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
TARO
2626
DELISTED
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
TARO
$3.91M ﹤0.01%
25,431
+2,046
+9% +$315K
APEX
2627
DELISTED
Apex Global Brands Inc. Common Stock
APEX
$3.91M ﹤0.01%
7,159
+153
+2% +$83.6K
BTE icon
2628
Baytex Energy
BTE
$1.83B
$3.88M ﹤0.01%
102,486
+66,678
+186% +$2.52M
BKYF
2629
DELISTED
BK KY FINL CORP
BKYF
$3.87M ﹤0.01%
83,686
+1,426
+2% +$65.9K
PWX
2630
DELISTED
Providence & Worcester Railroad Company
PWX
$3.87M ﹤0.01%
221,143
+300
+0.1% +$5.25K
GEF.B icon
2631
Greif Class B
GEF.B
$2.48B
$3.85M ﹤0.01%
77,846
+2,097
+3% +$104K
HIFS icon
2632
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$619M
$3.81M ﹤0.01%
46,692
-150
-0.3% -$12.2K
STM icon
2633
STMicroelectronics
STM
$23.3B
$3.8M ﹤0.01%
493,623
+1,120
+0.2% +$8.61K
GTAT
2634
DELISTED
GT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK (DE)
GTAT
$3.77M ﹤0.01%
347,959
-1,211,458
-78% -$13.1M
CNS icon
2635
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$3.66B
$3.76M ﹤0.01%
97,843
+400
+0.4% +$15.4K
ESCA icon
2636
Escalade
ESCA
$173M
$3.76M ﹤0.01%
311,820
+6,009
+2% +$72.5K
JMP
2637
DELISTED
JMP Group LLC
JMP
$3.75M ﹤0.01%
598,652
-9,015
-1% -$56.5K
CLUB
2638
DELISTED
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.
CLUB
$3.75M ﹤0.01%
559,645
-3,400
-0.6% -$22.8K
PAR icon
2639
PAR Technology
PAR
$1.86B
$3.74M ﹤0.01%
764,082
-7,268
-0.9% -$35.6K
NMRX
2640
DELISTED
Numerex Corp
NMRX
$3.72M ﹤0.01%
355,214
-8,416
-2% -$88.2K
PRGX
2641
DELISTED
PRGX Global, Inc.
PRGX
$3.69M ﹤0.01%
630,271
+1,031
+0.2% +$6.04K
PCYC
2642
DELISTED
PHARMACYCLICS INC
PCYC
$3.68M ﹤0.01%
31,308
+26,738
+585% +$3.14M
RENX
2643
DELISTED
RELX N.V.
RENX
$3.67M ﹤0.01%
249,961
+2,033
+0.8% +$29.9K
NTK
2644
DELISTED
NORTEK INC COM NEW (DE)
NTK
$3.67M ﹤0.01%
49,288
+13,549
+38% +$1.01M
ASYS icon
2645
Amtech Systems
ASYS
$126M
$3.67M ﹤0.01%
342,708
-7,107
-2% -$76K
STAG icon
2646
STAG Industrial
STAG
$6.8B
$3.64M ﹤0.01%
175,922
+99,222
+129% +$2.06M
OESX icon
2647
Orion Energy Systems
OESX
$31.1M
$3.64M ﹤0.01%
68,053
-1,039
-2% -$55.6K
WSTL
2648
DELISTED
Westell Technologies Inc
WSTL
$3.64M ﹤0.01%
494,623
-14,884
-3% -$110K
FTEK icon
2649
Fuel Tech
FTEK
$105M
$3.63M ﹤0.01%
854,721
-6,975
-0.8% -$29.6K
CUBI icon
2650
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.33B
$3.62M ﹤0.01%
201,393
+31,043
+18% +$558K