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
SPDC
2776
DELISTED
SPEED COMMERCE, INC COM STK
SPDC
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
818,901
-49,775
-6% -$154K
YELL
2777
DELISTED
Yellow Corporation Common Stock
YELL
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
112,507
+99,415
+759% +$2.24M
AAME icon
2778
Atlantic American Corp
AAME
$66.2M
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
624,117
+3,687
+0.6% +$14.9K
AVNS icon
2779
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$576M
$2.51M ﹤0.01%
+55,178
New +$2.51M
TTGT icon
2780
TechTarget
TTGT
$404M
$2.48M ﹤0.01%
218,440
+88,178
+68% +$1M
RMCF icon
2781
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
RMCF
$11.7M
$2.48M ﹤0.01%
187,603
+1,506
+0.8% +$19.9K
BCBP icon
2782
BCB Bancorp
BCBP
$149M
$2.48M ﹤0.01%
210,990
+3,359
+2% +$39.4K
EMMS
2783
DELISTED
Emmis Communications Corp
EMMS
$2.46M ﹤0.01%
350,029
-493
-0.1% -$3.47K
SNAK
2784
DELISTED
Inventure Foods, Inc.
SNAK
$2.46M ﹤0.01%
193,046
+58,535
+44% +$746K
CBNK
2785
DELISTED
CHICOPEE BANCORP INC COM STK
CBNK
$2.46M ﹤0.01%
146,588
+1,948
+1% +$32.6K
CVR icon
2786
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co
CVR
$9.77M
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
79,424
+287
+0.4% +$8.81K
DCM
2787
DELISTED
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
DCM
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
166,759
-851
-0.5% -$12.4K
CY
2788
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
169,473
+166,129
+4,968% +$2.37M
ATEC icon
2789
Alphatec Holdings
ATEC
$2.27B
$2.41M ﹤0.01%
142,526
-5,501
-4% -$93.1K
MRGE
2790
DELISTED
MERGE HEALTHCARE INC COM STK (WI)
MRGE
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
675,417
+429,376
+175% +$1.53M
BCA
2791
DELISTED
CORPBANCA SPONSORED ADR REPSTG (1-1,500)COM STK
BCA
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
135,008
+3,171
+2% +$56.4K
UG icon
2792
United-Guardian
UG
$38.9M
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
122,190
-520
-0.4% -$10.1K
PCL
2793
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
55,536
-382
-0.7% -$16.3K
CPS icon
2794
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$685M
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
41,013
+20,848
+103% +$1.21M
MUX icon
2795
McEwen Inc.
MUX
$747M
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
213,211
-54,545
-20% -$606K
GOOD
2796
Gladstone Commercial Corp
GOOD
$598M
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
137,758
+32,673
+31% +$561K
BWL.A
2797
DELISTED
Bowl America Incorporated
BWL.A
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
164,217
ARTNA icon
2798
Artesian Resources
ARTNA
$342M
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
104,079
+6,645
+7% +$150K
OCC icon
2799
Optical Cable Corp
OCC
$70.4M
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
519,031
+786
+0.2% +$3.56K
ATLC icon
2800
Atlanticus Holdings
ATLC
$1.02B
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
993,570
-6,696
-0.7% -$15.8K