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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$352M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$227M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$208M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$205M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$187M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.96%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CVC
2226
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
$9.45M 0.01%
560,114
+2,347
+0.4% +$39.6K
AVG
2227
DELISTED
AVG Technologies N.V.
AVG
$9.44M 0.01%
450,566
+11,004
+3% +$231K
LF
2228
DELISTED
LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES INC.
LF
$9.41M 0.01%
1,254,917
-7,259
-0.6% -$54.4K
EOX
2229
DELISTED
EMERALD OIL INC (MT)
EOX
$9.36M 0.01%
69,646
+4,101
+6% +$551K
SHPG
2230
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$9.36M 0.01%
63,013
-352
-0.6% -$52.3K
ERIE icon
2231
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$17.7B
$9.36M 0.01%
134,164
-235
-0.2% -$16.4K
LMIA
2232
DELISTED
LMI Aerospace Inc
LMIA
$9.34M 0.01%
662,123
+39,847
+6% +$562K
CDNS icon
2233
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$93.6B
$9.32M 0.01%
600,052
+3,552
+0.6% +$55.2K
DMND
2234
DELISTED
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.
DMND
$9.29M 0.01%
266,097
-4,152
-2% -$145K
NES
2235
DELISTED
NUVERRA ENVIRONMENTAL INC NEW COM STK (DE)
NES
$9.29M 0.01%
457,635
-1,528
-0.3% -$31K
KOPN icon
2236
Kopin
KOPN
$412M
$9.26M 0.01%
2,448,752
+19,175
+0.8% +$72.5K
MLAB icon
2237
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$339M
$9.24M 0.01%
102,355
+2,945
+3% +$266K
SMG icon
2238
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.51B
$9.23M 0.01%
150,679
+10,943
+8% +$670K
DTSI
2239
DELISTED
DTS, Inc.
DTSI
$9.2M 0.01%
465,714
-500
-0.1% -$9.88K
OABC
2240
DELISTED
OMNIAMERICAN BANCORP INC COM STK (TX)
OABC
$9.2M 0.01%
403,452
+4,546
+1% +$104K
UCFC
2241
DELISTED
United Community Financial Corp
UCFC
$9.19M 0.01%
2,343,864
+2,555
+0.1% +$10K
KTCC icon
2242
Key Tronic
KTCC
$38.9M
$9.18M 0.01%
881,245
+1,000
+0.1% +$10.4K
FFNW
2243
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
$9.16M 0.01%
902,716
+2,800
+0.3% +$28.4K
LDR
2244
DELISTED
Landauer Inc
LDR
$9.15M 0.01%
201,940
+1,972
+1% +$89.4K
NRC icon
2245
National Research Corp
NRC
$369M
$9.15M 0.01%
551,345
-599
-0.1% -$9.94K
ASML icon
2246
ASML
ASML
$320B
$9.14M 0.01%
97,958
-9,631
-9% -$899K
TUP
2247
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$9.12M 0.01%
108,868
+2,507
+2% +$210K
ACLS icon
2248
Axcelis
ACLS
$2.69B
$9.09M 0.01%
1,056,523
-34,729
-3% -$299K
NATL
2249
DELISTED
National Interstate Corporation
NATL
$9.02M 0.01%
336,448
+2,800
+0.8% +$75.1K
KSPN
2250
DELISTED
Kaspien Holdings Inc. Common Stock
KSPN
$8.98M 0.01%
123,721
+115
+0.1% +$8.35K