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
CP icon
2676
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$69.1B
$3.64M ﹤0.01%
94,410
+22,010
+30% +$848K
TS icon
2677
Tenaris
TS
$18.7B
$3.56M ﹤0.01%
117,866
DATA
2678
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
$3.54M ﹤0.01%
41,750
+39,800
+2,041% +$3.37M
PAAS icon
2679
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$15.5B
$3.54M ﹤0.01%
384,381
+115,653
+43% +$1.06M
ASYS icon
2680
Amtech Systems
ASYS
$135M
$3.54M ﹤0.01%
348,265
+5,557
+2% +$56.4K
KEQU icon
2681
Kewaunee Scientific
KEQU
$127M
$3.53M ﹤0.01%
198,198
MOCO
2682
DELISTED
Mocon Inc
MOCO
$3.52M ﹤0.01%
197,229
+1,813
+0.9% +$32.3K
OLP
2683
One Liberty Properties
OLP
$496M
$3.52M ﹤0.01%
148,549
+4,517
+3% +$107K
NSSC icon
2684
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.48B
$3.51M ﹤0.01%
1,494,180
-36,062
-2% -$84.7K
APAM icon
2685
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3.29B
$3.5M ﹤0.01%
69,346
+65,375
+1,646% +$3.3M
MESG
2686
DELISTED
XURA INC COM (DE)
MESG
$3.5M ﹤0.01%
186,207
+32,689
+21% +$614K
PDS
2687
Precision Drilling
PDS
$767M
$3.49M ﹤0.01%
28,768
+3,995
+16% +$484K
MYCC
2688
DELISTED
ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.
MYCC
$3.48M ﹤0.01%
194,191
+190,422
+5,052% +$3.41M
IBCP icon
2689
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$661M
$3.48M ﹤0.01%
266,707
BIN
2690
DELISTED
PROGRESSIVE WASTE SOLUTIONS LTD COM
BIN
$3.48M ﹤0.01%
115,639
+1,609
+1% +$48.4K
CLUB
2691
DELISTED
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.
CLUB
$3.47M ﹤0.01%
582,554
+22,909
+4% +$136K
RTK
2692
DELISTED
Rentech, Inc.
RTK
$3.46M ﹤0.01%
274,796
-126,265
-31% -$1.59M
OCLR
2693
DELISTED
Oclaro Inc.
OCLR
$3.46M ﹤0.01%
1,944,240
-192,971
-9% -$344K
HCOM
2694
DELISTED
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc
HCOM
$3.46M ﹤0.01%
125,504
+28,312
+29% +$781K
MOFG icon
2695
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
$606M
$3.45M ﹤0.01%
119,802
+7,368
+7% +$212K
BZC
2696
DELISTED
BREEZE-EASTERN CORPORATION COM
BZC
$3.45M ﹤0.01%
339,771
+3,456
+1% +$35.1K
RCI icon
2697
Rogers Communications
RCI
$19.3B
$3.44M ﹤0.01%
88,415
+19,939
+29% +$775K
RCAP
2698
DELISTED
RCS CAPITAL CORPORATION CLASS A COM
RCAP
$3.43M ﹤0.01%
280,104
+4,206
+2% +$51.5K
DHIL icon
2699
Diamond Hill
DHIL
$390M
$3.42M ﹤0.01%
24,776
+1,627
+7% +$225K
FMS icon
2700
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$14.7B
$3.41M ﹤0.01%
91,844
+2,387
+3% +$88.7K