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
AV
2751
DELISTED
Aviva Plc
AV
$2.79M ﹤0.01%
164,803
+10,472
+7% +$177K
TAM
2752
DELISTED
TAMINCO CORP COM
TAM
$2.79M ﹤0.01%
106,774
+60,359
+130% +$1.58M
KTEC
2753
DELISTED
Key Technology Inc
KTEC
$2.78M ﹤0.01%
212,272
-1,000
-0.5% -$13.1K
EMMS
2754
DELISTED
Emmis Communications Corp
EMMS
$2.78M ﹤0.01%
350,522
+3,219
+0.9% +$25.5K
WDAY icon
2755
Workday
WDAY
$60.4B
$2.78M ﹤0.01%
33,635
+4,537
+16% +$374K
TRQ
2756
DELISTED
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
$2.77M ﹤0.01%
73,977
VVX icon
2757
V2X
VVX
$1.73B
$2.77M ﹤0.01%
+141,591
New +$2.77M
BCBP icon
2758
BCB Bancorp
BCBP
$152M
$2.76M ﹤0.01%
207,631
-100
-0% -$1.33K
AMRK icon
2759
A-Mark Precious Metals
AMRK
$616M
$2.74M ﹤0.01%
476,926
-5,690
-1% -$32.7K
UG icon
2760
United-Guardian
UG
$38.5M
$2.74M ﹤0.01%
122,710
-400
-0.3% -$8.93K
MSO
2761
DELISTED
MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA INC
MSO
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
757,073
-55,644
-7% -$200K
PCRX icon
2762
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.21B
$2.71M ﹤0.01%
27,966
+19,962
+249% +$1.93M
GLNG icon
2763
Golar LNG
GLNG
$4.21B
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
40,675
TRNS icon
2764
Transcat
TRNS
$710M
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
291,539
+4,248
+1% +$39.1K
ARKR icon
2765
Ark Restaurants
ARKR
$25.6M
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
118,531
-800
-0.7% -$18K
ACHN
2766
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ACHN
$2.65M ﹤0.01%
265,000
WIFI
2767
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
370,248
+88,587
+31% +$632K
DGAS
2768
DELISTED
Delta Natural Gas Co Inc
DGAS
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
133,501
LEAF
2769
DELISTED
Leaf Group Ltd.
LEAF
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
296,509
-321,668
-52% -$2.85M
EGHT icon
2770
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$290M
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
392,080
-1,334
-0.3% -$8.91K
MSN icon
2771
Emerson Radio
MSN
$9.24M
$2.61M ﹤0.01%
1,319,327
-8,747
-0.7% -$17.3K
MOFG icon
2772
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
$608M
$2.59M ﹤0.01%
112,434
+3,417
+3% +$78.6K
ACW
2773
DELISTED
Accuride Corp
ACW
$2.58M ﹤0.01%
679,579
+94,628
+16% +$359K
SFST icon
2774
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$365M
$2.57M ﹤0.01%
185,176
+61
+0% +$848
HBOS
2775
DELISTED
HERITAGE FINANCIAL GROUP
HBOS
$2.57M ﹤0.01%
127,060
+2,054
+2% +$41.5K