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
SGA icon
1826
Saga Communications
SGA
$80.2M
$18.2M 0.01%
418,455
+1,237
+0.3% +$53.8K
SPOK icon
1827
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$357M
$18.2M 0.01%
1,045,919
+29,761
+3% +$517K
FN icon
1828
Fabrinet
FN
$12.7B
$18.1M 0.01%
1,022,325
+67,113
+7% +$1.19M
AORT icon
1829
Artivion
AORT
$1.87B
$18.1M 0.01%
1,600,465
+19,053
+1% +$216K
WEB
1830
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
$18.1M 0.01%
954,666
-7,937
-0.8% -$151K
TRIP icon
1831
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$2.1B
$18.1M 0.01%
242,585
+7,046
+3% +$526K
SIGM
1832
DELISTED
Sigma Designs Inc
SIGM
$18.1M 0.01%
2,448,026
+126,066
+5% +$933K
BF.B icon
1833
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$12.9B
$18.1M 0.01%
643,922
+30,872
+5% +$868K
PBI icon
1834
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$1.96B
$18.1M 0.01%
742,407
+71,416
+11% +$1.74M
RY icon
1835
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$206B
$18.1M 0.01%
261,520
+157,697
+152% +$10.9M
VWTR
1836
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$18M 0.01%
957,337
-16,949
-2% -$319K
LL
1837
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
$18M 0.01%
272,067
-126,981
-32% -$8.42M
HR icon
1838
Healthcare Realty
HR
$6.26B
$18M 0.01%
669,153
+110,805
+20% +$2.99M
RUTH
1839
DELISTED
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.
RUTH
$18M 0.01%
1,200,144
+58,316
+5% +$875K
CALX icon
1840
Calix
CALX
$4.01B
$18M 0.01%
1,795,627
+104,771
+6% +$1.05M
SLGN icon
1841
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.63B
$18M 0.01%
670,556
+196,418
+41% +$5.26M
NTRI
1842
DELISTED
NutriSystem, Inc.
NTRI
$18M 0.01%
918,353
+47,359
+5% +$926K
STNR
1843
DELISTED
STEINER LEISURE LTD
STNR
$17.9M 0.01%
388,366
+26,330
+7% +$1.22M
IL
1844
DELISTED
IntraLinks Holdings Inc.
IL
$17.9M 0.01%
1,505,729
+121,149
+9% +$1.44M
ELLI
1845
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
$17.9M 0.01%
444,336
BSAC icon
1846
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.3B
$17.9M 0.01%
907,634
+103,813
+13% +$2.05M
GFIG
1847
DELISTED
GFI GROUP INC
GFIG
$17.9M 0.01%
3,284,060
-40,446
-1% -$220K
BWXT icon
1848
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$16.1B
$17.9M 0.01%
825,736
+236,206
+40% +$5.12M
GSBC icon
1849
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$702M
$17.9M 0.01%
450,673
+17,466
+4% +$693K
CHSP
1850
DELISTED
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
CHSP
$17.9M 0.01%
480,358
+58,282
+14% +$2.17M