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
CBRE icon
2126
CBRE Group
CBRE
$49.3B
$8.69M 0.01%
+372,017
New +$8.69M
SMI
2127
DELISTED
Semiconductor Manufacturing Intl
SMI
$8.68M 0.01%
+2,378,654
New +$8.68M
MDU icon
2128
MDU Resources
MDU
$3.32B
$8.67M 0.01%
+880,167
New +$8.67M
DSGR icon
2129
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.46B
$8.67M 0.01%
+1,350,556
New +$8.67M
HTCH
2130
DELISTED
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC
HTCH
$8.67M 0.01%
+1,833,083
New +$8.67M
CFNB
2131
DELISTED
California First National Banc
CFNB
$8.66M 0.01%
+524,548
New +$8.66M
STEC
2132
DELISTED
STEC INC COM STK
STEC
$8.63M 0.01%
+1,284,836
New +$8.63M
BELFB
2133
Bel Fuse Class B
BELFB
$1.85B
$8.62M 0.01%
+641,202
New +$8.62M
IRM icon
2134
Iron Mountain
IRM
$29.5B
$8.62M 0.01%
+350,496
New +$8.62M
BMC
2135
DELISTED
BMC SOFTWARE, INC
BMC
$8.62M 0.01%
+190,885
New +$8.62M
FBP icon
2136
First Bancorp
FBP
$3.47B
$8.6M 0.01%
+1,214,409
New +$8.6M
MASC
2137
DELISTED
MATERIAL SCIENCES CORP
MASC
$8.6M 0.01%
+854,720
New +$8.6M
AEC
2138
DELISTED
ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORP
AEC
$8.57M 0.01%
+533,116
New +$8.57M
OMN
2139
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
$8.57M 0.01%
+1,069,948
New +$8.57M
CEVA icon
2140
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$586M
$8.56M 0.01%
+442,346
New +$8.56M
BBW icon
2141
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$996M
$8.56M 0.01%
+1,410,443
New +$8.56M
AHT
2142
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$37.2M
$8.55M 0.01%
+1,192
New +$8.55M
SP
2143
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
$8.54M 0.01%
+397,949
New +$8.54M
SID icon
2144
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$2.04B
$8.54M 0.01%
+3,077,579
New +$8.54M
MED icon
2145
Medifast
MED
$156M
$8.52M 0.01%
+330,824
New +$8.52M
ESV
2146
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
$8.5M 0.01%
+36,579
New +$8.5M
NAV
2147
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
$8.5M 0.01%
+306,170
New +$8.5M
USPH icon
2148
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.21B
$8.5M 0.01%
+307,350
New +$8.5M
PGTI
2149
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
$8.49M 0.01%
+979,068
New +$8.49M
OCFC icon
2150
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.03B
$8.48M 0.01%
+545,523
New +$8.48M