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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$352M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$227M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$208M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$205M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$187M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.96%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MSN icon
2751
Emerson Radio
MSN
$9.24M
$2.79M ﹤0.01%
1,339,944
LMCB
2752
DELISTED
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE CLASS B
LMCB
$2.78M ﹤0.01%
63,798
-276
-0.4% -$12K
BHR
2753
Braemar Hotels & Resorts
BHR
$199M
$2.77M ﹤0.01%
185,206
+1,206
+0.7% +$18.1K
APEX
2754
DELISTED
Apex Global Brands Inc. Common Stock
APEX
$2.75M ﹤0.01%
6,588
-30
-0.5% -$12.5K
PMBC
2755
DELISTED
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp
PMBC
$2.75M ﹤0.01%
442,913
-7,004
-2% -$43.5K
VALU icon
2756
Value Line
VALU
$359M
$2.72M ﹤0.01%
181,868
+1,362
+0.8% +$20.4K
DGAS
2757
DELISTED
Delta Natural Gas Co Inc
DGAS
$2.71M ﹤0.01%
130,904
DHT icon
2758
DHT Holdings
DHT
$1.94B
$2.71M ﹤0.01%
348,281
+70,952
+26% +$552K
MAG
2759
DELISTED
MAGNETEK INC COM STK NEW
MAG
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
142,213
AKS
2760
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp.
AKS
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
374,067
+372,967
+33,906% +$2.69M
KTEC
2761
DELISTED
Key Technology Inc
KTEC
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
206,443
LCAV
2762
DELISTED
LCA-VISION INC
LCAV
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
504,313
-700
-0.1% -$3.75K
VOLC
2763
DELISTED
VOLCANO CORPORATION COM STK
VOLC
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
136,782
-1,200
-0.9% -$23.7K
BRID icon
2764
Bridgford Foods
BRID
$73.6M
$2.68M ﹤0.01%
267,737
-2,652
-1% -$26.5K
VHI icon
2765
Valhi
VHI
$453M
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
25,171
-146
-0.6% -$15.5K
BCBP icon
2766
BCB Bancorp
BCBP
$149M
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
203,631
TRNS icon
2767
Transcat
TRNS
$705M
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
283,891
-2,556
-0.9% -$23.9K
AUY
2768
DELISTED
Yamana Gold, Inc.
AUY
$2.65M ﹤0.01%
302,273
+17,914
+6% +$157K
STRA icon
2769
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.94B
$2.65M ﹤0.01%
56,989
+49
+0.1% +$2.27K
DCM
2770
DELISTED
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
DCM
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
167,610
+2,400
+1% +$37.8K
ARKR icon
2771
Ark Restaurants
ARKR
$25.6M
$2.63M ﹤0.01%
119,331
MOFG icon
2772
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
$609M
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
103,843
+8,100
+8% +$204K
LAKE icon
2773
Lakeland Industries
LAKE
$131M
$2.61M ﹤0.01%
410,524
-1,971
-0.5% -$12.5K
CBNK
2774
DELISTED
CHICOPEE BANCORP INC COM STK
CBNK
$2.57M ﹤0.01%
145,297
SFST icon
2775
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$362M
$2.57M ﹤0.01%
185,115