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
CUTR
2151
DELISTED
Cutera, Inc.
CUTR
$11.7M 0.01%
1,099,827
-17,809
-2% -$190K
ODC icon
2152
Oil-Dri
ODC
$959M
$11.7M 0.01%
719,682
+3,294
+0.5% +$53.7K
JAKK icon
2153
Jakks Pacific
JAKK
$199M
$11.7M 0.01%
172,597
-5,182
-3% -$352K
AFAM
2154
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
$11.7M 0.01%
405,371
+27,197
+7% +$787K
OPK icon
2155
Opko Health
OPK
$1.11B
$11.7M 0.01%
1,173,311
+44,406
+4% +$444K
CIA icon
2156
Citizens
CIA
$274M
$11.7M 0.01%
1,540,166
+54,905
+4% +$417K
WDR
2157
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
$11.7M 0.01%
234,730
+8,109
+4% +$404K
IMN
2158
DELISTED
Imation
IMN
$11.7M 0.01%
3,079,966
-14,785
-0.5% -$56K
VRSN icon
2159
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.7B
$11.7M 0.01%
204,463
+3,519
+2% +$201K
SHYF
2160
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$11.7M 0.01%
2,214,796
+21,207
+1% +$112K
SENEA icon
2161
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$751M
$11.6M 0.01%
430,089
+11,072
+3% +$299K
HILL
2162
DELISTED
DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORP
HILL
$11.6M 0.01%
2,625,198
-65,700
-2% -$290K
WHG icon
2163
Westwood Holdings Group
WHG
$160M
$11.5M 0.01%
186,761
+5,124
+3% +$317K
WNEB icon
2164
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$250M
$11.5M 0.01%
1,570,171
+48,106
+3% +$353K
PDFS icon
2165
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$765M
$11.5M 0.01%
773,111
+5,251
+0.7% +$78K
ALCO icon
2166
Alico
ALCO
$260M
$11.5M 0.01%
229,501
+5,535
+2% +$277K
POM
2167
DELISTED
PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.
POM
$11.5M 0.01%
425,938
+189
+0% +$5.09K
WSTC
2168
DELISTED
West Corporation
WSTC
$11.5M 0.01%
347,430
+132,836
+62% +$4.38M
FFNW
2169
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
$11.4M 0.01%
950,041
+22,400
+2% +$270K
EXXI
2170
DELISTED
ENERGY XXI LTD COM SHS
EXXI
$11.4M 0.01%
3,506,241
-22,782
-0.6% -$74.3K
SIRI icon
2171
SiriusXM
SIRI
$7.84B
$11.4M 0.01%
326,260
+80,033
+33% +$2.8M
BCH icon
2172
Banco de Chile
BCH
$15.2B
$11.4M 0.01%
543,638
+107,952
+25% +$2.26M
CCF
2173
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$11.4M 0.01%
315,878
+3,177
+1% +$114K
NUTR
2174
DELISTED
Nutraceutical International Co
NUTR
$11.4M 0.01%
526,696
+8,167
+2% +$176K
LNKD
2175
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$11.4M 0.01%
49,396
+6,290
+15% +$1.45M