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
SGNT
2201
DELISTED
SAGENT PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM STK (DE)
SGNT
$10.8M 0.01%
431,928
+82,173
+23% +$2.06M
WTBA icon
2202
West Bancorporation
WTBA
$344M
$10.8M 0.01%
636,305
-2,390
-0.4% -$40.7K
CEVA icon
2203
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$564M
$10.8M 0.01%
596,931
+24,965
+4% +$453K
RDNT icon
2204
RadNet
RDNT
$5.69B
$10.8M 0.01%
1,266,997
+125,145
+11% +$1.07M
ABAX
2205
DELISTED
Abaxis Inc
ABAX
$10.8M 0.01%
190,339
CNOB icon
2206
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.26B
$10.8M 0.01%
566,979
+24,314
+4% +$462K
IHS
2207
DELISTED
IHS INC CL-A COM STK
IHS
$10.8M 0.01%
94,544
+13,618
+17% +$1.55M
TIMB icon
2208
TIM SA
TIMB
$10.3B
$10.8M 0.01%
484,771
+18,212
+4% +$404K
CAC icon
2209
Camden National
CAC
$684M
$10.8M 0.01%
404,849
+7,554
+2% +$201K
CVI icon
2210
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.13B
$10.7M 0.01%
277,603
+168,738
+155% +$6.53M
BEAT
2211
DELISTED
BioTelemetry, Inc.
BEAT
$10.7M 0.01%
1,066,680
-64,265
-6% -$645K
ORN icon
2212
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$299M
$10.7M 0.01%
967,863
+54,884
+6% +$606K
HWCC
2213
DELISTED
Houston Wire & Cable Company
HWCC
$10.6M 0.01%
890,779
+7,477
+0.8% +$89.4K
ASML icon
2214
ASML
ASML
$320B
$10.6M 0.01%
98,269
+1,161
+1% +$125K
ACH
2215
DELISTED
Alum Corp of China Limited
ACH
$10.6M 0.01%
919,907
-32,534
-3% -$375K
HERO
2216
DELISTED
HERCULES OFFSHORE INC COM STK
HERO
$10.6M 0.01%
10,579,996
-2,368,788
-18% -$2.37M
SLH
2217
DELISTED
SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. COM
SLH
$10.6M 0.01%
206,310
+60,783
+42% +$3.11M
FRM
2218
DELISTED
FURMANITE CORPORATION COM
FRM
$10.5M 0.01%
1,347,025
-20,027
-1% -$157K
UCTT icon
2219
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$1.14B
$10.5M 0.01%
1,130,257
+89,804
+9% +$833K
KRNY icon
2220
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$412M
$10.5M 0.01%
1,050,984
+8,814
+0.8% +$87.8K
ACLS icon
2221
Axcelis
ACLS
$2.69B
$10.5M 0.01%
1,021,257
-7,021
-0.7% -$71.9K
CBF
2222
DELISTED
Capital Bank Financial Corp. Class A Common Stock
CBF
$10.4M 0.01%
389,322
+93,067
+31% +$2.49M
LMOS
2223
DELISTED
Lumos Networks Corp
LMOS
$10.4M 0.01%
619,838
+80,847
+15% +$1.36M
CCBG icon
2224
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$739M
$10.4M 0.01%
670,005
+8,469
+1% +$132K
UVSP icon
2225
Univest Financial
UVSP
$886M
$10.4M 0.01%
513,999
+11,713
+2% +$237K