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
+6.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$185B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.76B
Cap. Flow %
1.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.17%
Holding
3,357
New
66
Increased
1,965
Reduced
1,000
Closed
80

Top Buys

1
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$168M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$168M
3
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$115M
4
WBA
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
+$111M
5
MU icon
Micron Technology
MU
+$98.2M

Top Sells

1
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
+$357M
2
FCS
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTL INC COMMON
FCS
+$195M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$159M
4
PLCM
POLYCOM INC
PLCM
+$112M
5
FMER
FIRSTMERIT CORP
FMER
+$107M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.14%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 12.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.35%
5 Healthcare 9.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change % 		Capital Flow
PFSI icon
2626
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$6.26B
$3.42M ﹤0.01%
201,248
+42,706
+27% +$726K
EBTC
2627
DELISTED
Enterprise Bancorp
EBTC
$3.42M ﹤0.01%
122,217
+1,422
+1% +$39.8K
NCIT
2628
DELISTED
NCI, Inc.
NCIT
$3.42M ﹤0.01%
295,394
+3,842
+1% +$44.5K
ALTO icon
2629
Alto Ingredients
ALTO
$88.2M
$3.42M ﹤0.01%
494,314
+382,528
+342% +$2.64M
CHFN
2630
DELISTED
Charter Financial Corp
CHFN
$3.39M ﹤0.01%
263,149
+19,379
+8% +$250K
KONA
2631
DELISTED
Kona Grill, Inc.
KONA
$3.37M ﹤0.01%
267,928
-3,800
-1% -$47.8K
EVDY
2632
DELISTED
Everyday Health, Inc.
EVDY
$3.36M ﹤0.01%
437,464
+147,822
+51% +$1.14M
TZOO icon
2633
Travelzoo
TZOO
$108M
$3.35M ﹤0.01%
260,736
+13,886
+6% +$178K
MSL
2634
DELISTED
Midsouth Bancorp, Inc.
MSL
$3.34M ﹤0.01%
321,380
– –
PVG
2635
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
$3.34M ﹤0.01%
325,217
– –
FOLD icon
2636
Amicus Therapeutics
FOLD
$2.46B
$3.33M ﹤0.01%
450,076
+14,340
+3% +$106K
UNTY icon
2637
Unity Bancorp
UNTY
$529M
$3.32M ﹤0.01%
258,738
-10
-0% -$128
BSQR
2638
DELISTED
BSQUARE Corporation
BSQR
$3.31M ﹤0.01%
673,572
– –
BVH
2639
DELISTED
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
BVH
$3.31M ﹤0.01%
32,079
– –
CQH
2640
DELISTED
Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings LLC
CQH
$3.31M ﹤0.01%
145,407
+43,106
+42% +$980K
JRVR icon
2641
James River Group
JRVR
$247M
$3.28M ﹤0.01%
90,546
+63,950
+240% +$2.31M
CNCE
2642
DELISTED
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CNCE
$3.27M ﹤0.01%
323,724
-4,743
-1% -$47.9K
YZC
2643
DELISTED
Yanzhou Coal Mining
YZC
$3.27M ﹤0.01%
482,044
-1,942
-0.4% -$13.2K
PHLT
2644
Performant Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
PHLT
$603M
$3.26M ﹤0.01%
1,105,040
-4,641
-0.4% -$13.7K
PRGX
2645
DELISTED
PRGX Global, Inc.
PRGX
$3.25M ﹤0.01%
690,637
+4,090
+0.6% +$19.3K
RST
2646
DELISTED
ROSETTA STONE INC
RST
$3.24M ﹤0.01%
382,550
-50,420
-12% -$428K
SHAK icon
2647
Shake Shack
SHAK
$3.93B
$3.24M ﹤0.01%
+93,463
New +$3.24M
MX icon
2648
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$108M
$3.24M ﹤0.01%
387,907
+31,059
+9% +$259K
PLPM
2649
DELISTED
Planet Payment, Inc
PLPM
$3.22M ﹤0.01%
868,847
+211,901
+32% +$786K
DDC
2650
DELISTED
Dominion Diamond Corporation
DDC
$3.22M ﹤0.01%
330,744
+1,376
+0.4% +$13.4K
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