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
+6.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$185B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.76B
Cap. Flow %
1.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.17%
Holding
3,357
New
66
Increased
1,965
Reduced
1,000
Closed
80

Top Buys

1
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$168M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$168M
3
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$115M
4
WBA
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
+$111M
5
MU icon
Micron Technology
MU
+$98.2M

Top Sells

1
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
+$357M
2
FCS
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTL INC COMMON
FCS
+$195M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$159M
4
PLCM
POLYCOM INC
PLCM
+$112M
5
FMER
FIRSTMERIT CORP
FMER
+$107M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.14%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 12.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.35%
5 Healthcare 9.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change % 		Capital Flow
TAST
1876
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
$21M 0.01%
1,591,584
+431
+0% +$5.69K
PGTI
1877
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
$21M 0.01%
1,969,906
+112,140
+6% +$1.2M
FLO icon
1878
Flowers Foods
FLO
$2.9B
$20.9M 0.01%
1,385,077
+100,727
+8% +$1.52M
TD icon
1879
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$131B
$20.9M 0.01%
471,432
+51,211
+12% +$2.27M
XOXO
1880
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
$20.9M 0.01%
1,081,622
+16,326
+2% +$316K
ALX
1881
Alexander's
ALX
$1.25B
$20.9M 0.01%
49,761
-3,690
-7% -$1.55M
OMF icon
1882
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.2B
$20.9M 0.01%
674,386
+222,381
+49% +$6.88M
TI
1883
DELISTED
Telecom Italia
TI
$20.9M 0.01%
2,517,413
-4,380
-0.2% -$36.3K
HSII icon
1884
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.03B
$20.8M 0.01%
1,122,910
+4,798
+0.4% +$89K
UCFC
1885
DELISTED
United Community Financial Corp
UCFC
$20.8M 0.01%
2,922,978
+32,693
+1% +$232K
LNG icon
1886
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$51.9B
$20.7M 0.01%
475,198
+18,976
+4% +$827K
APOL
1887
DELISTED
Apollo Education Group Inc Class A
APOL
$20.7M 0.01%
2,600,039
-109
-0% -$866
HDS
1888
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$20.7M 0.01%
645,980
+32,262
+5% +$1.03M
ATW
1889
DELISTED
Atwood Oceanics
ATW
$20.6M 0.01%
2,370,439
-11,571
-0.5% -$101K
AGYS icon
1890
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.97B
$20.6M 0.01%
1,852,400
-10,694
-0.6% -$119K
ZEUS icon
1891
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
$368M
$20.6M 0.01%
930,885
+2,542
+0.3% +$56.2K
ONTO icon
1892
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$5.44B
$20.6M 0.01%
920,472
+31,498
+4% +$704K
CLD
1893
DELISTED
Cloud Peak Energy Inc
CLD
$20.5M 0.01%
3,768,053
-52,113
-1% -$283K
MRLN
1894
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$20.5M 0.01%
1,056,233
+6,871
+0.7% +$133K
NUTR
1895
DELISTED
Nutraceutical International Co
NUTR
$20.5M 0.01%
654,714
+8,600
+1% +$269K
MORN icon
1896
Morningstar
MORN
$10.8B
$20.4M 0.01%
257,412
+6,044
+2% +$479K
PDFS icon
1897
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$765M
$20.4M 0.01%
1,122,145
+103,918
+10% +$1.89M
DTLK
1898
DELISTED
Datalink Corp
DTLK
$20.4M 0.01%
1,918,230
+3,211
+0.2% +$34.1K
RMAX icon
1899
RE/MAX Holdings
RMAX
$195M
$20.3M 0.01%
464,666
+69,641
+18% +$3.05M
SYNT
1900
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$20.3M 0.01%
485,122
+32,887
+7% +$1.38M
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