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
LSBG
2651
DELISTED
Lake Sunapee Bank Group
LSBG
$3.62M ﹤0.01%
232,187
-500
-0.2% -$7.79K
TURN
2652
180 Degree Capital
TURN
$46.7M
$3.6M ﹤0.01%
402,706
-101,801
-20% -$910K
NSSC icon
2653
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.48B
$3.6M ﹤0.01%
1,530,242
-9,184
-0.6% -$21.6K
ATHL
2654
DELISTED
ATHLON ENERGY INC COM
ATHL
$3.58M ﹤0.01%
+61,486
New +$3.58M
CGG
2655
DELISTED
CGG
CGG
$3.57M ﹤0.01%
12,234
-246
-2% -$71.8K
NICE icon
2656
Nice
NICE
$8.81B
$3.57M ﹤0.01%
87,394
+2,293
+3% +$93.5K
ANV
2657
DELISTED
ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP
ANV
$3.56M ﹤0.01%
1,076,546
KEQU icon
2658
Kewaunee Scientific
KEQU
$127M
$3.54M ﹤0.01%
198,198
-310
-0.2% -$5.54K
EMKR
2659
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
$3.54M ﹤0.01%
62,174
-1,293
-2% -$73.6K
BONT
2660
DELISTED
Bon-Ton Stores Inc/The
BONT
$3.52M ﹤0.01%
421,053
+28
+0% +$234
AKS
2661
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp.
AKS
$3.51M ﹤0.01%
438,140
+3,000
+0.7% +$24K
CVGI icon
2662
Commercial Vehicle Group
CVGI
$72.1M
$3.51M ﹤0.01%
567,022
+39,268
+7% +$243K
AUTO
2663
DELISTED
AutoWeb, Inc. Common Stock
AUTO
$3.5M ﹤0.01%
407,710
-1,500
-0.4% -$12.9K
CZR
2664
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
$3.49M ﹤0.01%
277,594
-236,731
-46% -$2.98M
FRAN
2665
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
$3.49M ﹤0.01%
20,893
+966
+5% +$162K
PGNX
2666
DELISTED
Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc
PGNX
$3.48M ﹤0.01%
670,451
-11,395
-2% -$59.1K
RSYS
2667
DELISTED
Radisys Corp
RSYS
$3.48M ﹤0.01%
1,303,034
-15,157
-1% -$40.5K
BZC
2668
DELISTED
BREEZE-EASTERN CORPORATION COM
BZC
$3.47M ﹤0.01%
336,315
-900
-0.3% -$9.3K
CNBKA
2669
DELISTED
Century Bancorp Inc/Mass
CNBKA
$3.47M ﹤0.01%
100,161
+556
+0.6% +$19.3K
AMRC icon
2670
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.44B
$3.45M ﹤0.01%
503,392
+14,205
+3% +$97.3K
HBNC icon
2671
Horizon Bancorp
HBNC
$842M
$3.45M ﹤0.01%
336,620
+14,904
+5% +$153K
ERII icon
2672
Energy Recovery
ERII
$773M
$3.45M ﹤0.01%
973,524
-420
-0% -$1.49K
INTX
2673
DELISTED
Intersections, Inc.
INTX
$3.44M ﹤0.01%
894,640
-25,468
-3% -$97.8K
MESG
2674
DELISTED
XURA INC COM (DE)
MESG
$3.43M ﹤0.01%
153,518
-80
-0.1% -$1.79K
OLED icon
2675
Universal Display
OLED
$6.57B
$3.43M ﹤0.01%
104,967
+1,700
+2% +$55.5K