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
+3.1%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$106B
AUM Growth
Cap. Flow
+$106B
Cap. Flow %
100%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.59%
Holding
3,585
New
3,579
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$1.17B
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$1.17B
3
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$1.15B
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$1B
5
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$970M

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.18%
2 Industrials 12.65%
3 Energy 10.8%
4 Technology 9.12%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
IESC icon
2926
IES Holdings
IESC
$7.57B
$1.42M ﹤0.01%
+319,877
New +$1.42M
HCOM
2927
DELISTED
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc
HCOM
$1.42M ﹤0.01%
+56,375
New +$1.42M
COBR
2928
DELISTED
COBRA ELECTRONICS CORP
COBR
$1.42M ﹤0.01%
+472,490
New +$1.42M
ASBI
2929
DELISTED
AMERIANA BANCORP
ASBI
$1.4M ﹤0.01%
+140,006
New +$1.4M
UNTY icon
2930
Unity Bancorp
UNTY
$527M
$1.4M ﹤0.01%
+219,800
New +$1.4M
KOS icon
2931
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$832M
$1.4M ﹤0.01%
+137,790
New +$1.4M
EPAX
2932
DELISTED
AMBASSADORS GROUP INC (DEL)
EPAX
$1.4M ﹤0.01%
+393,415
New +$1.4M
QVCGB
2933
DELISTED
QVC Group, Inc. Series B Common Stock
QVCGB
$1.39M ﹤0.01%
+1,473
New +$1.39M
VSR
2934
DELISTED
Versar, Inc.
VSR
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
+301,854
New +$1.37M
GFED
2935
DELISTED
Guaranty Federal Bancshares In
GFED
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
+133,156
New +$1.37M
OFI
2936
DELISTED
OVERHILL FARMS INC
OFI
$1.36M ﹤0.01%
+274,603
New +$1.36M
SHI
2937
DELISTED
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
SHI
$1.35M ﹤0.01%
+61,175
New +$1.35M
BVSN
2938
DELISTED
Broadvision Inc Com
BVSN
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
+155,268
New +$1.34M
ACU icon
2939
Acme United Corp
ACU
$159M
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
+104,029
New +$1.34M
MRC icon
2940
MRC Global
MRC
$1.24B
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
+48,320
New +$1.34M
MESG
2941
DELISTED
XURA INC COM (DE)
MESG
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
+44,937
New +$1.34M
CYTK icon
2942
Cytokinetics
CYTK
$6.22B
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
+113,969
New +$1.32M
NTK
2943
DELISTED
NORTEK INC COM NEW (DE)
NTK
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
+20,465
New +$1.32M
CNI icon
2944
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$57.7B
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
+27,048
New +$1.32M
UBFO icon
2945
United Security Bancshares
UBFO
$166M
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
+362,342
New +$1.31M
QBAK
2946
DELISTED
Qualstar Corp
QBAK
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
+155,265
New +$1.3M
CM icon
2947
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$73.3B
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
+37,460
New +$1.3M
IKAN
2948
DELISTED
IKANOS COMMUNICATIONS INC COM STK NEW (DE)
IKAN
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
+87,368
New +$1.3M
AKO.A icon
2949
Embotelladora Andina Series A
AKO.A
$3.09B
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
+47,596
New +$1.3M
GLNG icon
2950
Golar LNG
GLNG
$4.27B
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
+40,732
New +$1.3M