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
TIMB icon
2051
TIM SA
TIMB
$10.4B
$9.41M 0.01%
+505,840
New +$9.41M
BB icon
2052
BlackBerry
BB
$2.38B
$9.4M 0.01%
+898,064
New +$9.4M
CHS
2053
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$9.4M 0.01%
+551,232
New +$9.4M
GAS
2054
DELISTED
AGL RESOURCES INC (HOLDING CO)
GAS
$9.4M 0.01%
+219,332
New +$9.4M
NHI icon
2055
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.69B
$9.39M 0.01%
+156,869
New +$9.39M
BFH icon
2056
Bread Financial
BFH
$2.94B
$9.39M 0.01%
+64,962
New +$9.39M
SBAC icon
2057
SBA Communications
SBAC
$21.4B
$9.36M 0.01%
+126,287
New +$9.36M
AXON icon
2058
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$58.9B
$9.35M 0.01%
+1,096,932
New +$9.35M
AVNW icon
2059
Aviat Networks
AVNW
$301M
$9.34M 0.01%
+593,842
New +$9.34M
ARAY icon
2060
Accuray
ARAY
$181M
$9.32M 0.01%
+1,624,251
New +$9.32M
GEF icon
2061
Greif
GEF
$3.51B
$9.31M 0.01%
+176,778
New +$9.31M
ROSE
2062
DELISTED
ROSETTA RESOURCES INC
ROSE
$9.31M 0.01%
+218,842
New +$9.31M
ULTI
2063
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$9.3M 0.01%
+79,252
New +$9.3M
NSR
2064
DELISTED
Neustar Inc
NSR
$9.29M 0.01%
+190,933
New +$9.29M
BIRT
2065
DELISTED
ACTUATE CORPORATION
BIRT
$9.29M 0.01%
+1,398,826
New +$9.29M
SAP icon
2066
SAP
SAP
$295B
$9.28M 0.01%
+127,440
New +$9.28M
ASIA
2067
DELISTED
ASIAINFO-LINKAGE INC COM STK (DE)
ASIA
$9.27M 0.01%
+802,819
New +$9.27M
AUD
2068
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$9.26M 0.01%
+980,994
New +$9.26M
RES icon
2069
RPC Inc
RES
$1.01B
$9.26M 0.01%
+670,486
New +$9.26M
LGF
2070
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment
LGF
$9.25M 0.01%
+336,520
New +$9.25M
NRIM icon
2071
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$488M
$9.24M 0.01%
+382,021
New +$9.24M
PATK icon
2072
Patrick Industries
PATK
$3.58B
$9.24M 0.01%
+1,499,114
New +$9.23M
OFIX icon
2073
Orthofix Medical
OFIX
$586M
$9.22M 0.01%
+342,816
New +$9.22M
UBNK
2074
DELISTED
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
UBNK
$9.22M 0.01%
+704,818
New +$9.22M
NTSC
2075
DELISTED
NATL TECHNICAL SYS INC
NTSC
$9.21M 0.01%
+658,590
New +$9.21M