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
AZPN
2176
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
$10.5M 0.01%
277,209
-29,547
-10% -$1.11M
SAM icon
2177
Boston Beer
SAM
$2.36B
$10.4M 0.01%
47,011
+11,408
+32% +$2.53M
ENV
2178
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
$10.4M 0.01%
231,376
-3,657
-2% -$165K
BVH
2179
DELISTED
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
BVH
$10.4M 0.01%
119,425
-340
-0.3% -$29.6K
CLMS
2180
DELISTED
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
CLMS
$10.4M 0.01%
920,290
-2,313
-0.3% -$26.1K
ACTG icon
2181
Acacia Research
ACTG
$317M
$10.4M 0.01%
669,679
-8,412
-1% -$130K
STRA icon
2182
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.98B
$10.4M 0.01%
173,093
+75,053
+77% +$4.49M
USLM icon
2183
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.63B
$10.4M 0.01%
890,335
+11,635
+1% +$135K
SZMK
2184
DELISTED
SIZMEK INC COM STK (DE)
SZMK
$10.3M 0.01%
1,336,579
+17,042
+1% +$132K
CNOB icon
2185
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.26B
$10.3M 0.01%
542,665
+7,153
+1% +$136K
WHG icon
2186
Westwood Holdings Group
WHG
$160M
$10.3M 0.01%
181,637
+5,443
+3% +$309K
NRIM icon
2187
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$504M
$10.3M 0.01%
389,002
+2,291
+0.6% +$60.5K
AFAM
2188
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
$10.3M 0.01%
378,174
+5,305
+1% +$144K
HWKN icon
2189
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.62B
$10.3M 0.01%
570,190
+11,316
+2% +$203K
EV
2190
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$10.3M 0.01%
271,630
+17,819
+7% +$672K
SHYF
2191
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$10.2M 0.01%
2,193,589
-22,860
-1% -$107K
CVC
2192
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
$10.2M 0.01%
583,849
+15,144
+3% +$265K
HILL
2193
DELISTED
DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORP
HILL
$10.2M 0.01%
2,690,898
-47,181
-2% -$178K
WTRG icon
2194
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.7B
$10.2M 0.01%
431,502
+13,011
+3% +$306K
IHS
2195
DELISTED
IHS INC CL-A COM STK
IHS
$10.1M 0.01%
80,926
+674
+0.8% +$84.4K
SPPI
2196
DELISTED
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc
SPPI
$10.1M 0.01%
1,244,567
-3,673
-0.3% -$29.9K
RENT
2197
DELISTED
RENTRAK CORP
RENT
$10.1M 0.01%
166,159
-27,834
-14% -$1.7M
MDU icon
2198
MDU Resources
MDU
$3.32B
$10.1M 0.01%
953,633
+40,789
+4% +$431K
KRNY icon
2199
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$412M
$10.1M 0.01%
1,042,170
+7,276
+0.7% +$70.3K
TSYS
2200
DELISTED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYS INC "A"
TSYS
$10M 0.01%
3,600,123
+109,019
+3% +$304K