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
-2.48%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$141B
AUM Growth
-$2.73B
Cap. Flow
+$2.7B
Cap. Flow %
1.91%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.91%
Holding
3,625
New
33
Increased
1,924
Reduced
1,256
Closed
79

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$202M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$140M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$127M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$86.6M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$75.9M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.74%
3 Energy 11.68%
4 Technology 10.9%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DNOW icon
1601
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$1.6B
$20.7M 0.01%
681,805
-33,649
-5% -$1.02M
TRST icon
1602
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$746M
$20.7M 0.01%
643,631
+19,217
+3% +$619K
SPA
1603
DELISTED
Sparton
SPA
$20.7M 0.01%
840,133
-20,936
-2% -$516K
CAMP
1604
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
$20.7M 0.01%
51,070
-827
-2% -$335K
FFIN icon
1605
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$5.12B
$20.7M 0.01%
1,488,702
-3,850
-0.3% -$53.5K
ABCO
1606
DELISTED
Advisory Board Co/The
ABCO
$20.7M 0.01%
443,295
-1,100
-0.2% -$51.2K
RNWK
1607
DELISTED
RealNetworks Inc
RNWK
$20.6M 0.01%
2,967,212
+617,164
+26% +$4.29M
CHD icon
1608
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$22.6B
$20.6M 0.01%
587,434
+82,918
+16% +$2.91M
SSYS icon
1609
Stratasys
SSYS
$835M
$20.6M 0.01%
170,598
-6,669
-4% -$806K
CKEC
1610
DELISTED
Carmike Cinemas Inc
CKEC
$20.6M 0.01%
664,595
+11,404
+2% +$353K
WYNN icon
1611
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$12.6B
$20.5M 0.01%
109,750
+461
+0.4% +$86.2K
MASI icon
1612
Masimo
MASI
$8.01B
$20.5M 0.01%
964,113
+48,017
+5% +$1.02M
PFC
1613
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
$20.5M 0.01%
1,517,234
-540
-0% -$7.29K
BOKF icon
1614
BOK Financial
BOKF
$7.06B
$20.5M 0.01%
308,129
+8,484
+3% +$564K
WRES
1615
DELISTED
WARREN RESOURCES INC
WRES
$20.5M 0.01%
3,863,945
+470,246
+14% +$2.49M
MMSI icon
1616
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.07B
$20.5M 0.01%
1,723,481
+51,844
+3% +$616K
FLXS icon
1617
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$258M
$20.5M 0.01%
606,865
+7,705
+1% +$260K
GRC icon
1618
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$1.13B
$20.4M 0.01%
679,413
+13,009
+2% +$391K
SYNT
1619
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$20.4M 0.01%
463,126
+7,236
+2% +$318K
REGI
1620
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$20.4M 0.01%
2,006,182
+284,599
+17% +$2.89M
LNCO
1621
DELISTED
LINNCO LLC COM SHS REPSTG LTD LIABILITY
LNCO
$20.3M 0.01%
702,755
+77,648
+12% +$2.25M
EQT icon
1622
EQT Corp
EQT
$31.8B
$20.3M 0.01%
407,729
+11,213
+3% +$559K
WWAV
1623
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$20.3M 0.01%
558,881
+17,723
+3% +$644K
PDLI
1624
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
$20.3M 0.01%
2,716,799
+2,776
+0.1% +$20.7K
PRK icon
1625
Park National Corp
PRK
$2.72B
$20.3M 0.01%
269,033
-1,185
-0.4% -$89.4K