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
+3.16%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$167B
AUM Growth
+$6.62B
Cap. Flow
+$4.56B
Cap. Flow %
2.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9%
Holding
3,387
New
58
Increased
2,018
Reduced
918
Closed
88

Top Buys

1
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$277M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$169M
3
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$159M
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$130M
5
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$116M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.43%
2 Industrials 13.68%
3 Technology 12.18%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AROW icon
2201
Arrow Financial
AROW
$483M
$10.2M 0.01%
483,925
+12,856
+3% +$270K
CCBG icon
2202
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$744M
$10.1M 0.01%
695,587
+13,102
+2% +$191K
MT icon
2203
ArcelorMittal
MT
$26.6B
$10.1M 0.01%
737,029
-256,562
-26% -$3.53M
IBA
2204
DELISTED
Industrias Bachoco SAB De C.V.
IBA
$10.1M 0.01%
197,040
+4,515
+2% +$232K
SMI
2205
DELISTED
Semiconductor Manufacturing Intl
SMI
$10.1M 0.01%
2,270,844
-15,128
-0.7% -$67.3K
NILE
2206
DELISTED
Blue Nile, Inc.
NILE
$10M 0.01%
390,708
+13,074
+3% +$336K
AOI
2207
DELISTED
Alliance One International, Inc.
AOI
$9.99M 0.01%
569,105
+6,649
+1% +$117K
FTK icon
2208
Flotek Industries
FTK
$340M
$9.97M 0.01%
226,737
-2,666
-1% -$117K
CNX icon
2209
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.23B
$9.95M 0.01%
1,057,103
+250,714
+31% +$2.36M
GTT
2210
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
$9.91M 0.01%
599,374
+2,327
+0.4% +$38.5K
PHX
2211
DELISTED
PHX Minerals
PHX
$9.9M 0.01%
572,101
+25,038
+5% +$433K
NWY
2212
DELISTED
New York & Co Inc
NWY
$9.9M 0.01%
2,500,509
-2,203
-0.1% -$8.72K
TEF icon
2213
Telefonica
TEF
$30.3B
$9.86M 0.01%
1,140,391
+31,259
+3% +$270K
ASCMA
2214
DELISTED
Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Series A
ASCMA
$9.78M 0.01%
660,540
+30,689
+5% +$454K
UTMD icon
2215
Utah Medical Products
UTMD
$200M
$9.78M 0.01%
156,300
+2,592
+2% +$162K
SNBC
2216
DELISTED
Sun Bancorp Inc
SNBC
$9.76M 0.01%
471,172
+15,505
+3% +$321K
RDI icon
2217
Reading International Class A
RDI
$34.1M
$9.74M 0.01%
813,316
+18,733
+2% +$224K
SBS icon
2218
Sabesp
SBS
$16.1B
$9.74M 0.01%
1,474,820
IPHI
2219
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
$9.69M 0.01%
290,469
-95,539
-25% -$3.19M
LGF
2220
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment
LGF
$9.66M 0.01%
442,162
-38,371
-8% -$838K
SRDX icon
2221
Surmodics
SRDX
$462M
$9.6M 0.01%
521,354
+6,220
+1% +$115K
ADC icon
2222
Agree Realty
ADC
$8.19B
$9.57M 0.01%
248,778
+15,133
+6% +$582K
VWR
2223
DELISTED
VWR Corporation
VWR
$9.54M 0.01%
+352,683
New +$9.54M
VOLT
2224
DELISTED
Volt Information Sciences, Inc.
VOLT
$9.52M 0.01%
1,263,627
-7,089
-0.6% -$53.4K
DXLG icon
2225
Destination XL Group
DXLG
$73.8M
$9.51M 0.01%
1,838,635
-23,968
-1% -$124K