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
RCI icon
2776
Rogers Communications
RCI
$19.1B
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
68,476
+32,033
+88% +$1.2M
WLDN icon
2777
Willdan Group
WLDN
$1.48B
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
176,734
+28,563
+19% +$413K
BSTC
2778
DELISTED
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
BSTC
$2.55M ﹤0.01%
72,094
+6,260
+10% +$221K
BCA
2779
DELISTED
CORPBANCA SPONSORED ADR REPSTG (1-1,500)COM STK
BCA
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
131,837
+19,477
+17% +$374K
TLF icon
2780
Tandy Leather Factory
TLF
$24.3M
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
267,387
-1,600
-0.6% -$15.1K
HFBC
2781
DELISTED
HopFed Bancorp Inc
HFBC
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
220,632
+2,431
+1% +$27.8K
MLCO icon
2782
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$3.8B
$2.51M ﹤0.01%
95,458
+29,994
+46% +$789K
HCOM
2783
DELISTED
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc
HCOM
$2.5M ﹤0.01%
97,192
+8,023
+9% +$206K
DDC
2784
DELISTED
Dominion Diamond Corporation
DDC
$2.5M ﹤0.01%
175,196
+55,536
+46% +$791K
AAME icon
2785
Atlantic American Corp
AAME
$66.2M
$2.47M ﹤0.01%
620,430
-136
-0% -$541
CVU icon
2786
CPI Aerostructures
CVU
$32.8M
$2.46M ﹤0.01%
249,222
-2,311
-0.9% -$22.8K
CVR icon
2787
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co
CVR
$9.77M
$2.45M ﹤0.01%
79,137
CWST icon
2788
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.81B
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
633,616
-13,157
-2% -$50.6K
NAME
2789
DELISTED
Rightside Group, Ltd.
NAME
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
+249,488
New +$2.43M
MFRM
2790
DELISTED
MATTRESS FIRM HLDG CORP COM STK (DE)
MFRM
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
40,312
+700
+2% +$42K
SBCF icon
2791
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$2.71B
$2.41M ﹤0.01%
220,737
+31,690
+17% +$346K
DWSN icon
2792
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$50.5M
$2.41M ﹤0.01%
218,815
-3,209
-1% -$35.3K
NAII icon
2793
Natural Alternatives International
NAII
$20.8M
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
370,156
+727
+0.2% +$4.71K
DCOM icon
2794
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$1.34B
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
100,997
+6,791
+7% +$161K
SPDC
2795
DELISTED
SPEED COMMERCE, INC COM STK
SPDC
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
868,676
-32,187
-4% -$88.5K
ULBI icon
2796
Ultralife
ULBI
$112M
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
733,280
-12,293
-2% -$39.8K
PWE
2797
DELISTED
Penn West Energy Petroleum Ltd
PWE
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
350,798
+88,666
+34% +$599K
STAA icon
2798
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.37B
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
222,710
-108,727
-33% -$1.16M
IMAX icon
2799
IMAX
IMAX
$1.67B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
85,926
+33,955
+65% +$933K
OCC icon
2800
Optical Cable Corp
OCC
$51.7M
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
518,245
-2,625
-0.5% -$11.9K