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
ESIO
1876
DELISTED
Electro Scientific Industries
ESIO
$17.6M 0.01%
2,266,284
-98,669
-4% -$766K
NVO icon
1877
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$254B
$17.6M 0.01%
831,024
+69,172
+9% +$1.46M
ATO icon
1878
Atmos Energy
ATO
$26.2B
$17.6M 0.01%
315,121
+70,395
+29% +$3.92M
ASRT icon
1879
Assertio
ASRT
$80.8M
$17.6M 0.01%
272,574
+81,540
+43% +$5.25M
FNHC
1880
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
$17.5M 0.01%
725,649
+14,203
+2% +$343K
ROIC
1881
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$17.5M 0.01%
1,040,359
+81,278
+8% +$1.36M
UNTD
1882
DELISTED
UNITED ONLINE INC COM NEW
UNTD
$17.4M 0.01%
1,193,499
-2,438
-0.2% -$35.5K
SRI icon
1883
Stoneridge
SRI
$230M
$17.4M 0.01%
1,349,804
+40,509
+3% +$521K
BRLI
1884
DELISTED
BIO-REFERENCE LABS INC-NEW-
BRLI
$17.3M 0.01%
539,927
+2,310
+0.4% +$74.2K
EXPR
1885
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
$17.3M 0.01%
58,975
WR
1886
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
$17.3M 0.01%
419,723
+85,046
+25% +$3.51M
NCLH icon
1887
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$11.6B
$17.3M 0.01%
370,141
+123,615
+50% +$5.78M
BFX
1888
DELISTED
BowFlex Inc.
BFX
$17.3M 0.01%
1,139,507
+56,460
+5% +$857K
CPRT icon
1889
Copart
CPRT
$45B
$17.3M 0.01%
3,785,216
+909,776
+32% +$4.15M
HCKT icon
1890
Hackett Group
HCKT
$570M
$17.2M 0.01%
1,959,052
-8,620
-0.4% -$75.8K
ERIE icon
1891
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$16.8B
$17.2M 0.01%
189,688
+39,132
+26% +$3.55M
EQT icon
1892
EQT Corp
EQT
$31.2B
$17.2M 0.01%
416,995
+9,266
+2% +$382K
AAMC
1893
DELISTED
Altisource Asset Mgmt Corp
AAMC
$17.2M 0.01%
94,180
-5
-0% -$912
PRLB icon
1894
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.18B
$17.2M 0.01%
255,641
+7,757
+3% +$521K
KEG
1895
DELISTED
KEY ENERGY SERVICES INC
KEG
$17.1M 0.01%
10,255,671
-381,557
-4% -$637K
BTU
1896
DELISTED
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
BTU
$17.1M 0.01%
147,476
-14,523
-9% -$1.69M
RAD
1897
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$17.1M 0.01%
113,688
-12,546
-10% -$1.89M
EQNR icon
1898
Equinor
EQNR
$62.3B
$17.1M 0.01%
970,979
+298,367
+44% +$5.25M
EVRI
1899
DELISTED
Everi Holdings
EVRI
$17.1M 0.01%
2,390,329
+234,948
+11% +$1.68M
TE
1900
DELISTED
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
$17.1M 0.01%
833,871
+200,214
+32% +$4.1M