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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Top Buys

1
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$240M
2
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$154M
3
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$143M
4
T icon
AT&T
T
+$141M
5
PACW
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
+$126M

Top Sells

1
CSE
CAPITALSOURCE INC
CSE
+$173M
2
AIG icon
American International
AIG
+$153M
3
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$141M
4
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$112M
5
JNY
JONES GROUP INC COM STK (PA)
JNY
+$101M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change % 		Capital Flow
PETM
2201
DELISTED
PETSMART INC
PETM
$10.3M 0.01%
171,720
+395
+0.2% +$23.6K
WLB
2202
DELISTED
Westmoreland Coal Company
WLB
$10.3M 0.01%
282,965
+94,668
+50% +$3.43M
CULP icon
2203
Culp
CULP
$56.7M
$10.3M 0.01%
589,562
-53,951
-8% -$939K
CAC icon
2204
Camden National
CAC
$681M
$10.3M 0.01%
397,092
+6,538
+2% +$169K
LYTS icon
2205
LSI Industries
LYTS
$701M
$10.3M 0.01%
1,285,656
+9,717
+0.8% +$77.5K
ITIC icon
2206
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$481M
$10.3M 0.01%
152,192
+1,155
+0.8% +$77.8K
STCN
2207
DELISTED
Steel Connect, Inc. Common Stock
STCN
$10.2M 0.01%
293,081
-2,144
-0.7% -$74.8K
SAP icon
2208
SAP
SAP
$295B
$10.2M 0.01%
132,812
+98
+0.1% +$7.55K
GDP
2209
DELISTED
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORP(NEW)
GDP
$10.2M 0.01%
370,192
+15,670
+4% +$432K
OABC
2210
DELISTED
OMNIAMERICAN BANCORP INC COM STK (TX)
OABC
$10.2M 0.01%
407,281
+3,829
+0.9% +$95.7K
ENZ
2211
DELISTED
Enzo Biochem, Inc.
ENZ
$10.2M 0.01%
1,939,198
-19,943
-1% -$105K
RENT
2212
DELISTED
RENTRAK CORP
RENT
$10.2M 0.01%
193,993
-100
-0.1% -$5.25K
KVHI icon
2213
KVH Industries
KVHI
$120M
$10.2M 0.01%
779,001
+2,980
+0.4% +$38.8K
SPPI
2214
DELISTED
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc
SPPI
$10.1M 0.01%
1,248,240
-6,075
-0.5% -$49.4K
FFNW
2215
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
$10.1M 0.01%
929,859
+27,143
+3% +$295K
EFSC icon
2216
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.21B
$10.1M 0.01%
557,855
+14,398
+3% +$260K
SHYF
2217
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$10.1M 0.01%
2,216,449
+3,867
+0.2% +$17.6K
BPZ
2218
DELISTED
BPZ RESOURCES INC COM STK
BPZ
$10.1M 0.01%
3,263,497
-28,570
-0.9% -$88K
CHSP
2219
DELISTED
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
CHSP
$10.1M 0.01%
332,486
+75,534
+29% +$2.28M
AP icon
2220
Ampco-Pittsburgh
AP
$51.4M
$10M 0.01%
437,632
+6,996
+2% +$160K
CVC
2221
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
$10M 0.01%
568,705
+8,591
+2% +$152K
DLA
2222
DELISTED
Delta Apparel Inc.
DLA
$10M 0.01%
700,334
+400
+0.1% +$5.73K
DXLG icon
2223
Destination XL Group
DXLG
$78.1M
$10M 0.01%
1,819,087
+31,580
+2% +$174K
BEBE
2224
DELISTED
Bebe Stores Inc
BEBE
$10M 0.01%
328,402
-5,737
-2% -$175K
FCBC icon
2225
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$679M
$10M 0.01%
697,566
+5,092
+0.7% +$73K
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