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
GEF.B icon
2626
Greif Class B
GEF.B
$2.46B
$4.12M ﹤0.01%
83,537
+5,691
+7% +$280K
WIFI
2627
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
$4.11M ﹤0.01%
536,245
+165,997
+45% +$1.27M
FGH
2628
DELISTED
FG Group Holdings Inc.
FGH
$4.1M ﹤0.01%
998,478
+45,779
+5% +$188K
IQV icon
2629
IQVIA
IQV
$31.8B
$4.1M ﹤0.01%
69,597
+28,760
+70% +$1.69M
CNBKA
2630
DELISTED
Century Bancorp Inc/Mass
CNBKA
$4.08M ﹤0.01%
101,884
+1,723
+2% +$69K
ESV
2631
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
$4.08M ﹤0.01%
34,055
-10
-0% -$1.2K
PPIH icon
2632
Perma-Pipe International
PPIH
$247M
$4.08M ﹤0.01%
581,382
-1,441
-0.2% -$10.1K
CHUY
2633
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
$4.08M ﹤0.01%
207,182
+8,391
+4% +$165K
AUTO
2634
DELISTED
AutoWeb, Inc. Common Stock
AUTO
$4.07M ﹤0.01%
373,511
-34,199
-8% -$373K
AKS
2635
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp.
AKS
$4.06M ﹤0.01%
683,799
+245,659
+56% +$1.46M
PWX
2636
DELISTED
Providence & Worcester Railroad Company
PWX
$4.06M ﹤0.01%
222,341
+1,198
+0.5% +$21.9K
NSM
2637
DELISTED
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings
NSM
$4.05M ﹤0.01%
143,774
+50,097
+53% +$1.41M
NAT icon
2638
Nordic American Tanker
NAT
$669M
$4.04M ﹤0.01%
404,530
+35,428
+10% +$354K
BKYF
2639
DELISTED
BK KY FINL CORP
BKYF
$4.04M ﹤0.01%
83,686
NATR icon
2640
Nature's Sunshine
NATR
$299M
$4.04M ﹤0.01%
272,488
-800
-0.3% -$11.9K
HK
2641
DELISTED
Halcon Resources Corporation
HK
$4.02M ﹤0.01%
13,095
-296
-2% -$90.8K
EMKR
2642
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
$4M ﹤0.01%
75,546
+13,372
+22% +$709K
FRD icon
2643
Friedman Industries
FRD
$149M
$4M ﹤0.01%
570,459
-409
-0.1% -$2.87K
GMK
2644
DELISTED
GRUMA SAB DE C V ADS(RP 4 B SHS
GMK
$3.98M ﹤0.01%
95,644
-12,247
-11% -$510K
P
2645
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$3.98M ﹤0.01%
223,163
+13,506
+6% +$241K
YDKN
2646
DELISTED
Yadkin Financial Corporation
YDKN
$3.98M ﹤0.01%
202,361
+20,072
+11% +$394K
SYPR icon
2647
Sypris Solutions
SYPR
$48.6M
$3.94M ﹤0.01%
1,491,293
+16,182
+1% +$42.7K
AMRC icon
2648
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.44B
$3.92M ﹤0.01%
559,579
+56,187
+11% +$393K
NMRX
2649
DELISTED
Numerex Corp
NMRX
$3.91M ﹤0.01%
353,114
-2,100
-0.6% -$23.2K
WSO.B
2650
Watsco, Inc. Class B
WSO.B
$3.9M ﹤0.01%
36,447