%
95,162
-6,036
-6% -$340K
HNR
2529
DELISTED
Harvest Natural Resources
HNR
$5.36M ﹤0.01%
739,924
-26,681
-3% -$193K
CHEF icon
2530
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$2.7B
$5.35M ﹤0.01%
232,380
+33,279
+17% +$767K
CPL
2531
DELISTED
CPFL Energia S.A.
CPL
$5.35M ﹤0.01%
415,988
-667
-0.2% -$8.57K
GCAP
2532
DELISTED
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
$5.34M ﹤0.01%
592,289
+81,580
+16% +$736K
ALU
2533
DELISTED
ALCATEL-LUCENT ADR
ALU
$5.32M ﹤0.01%
1,498,407
DXCM icon
2534
DexCom
DXCM
$29.9B
$5.31M ﹤0.01%
385,848
+294,872
+324% +$4.06M
NTK
2535
DELISTED
NORTEK INC COM NEW (DE)
NTK
$5.28M ﹤0.01%
64,912
+15,624
+32% +$1.27M
CRD.B icon
2536
Crawford & Co Class B
CRD.B
$494M
$5.27M ﹤0.01%
512,244
+8,132
+2% +$83.6K
SCTY
2537
DELISTED
SolarCity Corporation
SCTY
$5.27M ﹤0.01%
98,475
+61,748
+168% +$3.3M
CCU icon
2538
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.21B
$5.26M ﹤0.01%
283,707
+4,518
+2% +$83.8K
VRTV
2539
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
$5.25M ﹤0.01%
101,306
+34,883
+53% +$1.81M
JMBA
2540
DELISTED
Jamba, Inc.
JMBA
$5.25M ﹤0.01%
348,096
+119,266
+52% +$1.8M
TARO
2541
DELISTED
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
TARO
$5.25M ﹤0.01%
35,418
+9,987
+39% +$1.48M
FRAN
2542
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
$5.25M ﹤0.01%
26,192
+5,299
+25% +$1.06M
ZIXI
2543
DELISTED
Zix Corporation
ZIXI
$5.24M ﹤0.01%
1,455,129
+90,322
+7% +$325K
SGEN
2544
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$5.23M ﹤0.01%
162,877
+8,151
+5% +$262K
QUMU
2545
DELISTED
Qumu Corp.
QUMU
$5.22M ﹤0.01%
381,959
-7,007
-2% -$95.8K
BLDR icon
2546
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$15.8B
$5.21M ﹤0.01%
758,336
-73,097
-9% -$502K
SQM icon
2547
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$12B
$5.2M ﹤0.01%
223,470
BHB icon
2548
Bar Harbor Bankshares
BHB
$540M
$5.19M ﹤0.01%
243,158
+3,819
+2% +$81.5K
PACD
2549
DELISTED
Pacific Drilling S A
PACD
$5.18M ﹤0.01%
111,638
+11,795
+12% +$547K
AXTI icon
2550
AXT Inc
AXTI
$169M
$5.16M ﹤0.01%
1,843,576
+195,937
+12% +$549K