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
ESBF
2176
DELISTED
E S B FINL CORP
ESBF
$11.3M 0.01%
598,010
+81
+0% +$1.53K
HDNG
2177
DELISTED
Hardinge Inc
HDNG
$11.3M 0.01%
949,664
-6,635
-0.7% -$79.1K
INFA
2178
DELISTED
INFORMATICA CORP
INFA
$11.3M 0.01%
295,189
+107,848
+58% +$4.11M
VSEC icon
2179
VSE Corp
VSEC
$3.4B
$11.2M 0.01%
341,234
+12,826
+4% +$423K
TSYS
2180
DELISTED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYS INC "A"
TSYS
$11.2M 0.01%
3,592,834
-7,289
-0.2% -$22.7K
GABC icon
2181
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.53B
$11.2M 0.01%
550,746
+18,141
+3% +$369K
SCG
2182
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$11.1M 0.01%
184,430
+4,966
+3% +$300K
GSIG
2183
DELISTED
GSI GROUP INC COM STK (CDA)
GSIG
$11.1M 0.01%
756,147
+58,830
+8% +$866K
AWK icon
2184
American Water Works
AWK
$27.2B
$11.1M 0.01%
208,664
+15,362
+8% +$819K
ACTG icon
2185
Acacia Research
ACTG
$317M
$11.1M 0.01%
655,565
-14,114
-2% -$239K
DFRG
2186
DELISTED
Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc. Common Stock
DFRG
$11.1M 0.01%
467,515
+5,398
+1% +$128K
RH icon
2187
RH
RH
$4.08B
$11.1M 0.01%
115,332
+72,799
+171% +$6.99M
ITIC icon
2188
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$481M
$11.1M 0.01%
153,010
+816
+0.5% +$59K
LNBB
2189
DELISTED
L N B BANCORP INC
LNBB
$11M 0.01%
612,265
+5,215
+0.9% +$94K
CECO icon
2190
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$1.7B
$11M 0.01%
710,145
+2,062
+0.3% +$32K
RELL icon
2191
Richardson Electronics
RELL
$141M
$11M 0.01%
1,102,495
-36,259
-3% -$363K
KATE
2192
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
$11M 0.01%
344,275
-88,497
-20% -$2.83M
IMO icon
2193
Imperial Oil
IMO
$46.3B
$11M 0.01%
255,325
+148,143
+138% +$6.37M
PHX
2194
DELISTED
PHX Minerals
PHX
$11M 0.01%
471,175
+26,139
+6% +$609K
TEF icon
2195
Telefonica
TEF
$30.3B
$11M 0.01%
1,021,895
-2,041
-0.2% -$21.9K
AVHI
2196
DELISTED
A V Homes, Inc.
AVHI
$11M 0.01%
752,118
-32,205
-4% -$469K
MG icon
2197
Mistras Group
MG
$299M
$10.9M 0.01%
597,250
+14,478
+2% +$265K
H icon
2198
Hyatt Hotels
H
$13.7B
$10.9M 0.01%
181,782
-2,949
-2% -$178K
EXAC
2199
DELISTED
Exactech Inc
EXAC
$10.9M 0.01%
463,233
+39,549
+9% +$932K
SJR
2200
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$10.9M 0.01%
403,131
+1,502
+0.4% +$40.5K