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
ADC icon
2576
Agree Realty
ADC
$8.09B
$4.91M ﹤0.01%
157,819
+14,097
+10% +$438K
CLR
2577
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$4.89M ﹤0.01%
127,414
+19,992
+19% +$767K
IBCA
2578
DELISTED
INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORP COM
IBCA
$4.88M ﹤0.01%
485,412
-2,396
-0.5% -$24.1K
GTY
2579
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$1.6B
$4.87M ﹤0.01%
270,989
+23,888
+10% +$430K
ESCA icon
2580
Escalade
ESCA
$171M
$4.83M ﹤0.01%
319,946
+8,126
+3% +$123K
CLAR icon
2581
Clarus
CLAR
$147M
$4.82M ﹤0.01%
553,102
-122,403
-18% -$1.07M
HFFC
2582
DELISTED
H F FINL CORP
HFFC
$4.81M ﹤0.01%
344,654
+548
+0.2% +$7.65K
IHG icon
2583
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$18.4B
$4.8M ﹤0.01%
90,829
+5,212
+6% +$275K
YZC
2584
DELISTED
Yanzhou Coal Mining
YZC
$4.77M ﹤0.01%
566,508
-17,565
-3% -$148K
ANCX
2585
DELISTED
Access National Corporation
ANCX
$4.76M ﹤0.01%
281,106
+8,541
+3% +$145K
I
2586
DELISTED
INTELSAT S. A.
I
$4.73M ﹤0.01%
272,410
+108,422
+66% +$1.88M
PAR icon
2587
PAR Technology
PAR
$1.79B
$4.68M ﹤0.01%
761,641
-2,441
-0.3% -$15K
DDC
2588
DELISTED
Dominion Diamond Corporation
DDC
$4.66M ﹤0.01%
259,337
+84,141
+48% +$1.51M
CLCT
2589
DELISTED
Collectors Universe
CLCT
$4.62M ﹤0.01%
221,394
-1,193
-0.5% -$24.9K
LTS
2590
DELISTED
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc
LTS
$4.62M ﹤0.01%
1,169,203
+362,615
+45% +$1.43M
DENN icon
2591
Denny's
DENN
$264M
$4.61M ﹤0.01%
+447,530
New +$4.61M
FFKT
2592
DELISTED
Farmers Capital Bank Corp
FFKT
$4.57M ﹤0.01%
196,409
+7,981
+4% +$186K
AEG icon
2593
Aegon
AEG
$12.2B
$4.55M ﹤0.01%
878,815
-1
-0% -$5
CPHD
2594
DELISTED
Cepheid Inc
CPHD
$4.54M ﹤0.01%
83,832
+81,812
+4,050% +$4.43M
GLPW
2595
DELISTED
GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC COMMON NEW
GLPW
$4.52M ﹤0.01%
327,066
+11,756
+4% +$162K
STRR
2596
DELISTED
Star Equity Holdings
STRR
$4.5M ﹤0.01%
20,644
ARAY icon
2597
Accuray
ARAY
$177M
$4.46M ﹤0.01%
591,269
-427,528
-42% -$3.23M
TLF icon
2598
Tandy Leather Factory
TLF
$24.8M
$4.46M ﹤0.01%
493,918
+226,531
+85% +$2.05M
BVN icon
2599
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura
BVN
$5.1B
$4.46M ﹤0.01%
466,130
PCRX icon
2600
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.22B
$4.44M ﹤0.01%
50,060
+22,094
+79% +$1.96M