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
ASX icon
2201
ASE Group
ASX
$24B
$10M 0.01%
1,694,100
-5,610
-0.3% -$33.2K
FCBC icon
2202
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$680M
$10M 0.01%
700,788
+3,222
+0.5% +$46K
SIGM
2203
DELISTED
Sigma Designs Inc
SIGM
$10M 0.01%
2,321,960
+74,526
+3% +$321K
THR icon
2204
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
$844M
$9.95M 0.01%
407,227
+44,100
+12% +$1.08M
ENZ
2205
DELISTED
Enzo Biochem, Inc.
ENZ
$9.94M 0.01%
1,930,764
-8,434
-0.4% -$43.4K
LE icon
2206
Lands' End
LE
$475M
$9.94M 0.01%
241,632
-15,155
-6% -$623K
CCI icon
2207
Crown Castle
CCI
$41.5B
$9.89M 0.01%
122,764
-68,341
-36% -$5.5M
GEOS icon
2208
Geospace Technologies
GEOS
$209M
$9.89M 0.01%
281,190
-307
-0.1% -$10.8K
GXP
2209
DELISTED
Great Plains Energy Incorporated
GXP
$9.86M 0.01%
407,731
-13,413
-3% -$324K
SJR
2210
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$9.83M 0.01%
401,629
+252,736
+170% +$6.18M
BCH icon
2211
Banco de Chile
BCH
$15.2B
$9.79M 0.01%
435,686
+24,680
+6% +$554K
WSBF icon
2212
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$275M
$9.74M 0.01%
842,972
+72,802
+9% +$841K
CCF
2213
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$9.73M 0.01%
312,701
+2,033
+0.7% +$63.3K
STCN
2214
DELISTED
Steel Connect, Inc. Common Stock
STCN
$9.71M 0.01%
291,374
-1,707
-0.6% -$56.9K
EXAC
2215
DELISTED
Exactech Inc
EXAC
$9.7M 0.01%
423,684
+11,087
+3% +$254K
CCK icon
2216
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11.2B
$9.7M 0.01%
217,724
+18,986
+10% +$845K
PDFS icon
2217
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$765M
$9.69M 0.01%
767,860
-27,612
-3% -$348K
VOYA icon
2218
Voya Financial
VOYA
$7.44B
$9.69M 0.01%
247,724
+232,447
+1,522% +$9.09M
EVC icon
2219
Entravision Communication
EVC
$226M
$9.67M 0.01%
2,441,598
-67,745
-3% -$268K
PNW icon
2220
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$10.5B
$9.66M 0.01%
176,807
+23,173
+15% +$1.27M
ABAX
2221
DELISTED
Abaxis Inc
ABAX
$9.65M 0.01%
190,339
-3,289
-2% -$167K
TRMB icon
2222
Trimble
TRMB
$19.2B
$9.65M 0.01%
316,410
+26,133
+9% +$797K
ALNY icon
2223
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$61.1B
$9.64M 0.01%
123,392
-7,591
-6% -$593K
ACH
2224
DELISTED
Alum Corp of China Limited
ACH
$9.63M 0.01%
952,441
-8,122
-0.8% -$82.1K
MSM icon
2225
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.09B
$9.62M 0.01%
112,532
+21,517
+24% +$1.84M