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
-2.48%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$141B
AUM Growth
-$2.73B
Cap. Flow
+$2.7B
Cap. Flow %
1.91%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.91%
Holding
3,625
New
33
Increased
1,924
Reduced
1,256
Closed
79

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$202M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$140M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$127M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$86.6M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$75.9M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.74%
3 Energy 11.68%
4 Technology 10.9%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WLB
1926
DELISTED
Westmoreland Coal Company
WLB
$14.3M 0.01%
383,517
+100,552
+36% +$3.76M
PETM
1927
DELISTED
PETSMART INC
PETM
$14.3M 0.01%
203,920
+32,200
+19% +$2.26M
FBP icon
1928
First Bancorp
FBP
$3.49B
$14.2M 0.01%
2,998,504
+385,721
+15% +$1.83M
BC icon
1929
Brunswick
BC
$4.26B
$14.2M 0.01%
337,591
+7,914
+2% +$334K
VIV icon
1930
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$20B
$14.2M 0.01%
723,080
+14,961
+2% +$294K
CNP icon
1931
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$25B
$14.2M 0.01%
581,161
+6,378
+1% +$156K
PKY
1932
DELISTED
Parkway, Inc.
PKY
$14.2M 0.01%
757,161
-27,646
-4% -$519K
NXGN
1933
DELISTED
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
NXGN
$14.2M 0.01%
1,032,200
+68,324
+7% +$941K
TFSL icon
1934
TFS Financial
TFSL
$3.75B
$14.2M 0.01%
992,374
+16,050
+2% +$230K
HALL
1935
DELISTED
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.
HALL
$14.2M 0.01%
137,838
+80
+0.1% +$8.25K
LBAI
1936
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$14.2M 0.01%
1,451,530
+18,235
+1% +$178K
HSY icon
1937
Hershey
HSY
$37.5B
$14.2M 0.01%
148,390
-63,588
-30% -$6.07M
TEG
1938
DELISTED
INTEGRYS ENERGY GROUP INC COM (USA)
TEG
$14.2M 0.01%
218,366
SHEN icon
1939
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$744M
$14.1M 0.01%
1,140,312
+30,810
+3% +$382K
AJRD
1940
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
AJRD
$14.1M 0.01%
883,323
-2,762
-0.3% -$44.1K
BREW
1941
DELISTED
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.
BREW
$14.1M 0.01%
979,136
-9,467
-1% -$136K
ROIC
1942
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$14.1M 0.01%
959,081
+147,534
+18% +$2.17M
SGA icon
1943
Saga Communications
SGA
$77.3M
$14M 0.01%
417,218
-1,082
-0.3% -$36.3K
FARM icon
1944
Farmer Brothers
FARM
$39.4M
$14M 0.01%
483,668
+2,776
+0.6% +$80.4K
GAS
1945
DELISTED
AGL RESOURCES INC (HOLDING CO)
GAS
$14M 0.01%
272,704
-26,820
-9% -$1.38M
STR
1946
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
$14M 0.01%
627,127
+11,709
+2% +$261K
GSH
1947
DELISTED
Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd
GSH
$14M 0.01%
710,618
-242
-0% -$4.76K
FN icon
1948
Fabrinet
FN
$12.8B
$13.9M 0.01%
955,212
+65,829
+7% +$961K
JAZZ icon
1949
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$7.65B
$13.9M 0.01%
86,737
-108,830
-56% -$17.5M
PLL
1950
DELISTED
PALL CORP
PLL
$13.9M 0.01%
166,138
+3,341
+2% +$280K