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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$352M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$227M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$208M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$205M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$187M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.96%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ITIC icon
2076
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$481M
$11.5M 0.01%
151,037
+146
+0.1% +$11.1K
AMBC icon
2077
Ambac
AMBC
$413M
$11.5M 0.01%
369,011
+334,757
+977% +$10.4M
MG icon
2078
Mistras Group
MG
$299M
$11.5M 0.01%
502,932
+51,341
+11% +$1.17M
DLA
2079
DELISTED
Delta Apparel Inc.
DLA
$11.5M 0.01%
699,934
HALL
2080
DELISTED
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.
HALL
$11.4M 0.01%
137,401
+937
+0.7% +$77.9K
OWW
2081
DELISTED
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC
OWW
$11.4M 0.01%
1,454,252
+9,760
+0.7% +$76.5K
VIAV icon
2082
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$2.69B
$11.4M 0.01%
1,429,943
+19,995
+1% +$159K
SHYF
2083
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$11.4M 0.01%
2,212,582
+7,781
+0.4% +$40K
PEB icon
2084
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$1.38B
$11.4M 0.01%
336,712
+52,785
+19% +$1.78M
IFF icon
2085
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$16.8B
$11.4M 0.01%
118,723
+4,556
+4% +$436K
ACTG icon
2086
Acacia Research
ACTG
$317M
$11.3M 0.01%
742,363
-9,939
-1% -$152K
WNEB icon
2087
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$250M
$11.3M 0.01%
1,521,834
+6,480
+0.4% +$48.3K
IONS icon
2088
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$10.1B
$11.3M 0.01%
262,317
+600
+0.2% +$25.9K
FCBC icon
2089
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$680M
$11.3M 0.01%
692,474
+6,882
+1% +$113K
SP
2090
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
$11.3M 0.01%
430,289
+8,596
+2% +$226K
HWCC
2091
DELISTED
Houston Wire & Cable Company
HWCC
$11.3M 0.01%
859,471
-800
-0.1% -$10.5K
TRMB icon
2092
Trimble
TRMB
$19.2B
$11.3M 0.01%
290,106
+2,511
+0.9% +$97.6K
CTRN icon
2093
Citi Trends
CTRN
$281M
$11.3M 0.01%
691,994
+21,657
+3% +$353K
CIG icon
2094
CEMIG Preferred Shares
CIG
$5.84B
$11.3M 0.01%
3,251,082
-209,518
-6% -$726K
DLLR
2095
DELISTED
DFC GLOBAL CORP COM STK (DE)
DLLR
$11.2M 0.01%
1,273,833
+135,910
+12% +$1.2M
FRPH icon
2096
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$483M
$11.2M 0.01%
622,422
+11,860
+2% +$214K
UCTT icon
2097
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$1.14B
$11.2M 0.01%
852,869
+81,126
+11% +$1.07M
VRSN icon
2098
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.7B
$11.2M 0.01%
207,996
+1,236
+0.6% +$66.6K
RPT
2099
DELISTED
RPT Realty Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (MD)
RPT
$11.2M 0.01%
686,647
+35,236
+5% +$574K
USPH icon
2100
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.22B
$11.2M 0.01%
323,457
+7,970
+3% +$276K