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
RCPT
2101
DELISTED
RECEPTOS INC COM STK (DE)
RCPT
$12.9M 0.01%
104,987
-1,460
-1% -$179K
BKMU
2102
DELISTED
Bank Mutual Corp
BKMU
$12.8M 0.01%
1,870,196
+92,013
+5% +$631K
WBK
2103
DELISTED
Westpac Banking Corporation
WBK
$12.8M 0.01%
475,626
-6,068
-1% -$163K
REXX
2104
DELISTED
Rex Energy Corporation
REXX
$12.8M 0.01%
250,393
-37,234
-13% -$1.9M
CASS icon
2105
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$565M
$12.8M 0.01%
316,463
+11,060
+4% +$446K
VVC
2106
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$12.8M 0.01%
276,030
+66,214
+32% +$3.06M
MNI
2107
DELISTED
The McClatchy Company Class A Common Stock
MNI
$12.7M 0.01%
383,174
-4,579
-1% -$152K
PLNR
2108
DELISTED
PLANAR SYSTEMS INC
PLNR
$12.7M 0.01%
1,518,274
+40,660
+3% +$340K
FRPH icon
2109
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$483M
$12.7M 0.01%
647,810
+16,564
+3% +$325K
TOWN icon
2110
Towne Bank
TOWN
$2.83B
$12.7M 0.01%
836,710
+5,536
+0.7% +$83.7K
UGP icon
2111
Ultrapar
UGP
$4.1B
$12.6M 0.01%
1,320,854
+96,016
+8% +$916K
HAS icon
2112
Hasbro
HAS
$11B
$12.6M 0.01%
229,026
+12,263
+6% +$674K
CCK icon
2113
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11.2B
$12.6M 0.01%
247,183
+29,459
+14% +$1.5M
FET icon
2114
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$320M
$12.5M 0.01%
30,193
+10,391
+52% +$4.31M
VIVO
2115
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
$12.5M 0.01%
756,751
+99,290
+15% +$1.63M
TITN icon
2116
Titan Machinery
TITN
$451M
$12.4M 0.01%
892,278
-10,753
-1% -$150K
RES icon
2117
RPC Inc
RES
$986M
$12.4M 0.01%
952,592
+161,233
+20% +$2.1M
OB
2118
DELISTED
Onebeacon Insurance Group Ltd
OB
$12.4M 0.01%
766,850
+19,919
+3% +$323K
CBI
2119
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$12.4M 0.01%
295,559
+73,736
+33% +$3.1M
TESS
2120
DELISTED
Tessco Technologies Inc
TESS
$12.4M 0.01%
427,525
+30
+0% +$870
INSY
2121
DELISTED
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
INSY
$12.4M 0.01%
588,076
+32,676
+6% +$689K
SCNB
2122
DELISTED
Suffolk Bancorp
SCNB
$12.4M 0.01%
545,759
-894
-0.2% -$20.3K
CLMS
2123
DELISTED
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
CLMS
$12.4M 0.01%
929,371
+9,081
+1% +$121K
PNW icon
2124
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$10.5B
$12.3M 0.01%
180,662
+3,855
+2% +$263K
PIN icon
2125
Invesco India ETF
PIN
$212M
$12.3M 0.01%
586,136