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
+6.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$5.79B
Cap. Flow %
3.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.92%
Holding
3,614
New
69
Increased
2,264
Reduced
893
Closed
98

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$317M
2
SAN icon
Banco Santander
SAN
+$169M
3
T icon
AT&T
T
+$167M
4
F icon
Ford
F
+$101M
5
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$93.8M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.07%
2 Industrials 13.06%
3 Technology 11.2%
4 Energy 9.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
E icon
2076
ENI
E
$52.5B
$13.3M 0.01%
382,149
-799
-0.2% -$27.9K
LRN icon
2077
Stride
LRN
$6.01B
$13.3M 0.01%
1,122,625
-6,691
-0.6% -$79.4K
SHPG
2078
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$13.3M 0.01%
62,559
-478
-0.8% -$102K
FLWS icon
2079
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$339M
$13.3M 0.01%
1,610,556
+39,167
+2% +$323K
LAMR icon
2080
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$12.9B
$13.2M 0.01%
246,905
-19,271
-7% -$1.03M
BMTC
2081
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
$13.2M 0.01%
421,717
+18,395
+5% +$576K
ZVO
2082
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
$13.2M 0.01%
1,165,994
+36,397
+3% +$412K
SYBT icon
2083
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.23B
$13.2M 0.01%
593,600
+15,417
+3% +$343K
ONTO icon
2084
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$5.69B
$13.2M 0.01%
783,920
+4,750
+0.6% +$79.9K
JCP
2085
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
$13.2M 0.01%
2,034,928
+394,123
+24% +$2.55M
VWO icon
2086
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$101B
$13.1M 0.01%
+328,553
New +$13.1M
VIV icon
2087
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$20.3B
$13.1M 0.01%
739,820
+16,740
+2% +$296K
CRC
2088
DELISTED
California Resources Corporation
CRC
$13.1M 0.01%
+237,037
New +$13.1M
SLXP
2089
DELISTED
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD DEL
SLXP
$13M 0.01%
113,516
-658
-0.6% -$75.6K
EBIX
2090
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
$13M 0.01%
767,269
+2,995
+0.4% +$50.9K
HSTM icon
2091
HealthStream
HSTM
$859M
$13M 0.01%
442,149
-1,500
-0.3% -$44.2K
LE icon
2092
Lands' End
LE
$476M
$13M 0.01%
241,439
-193
-0.1% -$10.4K
NL icon
2093
NL Industries
NL
$303M
$13M 0.01%
1,514,206
-18,556
-1% -$160K
PGTI
2094
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
$13M 0.01%
1,348,361
+92,053
+7% +$886K
CULP icon
2095
Culp
CULP
$59.4M
$13M 0.01%
598,267
+7,831
+1% +$170K
IO
2096
DELISTED
ION Geophysical Corporation
IO
$13M 0.01%
314,063
+3,739
+1% +$154K
HWKN icon
2097
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.66B
$12.9M 0.01%
597,624
+27,434
+5% +$594K
MNTA
2098
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
$12.9M 0.01%
1,073,710
-5,776
-0.5% -$69.5K
WLB
2099
DELISTED
Westmoreland Coal Company
WLB
$12.9M 0.01%
388,942
+5,425
+1% +$180K
ALR
2100
DELISTED
AlerisLife Inc. Common Stock
ALR
$12.9M 0.01%
310,453
+13,686
+5% +$568K