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
WSO icon
2151
Watsco
WSO
$15.5B
$10.8M 0.01%
125,624
+12,989
+12% +$1.12M
SSE
2152
DELISTED
SEVENTY SEVEN ENERGY INC COM
SSE
$10.8M 0.01%
+455,981
New +$10.8M
CSCD
2153
DELISTED
CASCADE MICROTECH, INC.
CSCD
$10.8M 0.01%
1,065,643
+30,311
+3% +$307K
UTL icon
2154
Unitil
UTL
$827M
$10.8M 0.01%
346,899
+14,596
+4% +$454K
IRC
2155
DELISTED
INLAND REAL ESTATE CORP
IRC
$10.8M 0.01%
1,088,142
+23,353
+2% +$231K
LBTYA icon
2156
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$4.05B
$10.8M 0.01%
306,888
+1,918
+0.6% +$67.3K
INSY
2157
DELISTED
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
INSY
$10.8M 0.01%
555,400
-4,370
-0.8% -$84.7K
QLTY
2158
DELISTED
QUALITY DISTR INC FLA
QLTY
$10.8M 0.01%
842,605
-30,815
-4% -$394K
WNEB icon
2159
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$250M
$10.7M 0.01%
1,522,065
-15,611
-1% -$110K
CLNE icon
2160
Clean Energy Fuels
CLNE
$526M
$10.7M 0.01%
1,373,894
+4,169
+0.3% +$32.5K
LF
2161
DELISTED
LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES INC.
LF
$10.7M 0.01%
1,789,194
+350,689
+24% +$2.1M
CULP icon
2162
Culp
CULP
$59.5M
$10.7M 0.01%
590,436
+874
+0.1% +$15.9K
FRPH icon
2163
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$483M
$10.7M 0.01%
631,246
+3,622
+0.6% +$61.4K
IPI icon
2164
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$389M
$10.7M 0.01%
69,263
+256
+0.4% +$39.6K
HSTM icon
2165
HealthStream
HSTM
$855M
$10.7M 0.01%
443,649
-1,300
-0.3% -$31.2K
SMG icon
2166
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.51B
$10.6M 0.01%
193,555
+20,286
+12% +$1.12M
SCNB
2167
DELISTED
Suffolk Bancorp
SCNB
$10.6M 0.01%
546,653
-5,865
-1% -$114K
HWCC
2168
DELISTED
Houston Wire & Cable Company
HWCC
$10.6M 0.01%
883,302
+1,473
+0.2% +$17.6K
UONEK icon
2169
Urban One Class D
UONEK
$34.6M
$10.5M 0.01%
3,313,172
-59,370
-2% -$189K
OVV icon
2170
Ovintiv
OVV
$10.8B
$10.5M 0.01%
99,261
+83,266
+521% +$8.83M
VTLE icon
2171
Vital Energy
VTLE
$635M
$10.5M 0.01%
23,449
+1,728
+8% +$775K
OABC
2172
DELISTED
OMNIAMERICAN BANCORP INC COM STK (TX)
OABC
$10.5M 0.01%
404,328
-2,953
-0.7% -$76.8K
ANSS
2173
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$10.5M 0.01%
138,832
+8,132
+6% +$615K
CDNS icon
2174
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$93.6B
$10.5M 0.01%
609,131
+3,400
+0.6% +$58.5K
HDNG
2175
DELISTED
Hardinge Inc
HDNG
$10.5M 0.01%
956,299
-8,537
-0.9% -$93.4K