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
MXL icon
3076
MaxLinear
MXL
$1.37B
$706K ﹤0.01%
95,280
-7,022
-7% -$52K
SLCT
3077
DELISTED
Select Bancorp, Inc.
SLCT
$702K ﹤0.01%
95,268
+1,635
+2% +$12K
GEG icon
3078
Great Elm Group
GEG
$82.6M
$701K ﹤0.01%
58,394
STRZB
3079
DELISTED
Starz - Series B
STRZB
$693K ﹤0.01%
23,255
-200
-0.9% -$5.96K
MPU icon
3080
Mega Matrix
MPU
$88.9M
$692K ﹤0.01%
397,515
-5,170
-1% -$9K
EXA
3081
DELISTED
EXA Corporation
EXA
$692K ﹤0.01%
+58,707
New +$692K
UNB icon
3082
Union Bankshares
UNB
$117M
$689K ﹤0.01%
28,548
+147
+0.5% +$3.55K
CAW
3083
DELISTED
CCA Industries, Inc.
CAW
$681K ﹤0.01%
203,175
+99
+0% +$332
BRK.A icon
3084
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$678K ﹤0.01%
3
KODK icon
3085
Kodak
KODK
$464M
$677K ﹤0.01%
31,189
+3,485
+13% +$75.6K
PMD
3086
DELISTED
Psychemedics Corporation
PMD
$674K ﹤0.01%
44,739
-365
-0.8% -$5.5K
SBFG icon
3087
SB Financial Group
SBFG
$136M
$665K ﹤0.01%
74,608
+1,519
+2% +$13.5K
GUID
3088
DELISTED
Guidance Software, Inc.
GUID
$665K ﹤0.01%
91,662
-36,270
-28% -$263K
LTRE
3089
DELISTED
LEARNING TREE INTL INC
LTRE
$665K ﹤0.01%
379,819
-3,700
-1% -$6.48K
TOF
3090
DELISTED
TOFUTTI BRANDS INC
TOF
$663K ﹤0.01%
117,545
FMD
3091
DELISTED
FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
FMD
$657K ﹤0.01%
110,419
-24,371
-18% -$145K
AMS icon
3092
American Shared Hospital Services
AMS
$15.8M
$655K ﹤0.01%
229,954
-2,300
-1% -$6.55K
FLEX icon
3093
Flex
FLEX
$21.7B
$651K ﹤0.01%
77,222
-5,320
-6% -$44.8K
SN
3094
DELISTED
Sanchez Energy Corporation
SN
$645K ﹤0.01%
69,451
+5,392
+8% +$50.1K
SOHO
3095
Sotherly Hotels
SOHO
$16M
$642K ﹤0.01%
85,562
-1,897
-2% -$14.2K
ITI
3096
DELISTED
Iteris, Inc.
ITI
$641K ﹤0.01%
370,632
-17,033
-4% -$29.5K
VII
3097
DELISTED
Vicon Industries, Inc.
VII
$628K ﹤0.01%
341,389
-33,041
-9% -$60.8K
TEAR
3098
DELISTED
TearLab Corporation
TEAR
$623K ﹤0.01%
+23,501
New +$623K
OMEX icon
3099
Odyssey Marine Exploration
OMEX
$75M
$619K ﹤0.01%
55,453
COBK
3100
DELISTED
COLONIAL FINL SVCS INC COM STK (MD)
COBK
$613K ﹤0.01%
45,747