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
KR icon
1051
Kroger
KR
$44.3B
$24.4M 0.02%
+1,411,444
New +$24.4M
JRN
1052
DELISTED
JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS INC CL-A
JRN
$24.4M 0.02%
+3,254,081
New +$24.4M
KEYN
1053
DELISTED
KEYNOTE SYSTEMS INC
KEYN
$24.4M 0.02%
+1,232,975
New +$24.4M
BCPC
1054
Balchem Corporation
BCPC
$5.05B
$24.4M 0.02%
+544,361
New +$24.4M
SFL icon
1055
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.09B
$24.3M 0.02%
+1,637,666
New +$24.3M
REX icon
1056
REX American Resources
REX
$1.01B
$24.3M 0.02%
+2,534,130
New +$24.3M
FICO icon
1057
Fair Isaac
FICO
$36.7B
$24.2M 0.02%
+527,724
New +$24.2M
FWRD icon
1058
Forward Air
FWRD
$913M
$24.2M 0.02%
+631,748
New +$24.2M
COHU icon
1059
Cohu
COHU
$976M
$24.2M 0.02%
+1,933,886
New +$24.2M
CRAY
1060
DELISTED
Cray, Inc.
CRAY
$24.2M 0.02%
+1,230,490
New +$24.2M
BAK icon
1061
Braskem
BAK
$1.31B
$24.2M 0.02%
+1,623,610
New +$24.2M
RFMD
1062
DELISTED
RF MICRO DEVICES INC
RFMD
$24.1M 0.02%
+4,500,440
New +$24.1M
HSNI
1063
DELISTED
HSN, Inc.
HSNI
$24.1M 0.02%
+448,120
New +$24.1M
LHO
1064
DELISTED
LaSalle Hotel Properties
LHO
$24.1M 0.02%
+974,534
New +$24.1M
METR
1065
DELISTED
METRO BANCORP, INC COMMON STOCK
METR
$24M 0.02%
+1,200,244
New +$24M
KWR icon
1066
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.42B
$24M 0.02%
+387,614
New +$24M
NTAP icon
1067
NetApp
NTAP
$24.7B
$24M 0.02%
+636,171
New +$24M
ORA icon
1068
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$5.51B
$24M 0.02%
+1,020,656
New +$24M
GNRC icon
1069
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$10.9B
$24M 0.02%
+648,287
New +$24M
ESGR
1070
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$24M 0.02%
+180,377
New +$24M
AGN
1071
DELISTED
ALLERGAN INC
AGN
$24M 0.02%
+284,693
New +$24M
CEB
1072
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
$24M 0.02%
+379,319
New +$24M
SSNC icon
1073
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.6B
$23.9M 0.02%
+1,454,678
New +$23.9M
DLX icon
1074
Deluxe
DLX
$858M
$23.9M 0.02%
+689,273
New +$23.9M
RBC icon
1075
RBC Bearings
RBC
$11.9B
$23.9M 0.02%
+459,700
New +$23.9M