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
BAGL
2051
DELISTED
EINSTEIN NOAH RESTAURANT GROUP, INC CMN STK (DELAWARE)
BAGL
$12.2M 0.01%
605,330
-2,600
-0.4% -$52.4K
HFWA icon
2052
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$833M
$12.1M 0.01%
766,831
-2,488
-0.3% -$39.4K
MGPI icon
2053
MGP Ingredients
MGPI
$596M
$12.1M 0.01%
928,747
+14,259
+2% +$186K
FET icon
2054
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$320M
$12.1M 0.01%
19,802
+6,605
+50% +$4.04M
IDT icon
2055
IDT Corp
IDT
$1.67B
$12.1M 0.01%
1,067,930
+22,935
+2% +$260K
AEC
2056
DELISTED
ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORP
AEC
$12.1M 0.01%
690,061
+45,187
+7% +$791K
WINA icon
2057
Winmark
WINA
$1.74B
$12.1M 0.01%
164,383
+415
+0.3% +$30.5K
FLO icon
2058
Flowers Foods
FLO
$2.9B
$12M 0.01%
655,535
+58,552
+10% +$1.08M
GGG icon
2059
Graco
GGG
$14B
$12M 0.01%
494,652
+15,732
+3% +$383K
LII icon
2060
Lennox International
LII
$19.1B
$12M 0.01%
156,444
+2,300
+1% +$177K
EXPD icon
2061
Expeditors International
EXPD
$16.8B
$12M 0.01%
296,053
+22,409
+8% +$909K
POWR
2062
DELISTED
POWERSECURE INTL INC COM STK (DE)
POWR
$12M 0.01%
1,252,713
-27,951
-2% -$268K
AJG icon
2063
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$76.2B
$12M 0.01%
264,427
-12,829
-5% -$582K
SENEA icon
2064
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$751M
$12M 0.01%
419,017
+4
+0% +$114
PCTI
2065
DELISTED
PCTEL, Inc. Common Stock
PCTI
$11.9M 0.01%
1,574,361
-6,403
-0.4% -$48.6K
IPGP icon
2066
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.38B
$11.9M 0.01%
173,685
+3,291
+2% +$226K
SGC icon
2067
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$188M
$11.9M 0.01%
1,101,352
+1,846
+0.2% +$20K
HAS icon
2068
Hasbro
HAS
$11B
$11.9M 0.01%
216,763
+6,120
+3% +$337K
MG icon
2069
Mistras Group
MG
$299M
$11.9M 0.01%
582,772
+39,261
+7% +$801K
SMI
2070
DELISTED
Semiconductor Manufacturing Intl
SMI
$11.9M 0.01%
2,331,824
+12,200
+0.5% +$62.1K
MBWM icon
2071
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$775M
$11.9M 0.01%
622,960
+13,040
+2% +$248K
TIVO
2072
DELISTED
TIVO INC
TIVO
$11.9M 0.01%
927,458
+686,120
+284% +$8.78M
KCG
2073
DELISTED
KCG Holdings, Inc.
KCG
$11.9M 0.01%
1,169,985
+341,923
+41% +$3.46M
BRSL
2074
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$3.12B
$11.8M 0.01%
700,264
-38,235
-5% -$645K
PRDO icon
2075
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.26B
$11.8M 0.01%
2,322,593
-206,224
-8% -$1.05M