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
ALR
2126
DELISTED
AlerisLife Inc. Common Stock
ALR
$11.2M 0.01%
296,767
-359
-0.1% -$13.5K
H icon
2127
Hyatt Hotels
H
$13.7B
$11.2M 0.01%
184,731
-997
-0.5% -$60.3K
BSRR icon
2128
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$408M
$11.2M 0.01%
665,630
-1,267
-0.2% -$21.2K
NATH icon
2129
Nathan's Famous
NATH
$441M
$11.2M 0.01%
164,747
-1,282
-0.8% -$86.8K
XOXO
2130
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
$11.2M 0.01%
994,680
+4,701
+0.5% +$52.7K
HMSY
2131
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$11.1M 0.01%
591,338
+216,652
+58% +$4.08M
SLGN icon
2132
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.71B
$11.1M 0.01%
474,138
+87,006
+22% +$2.04M
ITIC icon
2133
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$481M
$11.1M 0.01%
152,194
+2
+0% +$146
SBH icon
2134
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.48B
$11.1M 0.01%
405,322
+13,185
+3% +$361K
LUB
2135
DELISTED
Luby's Inc.
LUB
$11.1M 0.01%
2,085,055
-22,864
-1% -$122K
DBI icon
2136
Designer Brands
DBI
$225M
$11.1M 0.01%
368,214
+18,198
+5% +$548K
VRSN icon
2137
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.7B
$11.1M 0.01%
200,944
-3,861
-2% -$213K
BB icon
2138
BlackBerry
BB
$2.32B
$11M 0.01%
1,109,862
+94,184
+9% +$936K
ININ
2139
DELISTED
Interactive Intelligence Group, inc.
ININ
$11M 0.01%
263,555
-23,852
-8% -$997K
TE
2140
DELISTED
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
$11M 0.01%
633,657
+30,421
+5% +$529K
TOWR
2141
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
$11M 0.01%
435,257
+99,075
+29% +$2.5M
ISH
2142
DELISTED
INTL SHIPHOLDING CORP
ISH
$11M 0.01%
612,527
-2,506
-0.4% -$44.8K
KVHI icon
2143
KVH Industries
KVHI
$119M
$11M 0.01%
967,497
+188,496
+24% +$2.13M
ATML
2144
DELISTED
ATMEL CORP
ATML
$10.9M 0.01%
1,346,221
-148,209
-10% -$1.2M
SGNT
2145
DELISTED
SAGENT PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM STK (DE)
SGNT
$10.9M 0.01%
349,755
+68,900
+25% +$2.14M
RAX
2146
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$10.9M 0.01%
333,891
+135,079
+68% +$4.4M
CNI icon
2147
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$58.3B
$10.9M 0.01%
153,016
+52,056
+52% +$3.69M
CNQR
2148
DELISTED
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC
CNQR
$10.8M 0.01%
85,510
-13,660
-14% -$1.73M
NUTR
2149
DELISTED
Nutraceutical International Co
NUTR
$10.8M 0.01%
518,529
+639
+0.1% +$13.4K
EBIX
2150
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
$10.8M 0.01%
764,274
-2,408
-0.3% -$34.1K