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
CDZI icon
3176
Cadiz
CDZI
$294M
$382K ﹤0.01%
34,140
AEHR icon
3177
Aehr Test Systems
AEHR
$794M
$381K ﹤0.01%
149,509
-8,461
-5% -$21.6K
UUU icon
3178
Universal Safety Products, Inc.
UUU
$12M
$380K ﹤0.01%
62,513
-820
-1% -$4.99K
RVP icon
3179
Retractable Technologies
RVP
$24.5M
$379K ﹤0.01%
75,712
-2,900
-4% -$14.5K
TLYS icon
3180
Tilly's
TLYS
$60.9M
$376K ﹤0.01%
38,772
+17,299
+81% +$168K
UPI
3181
DELISTED
UROPLASTY INC-NEW
UPI
$370K ﹤0.01%
179,500
+121,671
+210% +$251K
ECYT
3182
DELISTED
Endocyte, Inc. Common Stock
ECYT
$369K ﹤0.01%
58,654
+58,354
+19,451% +$367K
FWV
3183
DELISTED
FIRST WEST VIRGINIA BANCRP INC
FWV
$368K ﹤0.01%
18,135
+234
+1% +$4.75K
CXDO icon
3184
Crexendo
CXDO
$193M
$358K ﹤0.01%
194,354
-7,550
-4% -$13.9K
TSEM icon
3185
Tower Semiconductor
TSEM
$7.43B
$358K ﹤0.01%
26,877
+16,556
+160% +$221K
SIEB icon
3186
Siebert Financial
SIEB
$108M
$351K ﹤0.01%
163,256
-4,500
-3% -$9.68K
PIOI
3187
DELISTED
Active Power Inc
PIOI
$347K ﹤0.01%
188,327
-22,332
-11% -$41.1K
BPZ
3188
DELISTED
BPZ RESOURCES INC COM STK
BPZ
$346K ﹤0.01%
1,196,309
-2,033,744
-63% -$588K
FLL icon
3189
Full House Resorts
FLL
$122M
$345K ﹤0.01%
246,601
-256,094
-51% -$358K
LDWY icon
3190
Lendway
LDWY
$9.29M
$341K ﹤0.01%
13,620
SES
3191
DELISTED
Synthesis Energy Systems Inc.
SES
$338K ﹤0.01%
5,581
-890
-14% -$53.9K
WLT
3192
DELISTED
WALTER ENERGY INC COM STK (DE)
WLT
$337K ﹤0.01%
243,905
+4,105
+2% +$5.67K
TSRI
3193
DELISTED
TSR Inc. New
TSRI
$328K ﹤0.01%
95,068
-3,699
-4% -$12.8K
DISCB
3194
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series B Common Stock
DISCB
$327K ﹤0.01%
8,841
DRRX icon
3195
DURECT Corp
DRRX
$59.6M
$323K ﹤0.01%
40,978
-12,032
-23% -$94.8K
UEC icon
3196
Uranium Energy
UEC
$5.64B
$320K ﹤0.01%
182,859
-126,701
-41% -$222K
PRKR
3197
DELISTED
Parkervision Inc
PRKR
$311K ﹤0.01%
34,221
ANIP icon
3198
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$2.13B
$309K ﹤0.01%
5,483
-4,047
-42% -$228K
STRM
3199
DELISTED
Streamline Health Solutions
STRM
$300K ﹤0.01%
4,623
MLVF
3200
DELISTED
Malvern Bancorp, Inc.
MLVF
$298K ﹤0.01%
24,500
+140
+0.6% +$1.7K