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
LTS
2676
DELISTED
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc
LTS
$3.42M ﹤0.01%
806,588
+283,545
+54% +$1.2M
RH icon
2677
RH
RH
$4.27B
$3.38M ﹤0.01%
42,533
+32,417
+320% +$2.58M
DVR
2678
DELISTED
CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL INC COM
DVR
$3.38M ﹤0.01%
3,484,463
-105,412
-3% -$102K
NRCIB
2679
DELISTED
National Research Corp Class B
NRCIB
$3.38M ﹤0.01%
91,081
NOK icon
2680
Nokia
NOK
$24.9B
$3.36M ﹤0.01%
396,739
-36,866
-9% -$312K
CONE
2681
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
$3.33M ﹤0.01%
138,484
+101,632
+276% +$2.44M
VRTV
2682
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
$3.33M ﹤0.01%
+66,423
New +$3.33M
CRWN
2683
DELISTED
CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS INC CL-A
CRWN
$3.33M ﹤0.01%
1,038,952
+5,422
+0.5% +$17.4K
YDKN
2684
DELISTED
Yadkin Financial Corporation
YDKN
$3.31M ﹤0.01%
182,289
+26,344
+17% +$478K
CNVS icon
2685
Cineverse
CNVS
$65.6M
$3.3M ﹤0.01%
10,648
-55
-0.5% -$17.1K
BXC icon
2686
BlueLinx
BXC
$651M
$3.25M ﹤0.01%
248,424
-2,638
-1% -$34.6K
JMBA
2687
DELISTED
Jamba, Inc.
JMBA
$3.25M ﹤0.01%
228,830
+132,636
+138% +$1.89M
GCAP
2688
DELISTED
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
$3.25M ﹤0.01%
510,709
+8,979
+2% +$57.2K
SMPL
2689
DELISTED
SIMPLICITY BANCORP INC
SMPL
$3.25M ﹤0.01%
193,200
+3,314
+2% +$55.7K
CHEF icon
2690
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$2.69B
$3.24M ﹤0.01%
199,101
+1,706
+0.9% +$27.7K
NOW icon
2691
ServiceNow
NOW
$195B
$3.24M ﹤0.01%
55,021
+3,811
+7% +$224K
SGI
2692
DELISTED
Silicon Graphics Intl.
SGI
$3.23M ﹤0.01%
349,945
-5,885
-2% -$54.3K
NSM
2693
DELISTED
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings
NSM
$3.21M ﹤0.01%
93,677
+69,947
+295% +$2.4M
WSO.B
2694
Watsco, Inc. Class B
WSO.B
$3.21M ﹤0.01%
36,447
NTIC icon
2695
Northern Technologies International Corp
NTIC
$74.8M
$3.2M ﹤0.01%
302,632
-1,000
-0.3% -$10.6K
ALNT icon
2696
Allient
ALNT
$788M
$3.19M ﹤0.01%
336,879
+24,282
+8% +$230K
NAV
2697
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
$3.19M ﹤0.01%
96,891
+48,198
+99% +$1.59M
RSE
2698
DELISTED
ROUSE PPTYS INC COM (DE)
RSE
$3.19M ﹤0.01%
197,011
+2,000
+1% +$32.3K
CNR
2699
DELISTED
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
CNR
$3.18M ﹤0.01%
164,048
-2,202
-1% -$42.7K
IBCP icon
2700
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$666M
$3.18M ﹤0.01%
266,707
-2,778
-1% -$33.1K