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
VHI icon
2926
Valhi
VHI
$478M
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
18,966
-515
-3% -$39.6K
TAX
2927
DELISTED
Liberty Tax, Inc. Class A
TAX
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
40,810
+18,905
+86% +$676K
CARB
2928
DELISTED
Carbonite Inc
CARB
$1.45M ﹤0.01%
101,813
+20,640
+25% +$295K
PRTK
2929
DELISTED
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PRTK
$1.45M ﹤0.01%
37,545
-1,336
-3% -$51.5K
LMNR icon
2930
Limoneira
LMNR
$280M
$1.44M ﹤0.01%
57,619
+29,427
+104% +$735K
IRIX icon
2931
IRIDEX
IRIX
$23.3M
$1.42M ﹤0.01%
166,273
TRNO icon
2932
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$6.06B
$1.4M ﹤0.01%
67,946
+13,442
+25% +$277K
OSHC
2933
DELISTED
Ocean Shore Holding Co.
OSHC
$1.38M ﹤0.01%
96,031
+4,091
+4% +$59K
ENG
2934
DELISTED
ENGlobal Corp
ENG
$1.38M ﹤0.01%
90,735
-3,680
-4% -$55.9K
SWBI icon
2935
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$416M
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
188,573
+5,594
+3% +$40.7K
VIA
2936
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class A
VIA
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
18,168
-1,699
-9% -$128K
EPM icon
2937
Evolution Petroleum
EPM
$180M
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
184,466
MSN icon
2938
Emerson Radio
MSN
$9.05M
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
1,304,640
-14,687
-1% -$15.4K
EBR icon
2939
Eletrobras Common Shares
EBR
$19.4B
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
638,090
+24,193
+4% +$51.8K
CLS icon
2940
Celestica
CLS
$28.3B
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
116,326
+90,008
+342% +$1.06M
ANAC
2941
DELISTED
ANACOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM
ANAC
$1.35M ﹤0.01%
41,933
+29,023
+225% +$936K
BRSS
2942
DELISTED
Global Brass & Copper Hldgs, Inc
BRSS
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
101,836
+36,410
+56% +$479K
EVBN
2943
DELISTED
Evans Bancorp Inc
EVBN
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
54,289
+664
+1% +$16.4K
ANAD
2944
DELISTED
ANADIGICS INC
ANAD
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
1,775,636
-428,422
-19% -$321K
STLY
2945
DELISTED
Stanley Furniture Co Inc
STLY
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
483,288
-20,482
-4% -$56.1K
RM icon
2946
Regional Management Corp
RM
$421M
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
83,544
+40,987
+96% +$648K
CIGI icon
2947
Colliers International
CIGI
$8.55B
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
44,003
+19,236
+78% +$573K
BRN icon
2948
Barnwell Industries
BRN
$11.5M
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
484,269
+938
+0.2% +$2.53K
DWSN icon
2949
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$50.6M
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
210,250
-8,565
-4% -$52.9K
RFIL icon
2950
RF Industries
RFIL
$91.1M
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
316,499
+26
+0% +$106