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
CXT icon
1951
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.46B
$13.9M 0.01%
631,820
+19,961
+3% +$438K
G icon
1952
Genpact
G
$7.41B
$13.9M 0.01%
848,747
+177,992
+27% +$2.9M
RHT
1953
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$13.8M 0.01%
246,164
-1,764
-0.7% -$99K
EXTR icon
1954
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$2.95B
$13.8M 0.01%
2,883,434
-409,600
-12% -$1.96M
AGX icon
1955
Argan
AGX
$3.18B
$13.8M 0.01%
413,507
+53,590
+15% +$1.79M
VAR
1956
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$13.8M 0.01%
195,919
+13,191
+7% +$927K
DNB
1957
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$13.8M 0.01%
117,127
+1,371
+1% +$161K
REXI
1958
DELISTED
RESOURCE AMERICA INC CL-A
REXI
$13.7M 0.01%
1,473,574
-10,022
-0.7% -$93.3K
EGN
1959
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$13.7M 0.01%
189,705
+6,892
+4% +$498K
TWIN icon
1960
Twin Disc
TWIN
$190M
$13.7M 0.01%
507,373
+9,768
+2% +$263K
BUSE icon
1961
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.19B
$13.6M 0.01%
814,596
+7,996
+1% +$134K
STNR
1962
DELISTED
STEINER LEISURE LTD
STNR
$13.6M 0.01%
362,036
+17,025
+5% +$640K
RPT
1963
DELISTED
RPT Realty Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (MD)
RPT
$13.6M 0.01%
837,298
+99,047
+13% +$1.61M
ITC
1964
DELISTED
ITC HOLDINGS CORP
ITC
$13.6M 0.01%
381,088
+12,370
+3% +$441K
GLBR
1965
DELISTED
Global Brokerage, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GLBR
$13.6M 0.01%
85,534
+1,899
+2% +$301K
SBRA icon
1966
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$4.57B
$13.5M 0.01%
556,847
+65,037
+13% +$1.58M
WBK
1967
DELISTED
Westpac Banking Corporation
WBK
$13.5M 0.01%
481,694
-3,384
-0.7% -$95.1K
ASEI
1968
DELISTED
AMER SCIENCE & ENGR INC.
ASEI
$13.5M 0.01%
243,940
+9,095
+4% +$504K
MFIN icon
1969
Medallion Financial
MFIN
$244M
$13.5M 0.01%
1,156,736
-195,254
-14% -$2.28M
DTSI
1970
DELISTED
DTS, Inc.
DTSI
$13.4M 0.01%
532,548
+31,255
+6% +$789K
ARC
1971
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
$13.4M 0.01%
1,657,831
-6,110
-0.4% -$49.5K
CRAI icon
1972
CRA International
CRAI
$1.3B
$13.4M 0.01%
528,027
-3,061
-0.6% -$77.8K
SIMG
1973
DELISTED
SILICON IMAGE INC
SIMG
$13.4M 0.01%
2,663,221
+14,702
+0.6% +$74.1K
PLPC icon
1974
Preformed Line Products
PLPC
$979M
$13.4M 0.01%
253,773
-531
-0.2% -$28K
NTRI
1975
DELISTED
NutriSystem, Inc.
NTRI
$13.4M 0.01%
870,994
+42,079
+5% +$647K