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
BONT
1876
DELISTED
Bon-Ton Stores Inc/The
BONT
$11.6M 0.01%
+644,904
New +$11.6M
PENX
1877
DELISTED
PENFORD CORP
PENX
$11.6M 0.01%
+867,029
New +$11.6M
LMIA
1878
DELISTED
LMI Aerospace Inc
LMIA
$11.6M 0.01%
+617,685
New +$11.6M
APTV icon
1879
Aptiv
APTV
$18.2B
$11.6M 0.01%
+228,014
New +$11.6M
CXT icon
1880
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.36B
$11.6M 0.01%
+555,520
New +$11.6M
QCOR
1881
DELISTED
QUESTCOR PHARMA INC
QCOR
$11.6M 0.01%
+254,046
New +$11.6M
OWW
1882
DELISTED
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC
OWW
$11.5M 0.01%
+1,437,862
New +$11.5M
EDR
1883
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$11.5M 0.01%
+375,351
New +$11.5M
PSTB
1884
DELISTED
Park Sterling Corp.
PSTB
$11.5M 0.01%
+1,946,700
New +$11.5M
RHT
1885
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$11.5M 0.01%
+240,353
New +$11.5M
SRI icon
1886
Stoneridge
SRI
$226M
$11.5M 0.01%
+987,262
New +$11.5M
BF.B icon
1887
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.1B
$11.5M 0.01%
+531,253
New +$11.5M
ARIA
1888
DELISTED
Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARIA
$11.5M 0.01%
+655,103
New +$11.5M
TWIN icon
1889
Twin Disc
TWIN
$192M
$11.4M 0.01%
+483,074
New +$11.4M
BLT
1890
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
$11.4M 0.01%
+968,478
New +$11.4M
PETM
1891
DELISTED
PETSMART INC
PETM
$11.4M 0.01%
+170,449
New +$11.4M
WEC icon
1892
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.3B
$11.4M 0.01%
+277,898
New +$11.4M
IHC
1893
DELISTED
Independence Holding Company
IHC
$11.4M 0.01%
+963,609
New +$11.4M
DEST
1894
DELISTED
Destination Maternity Corporation
DEST
$11.4M 0.01%
+462,401
New +$11.4M
EGY icon
1895
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$443M
$11.3M 0.01%
+1,981,546
New +$11.3M
AJG icon
1896
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$75.1B
$11.3M 0.01%
+259,048
New +$11.3M
NEOG icon
1897
Neogen
NEOG
$1.2B
$11.3M 0.01%
+814,732
New +$11.3M
EXTR icon
1898
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$2.95B
$11.3M 0.01%
+3,270,334
New +$11.3M
GSBC icon
1899
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$710M
$11.2M 0.01%
+417,137
New +$11.2M
OPK icon
1900
Opko Health
OPK
$1.12B
$11.2M 0.01%
+1,577,337
New +$11.2M