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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$352M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$227M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$208M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$205M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$187M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.96%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ANSS
2176
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$10.2M 0.01%
132,867
+275
+0.2% +$21.2K
KVHI icon
2177
KVH Industries
KVHI
$119M
$10.2M 0.01%
776,021
+800
+0.1% +$10.5K
GLBR
2178
DELISTED
Global Brokerage, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GLBR
$10.2M 0.01%
68,859
+11,967
+21% +$1.77M
REXI
2179
DELISTED
RESOURCE AMERICA INC CL-A
REXI
$10.2M 0.01%
1,186,672
+2,170
+0.2% +$18.6K
UVSP icon
2180
Univest Financial
UVSP
$886M
$10.2M 0.01%
494,861
+3,324
+0.7% +$68.2K
IVAC
2181
DELISTED
Intevac Inc
IVAC
$10.1M 0.01%
1,044,825
+10,713
+1% +$104K
WTRG icon
2182
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.7B
$10.1M 0.01%
403,645
+8,445
+2% +$212K
MIND icon
2183
MIND Technology
MIND
$65.3M
$10.1M 0.01%
72,526
+909
+1% +$127K
DXLG icon
2184
Destination XL Group
DXLG
$80.3M
$10.1M 0.01%
1,787,507
-812
-0% -$4.58K
UBNK
2185
DELISTED
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
UBNK
$10.1M 0.01%
740,701
-1,955
-0.3% -$26.6K
HIL
2186
DELISTED
Hill International, Inc. Common Stock
HIL
$10.1M 0.01%
1,828,887
+480,667
+36% +$2.64M
RHI icon
2187
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$10.1M 0.01%
239,648
+25,409
+12% +$1.07M
HGG
2188
DELISTED
hhgregg Inc.
HGG
$10M 0.01%
1,041,966
-6,176
-0.6% -$59.4K
HLF icon
2189
Herbalife
HLF
$986M
$10M 0.01%
349,700
+2,612
+0.8% +$74.8K
HWKN icon
2190
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.62B
$10M 0.01%
544,340
+190
+0% +$3.49K
H icon
2191
Hyatt Hotels
H
$13.7B
$9.94M 0.01%
184,770
+5,793
+3% +$312K
MFC icon
2192
Manulife Financial
MFC
$54.2B
$9.93M 0.01%
514,453
+34,031
+7% +$657K
CNQR
2193
DELISTED
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC
CNQR
$9.93M 0.01%
100,196
-183
-0.2% -$18.1K
CTWS
2194
DELISTED
Connecticut Water Service Inc
CTWS
$9.91M 0.01%
289,961
+54,987
+23% +$1.88M
OCFC icon
2195
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.04B
$9.91M 0.01%
559,925
+2,300
+0.4% +$40.7K
CPHD
2196
DELISTED
Cepheid Inc
CPHD
$9.88M 0.01%
191,483
+328
+0.2% +$16.9K
UTL icon
2197
Unitil
UTL
$827M
$9.87M 0.01%
300,447
+3,253
+1% +$107K
SCLN
2198
DELISTED
Sciclone Pharmaceuticals Inc
SCLN
$9.87M 0.01%
2,168,488
+7,684
+0.4% +$35K
NRIM icon
2199
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$504M
$9.86M 0.01%
383,869
+1,483
+0.4% +$38.1K
CHRW icon
2200
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$15.6B
$9.86M 0.01%
188,271
+5,590
+3% +$293K