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
NRIM icon
2226
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$504M
$10.4M 0.01%
395,696
+6,694
+2% +$176K
SMI
2227
DELISTED
Semiconductor Manufacturing Intl
SMI
$10.4M 0.01%
2,295,762
-36,062
-2% -$163K
SKUL
2228
DELISTED
SKULLCANDY INC
SKUL
$10.4M 0.01%
1,129,484
+104,241
+10% +$958K
NATL
2229
DELISTED
National Interstate Corporation
NATL
$10.4M 0.01%
348,047
+12,825
+4% +$382K
SRDX icon
2230
Surmodics
SRDX
$457M
$10.4M 0.01%
469,010
-11,221
-2% -$248K
RLH
2231
DELISTED
Red Lions Hotel Corporation
RLH
$10.4M 0.01%
1,632,525
+2,700
+0.2% +$17.1K
FSYS
2232
DELISTED
FUEL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS INC COM STK
FSYS
$10.3M 0.01%
945,621
-80,993
-8% -$886K
CLF icon
2233
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$5.78B
$10.3M 0.01%
1,442,842
-841,448
-37% -$6.01M
SCX
2234
DELISTED
The L.S. Starrett Company
SCX
$10.3M 0.01%
515,795
+4,164
+0.8% +$83K
CSFL
2235
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
$10.3M 0.01%
861,858
+83,720
+11% +$997K
LMIA
2236
DELISTED
LMI Aerospace Inc
LMIA
$10.3M 0.01%
727,973
+15,540
+2% +$219K
ROL icon
2237
Rollins
ROL
$27.8B
$10.2M 0.01%
1,040,060
+212,301
+26% +$2.08M
CRR
2238
DELISTED
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
$10.2M 0.01%
254,638
-2,020
-0.8% -$80.9K
AZPN
2239
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
$10.2M 0.01%
291,183
+13,974
+5% +$489K
LGF
2240
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment
LGF
$10.2M 0.01%
317,385
+101,933
+47% +$3.26M
TWIN icon
2241
Twin Disc
TWIN
$190M
$10.1M 0.01%
510,829
+3,456
+0.7% +$68.6K
DLB icon
2242
Dolby
DLB
$6.85B
$10.1M 0.01%
234,607
+52,716
+29% +$2.27M
ULH icon
2243
Universal Logistics Holdings
ULH
$650M
$10.1M 0.01%
354,725
+20,144
+6% +$574K
TECH icon
2244
Bio-Techne
TECH
$7.97B
$10.1M 0.01%
436,856
+126,060
+41% +$2.91M
GFA
2245
DELISTED
Gafisa S.A.
GFA
$10.1M 0.01%
485,111
-52,976
-10% -$1.1M
SNEX icon
2246
StoneX
SNEX
$5.04B
$10M 0.01%
1,095,777
+63,704
+6% +$582K
NATI
2247
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
$10M 0.01%
322,125
+73,264
+29% +$2.28M
AEPI
2248
DELISTED
AEP Industries Inc
AEPI
$10M 0.01%
172,018
+6,323
+4% +$368K
STCN
2249
DELISTED
Steel Connect, Inc. Common Stock
STCN
$9.99M 0.01%
285,378
-5,996
-2% -$210K
ASX icon
2250
ASE Group
ASX
$24B
$9.98M 0.01%
1,626,661
-67,439
-4% -$414K