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
MIND icon
2601
MIND Technology
MIND
$65.3M
$4.43M ﹤0.01%
74,683
+898
+1% +$53.3K
MBTF
2602
DELISTED
MBT Financial Corporation
MBTF
$4.4M ﹤0.01%
882,596
+61,020
+7% +$304K
PBYI icon
2603
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$225M
$4.36M ﹤0.01%
23,059
+16,879
+273% +$3.19M
ZG icon
2604
Zillow
ZG
$20.4B
$4.36M ﹤0.01%
123,663
+50,094
+68% +$1.77M
HMNF
2605
DELISTED
HMN Financial Inc
HMNF
$4.34M ﹤0.01%
350,334
+2,406
+0.7% +$29.8K
GWRE icon
2606
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$21.3B
$4.32M ﹤0.01%
85,301
+84,101
+7,008% +$4.26M
APEX
2607
DELISTED
Apex Global Brands Inc. Common Stock
APEX
$4.31M ﹤0.01%
7,422
+263
+4% +$153K
CCUR
2608
DELISTED
CCUR Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CCUR
$4.31M ﹤0.01%
607,155
+12,972
+2% +$92K
CNS icon
2609
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$3.65B
$4.27M ﹤0.01%
101,527
+3,684
+4% +$155K
HBNC icon
2610
Horizon Bancorp
HBNC
$833M
$4.27M ﹤0.01%
367,472
+30,852
+9% +$358K
NOW icon
2611
ServiceNow
NOW
$193B
$4.26M ﹤0.01%
62,822
+7,801
+14% +$529K
CWEN icon
2612
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$3.39B
$4.26M ﹤0.01%
+180,704
New +$4.26M
STRR
2613
Star Equity Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
STRR
$32.8M
$4.25M ﹤0.01%
137,005
-1,587
-1% -$49.2K
BBNK
2614
DELISTED
BRIDGE CAPITAL HOLDINGS
BBNK
$4.21M ﹤0.01%
188,268
+9,165
+5% +$205K
VMW
2615
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$4.21M ﹤0.01%
50,961
+1,350
+3% +$111K
INSG icon
2616
Inseego
INSG
$200M
$4.2M ﹤0.01%
130,300
-1,780
-1% -$57.3K
NICE icon
2617
Nice
NICE
$8.82B
$4.19M ﹤0.01%
82,760
-4,634
-5% -$235K
TST
2618
DELISTED
TheStreet, Inc.
TST
$4.19M ﹤0.01%
176,122
-1,303
-0.7% -$31K
GAIA icon
2619
Gaia
GAIA
$152M
$4.19M ﹤0.01%
587,643
-2,440
-0.4% -$17.4K
SFR
2620
DELISTED
Starwood Waypoint Homes
SFR
$4.17M ﹤0.01%
158,283
+46,320
+41% +$1.22M
DBRG icon
2621
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.2B
$4.16M ﹤0.01%
+46,093
New +$4.16M
EGO icon
2622
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$5.7B
$4.16M ﹤0.01%
136,889
+6,979
+5% +$212K
TWTR
2623
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
$4.16M ﹤0.01%
115,879
+114,974
+12,704% +$4.12M
HIFS icon
2624
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$625M
$4.12M ﹤0.01%
47,376
+684
+1% +$59.5K
AGIO icon
2625
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.14B
$4.12M ﹤0.01%
+36,774
New +$4.12M