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
PEI
1851
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
$11.9M 0.01%
+42,152
New +$11.9M
CTXS
1852
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$11.9M 0.01%
+248,392
New +$11.9M
HF
1853
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$11.9M 0.01%
+714,795
New +$11.9M
SPNC
1854
DELISTED
Spectranetics Corp
SPNC
$11.9M 0.01%
+637,339
New +$11.9M
ALTR
1855
DELISTED
ALTERA CORP
ALTR
$11.9M 0.01%
+360,844
New +$11.9M
DBI icon
1856
Designer Brands
DBI
$210M
$11.9M 0.01%
+323,886
New +$11.9M
SNCR icon
1857
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
$71.3M
$11.9M 0.01%
+42,754
New +$11.9M
GPN icon
1858
Global Payments
GPN
$20.7B
$11.9M 0.01%
+511,618
New +$11.9M
XRAY icon
1859
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.68B
$11.9M 0.01%
+289,279
New +$11.9M
SPRT
1860
DELISTED
support.com, Inc.
SPRT
$11.8M 0.01%
+863,674
New +$11.8M
WWD icon
1861
Woodward
WWD
$14.2B
$11.8M 0.01%
+295,800
New +$11.8M
TPLM
1862
DELISTED
Triangle Petroleum Corporation
TPLM
$11.8M 0.01%
+1,687,953
New +$11.8M
MIND icon
1863
MIND Technology
MIND
$64.2M
$11.8M 0.01%
+70,450
New +$11.8M
DRC
1864
DELISTED
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC
DRC
$11.8M 0.01%
+197,055
New +$11.8M
EZPW icon
1865
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.04B
$11.8M 0.01%
+698,752
New +$11.8M
MASI icon
1866
Masimo
MASI
$7.67B
$11.8M 0.01%
+555,347
New +$11.8M
DYN
1867
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
$11.8M 0.01%
+521,504
New +$11.8M
SRGA
1868
DELISTED
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SRGA
$11.7M 0.01%
+103,961
New +$11.7M
VRTX icon
1869
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$99.3B
$11.7M 0.01%
+146,688
New +$11.7M
AN icon
1870
AutoNation
AN
$8.31B
$11.7M 0.01%
+269,474
New +$11.7M
APEI icon
1871
American Public Education
APEI
$650M
$11.7M 0.01%
+313,915
New +$11.7M
LBTYA icon
1872
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$4.01B
$11.7M 0.01%
+381,656
New +$11.7M
JKHY icon
1873
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11.6B
$11.7M 0.01%
+247,248
New +$11.7M
THRM icon
1874
Gentherm
THRM
$1.08B
$11.6M 0.01%
+627,084
New +$11.6M
EQNR icon
1875
Equinor
EQNR
$62.3B
$11.6M 0.01%
+562,800
New +$11.6M