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
XCO
3051
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
$869K ﹤0.01%
+7,665
New +$869K
IRIX icon
3052
IRIDEX
IRIX
$22.4M
$867K ﹤0.01%
+146,686
New +$867K
EMAN
3053
DELISTED
eMagin Corporation
EMAN
$856K ﹤0.01%
+240,516
New +$856K
HWBK icon
3054
Hawthorn Bancshares
HWBK
$219M
$855K ﹤0.01%
+106,293
New +$855K
QADB
3055
DELISTED
QAD Inc. Class B
QADB
$852K ﹤0.01%
+81,738
New +$852K
APP
3056
DELISTED
AMERICAN APPAREL INC COM
APP
$850K ﹤0.01%
+442,900
New +$850K
ANV
3057
DELISTED
ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP
ANV
$849K ﹤0.01%
+131,312
New +$849K
UI icon
3058
Ubiquiti
UI
$36.6B
$835K ﹤0.01%
+47,626
New +$835K
WP
3059
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$834K ﹤0.01%
+30,199
New +$834K
ARQL
3060
DELISTED
Arqule Inc
ARQL
$833K ﹤0.01%
+358,939
New +$833K
PKT
3061
DELISTED
PROCERA NETWORKS INC NEW COM STK (DE)
PKT
$832K ﹤0.01%
+60,575
New +$832K
SPCHA
3062
DELISTED
SPORT CHALET INC CL A
SPCHA
$829K ﹤0.01%
+633,084
New +$829K
RNET
3063
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$827K ﹤0.01%
+32,488
New +$827K
MLCO icon
3064
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$3.8B
$826K ﹤0.01%
+36,936
New +$826K
KERX
3065
DELISTED
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc
KERX
$817K ﹤0.01%
+109,356
New +$817K
LPHI
3066
DELISTED
LIFE PARTNERS HLDGS INC
LPHI
$813K ﹤0.01%
+264,966
New +$813K
ELON
3067
DELISTED
Echelon Corp
ELON
$804K ﹤0.01%
+38,114
New +$804K
AWX icon
3068
Avalon Holdings
AWX
$9.71M
$803K ﹤0.01%
+214,785
New +$803K
CWTR
3069
DELISTED
COLDWATER CREEK INC COM STK NEW (DE)
CWTR
$801K ﹤0.01%
+320,304
New +$801K
EZCH
3070
DELISTED
EZCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED ORD SHS (IL)
EZCH
$793K ﹤0.01%
+29,399
New +$793K
SMSI icon
3071
Smith Micro Software
SMSI
$15.3M
$791K ﹤0.01%
+23,311
New +$791K
AVEO
3072
DELISTED
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AVEO
$787K ﹤0.01%
+31,488
New +$787K
PXLW icon
3073
Pixelworks
PXLW
$61.5M
$772K ﹤0.01%
+18,815
New +$772K
TAC icon
3074
TransAlta
TAC
$3.76B
$771K ﹤0.01%
+56,196
New +$771K
FRTX
3075
DELISTED
Fresh Tracks Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
FRTX
$770K ﹤0.01%
+78
New +$770K