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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$6.14B
Cap. Flow
+$4.15B
Cap. Flow %
2.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,064
Reduced
884
Closed
233

Top Buys

1
QRVO icon
Qorvo
QRVO
+$397M
2
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$268M
3
F icon
Ford
F
+$121M
4
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
+$121M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$120M

Top Sells

1
TQNT
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR INC
TQNT
+$302M
2
IRF
INTL RECTIFIER CORP
IRF
+$184M
3
PTP
PLATINUM UNDERWRITERS HLDGS LTD
PTP
+$174M
4
CFN
CAREFUSION CORPORATION
CFN
+$125M
5
PL
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP
PL
+$114M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change % 		Capital Flow
VICR icon
2226
Vicor
VICR
$2.28B
$10.3M 0.01%
679,195
– –
PLNR
2227
DELISTED
PLANAR SYSTEMS INC
PLNR
$10.3M 0.01%
1,639,234
+120,960
+8% +$761K
NUTR
2228
DELISTED
Nutraceutical International Co
NUTR
$10.3M 0.01%
523,011
-3,685
-0.7% -$72.6K
CMT icon
2229
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$182M
$10.3M 0.01%
600,500
-1,584
-0.3% -$27.2K
CENT icon
2230
Central Garden & Pet
CENT
$2.24B
$10.3M 0.01%
1,302,720
+10,534
+0.8% +$83.2K
IO
2231
DELISTED
ION Geophysical Corporation
IO
$10.3M 0.01%
315,229
+1,166
+0.4% +$38K
EBSB
2232
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$10.3M 0.01%
778,871
+108,399
+16% +$1.43M
AAMC
2233
DELISTED
Altisource Asset Mgmt Corp
AAMC
$10.3M 0.01%
94,170
-10
-0% -$1.09K
BTU
2234
DELISTED
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
BTU
$10.3M 0.01%
138,865
-8,611
-6% -$636K
KATE
2235
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
$10.2M 0.01%
306,606
-37,669
-11% -$1.26M
FSYS
2236
DELISTED
FUEL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS INC COM STK
FSYS
$10.1M 0.01%
918,713
-26,908
-3% -$297K
LEN.B icon
2237
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$34B
$10.1M 0.01%
264,132
-6,819
-3% -$261K
KOP icon
2238
Koppers
KOP
$567M
$10.1M 0.01%
513,961
-1,651
-0.3% -$32.5K
CTWS
2239
DELISTED
Connecticut Water Service Inc
CTWS
$10.1M 0.01%
278,056
+3,414
+1% +$124K
CCI icon
2240
Crown Castle
CCI
$41.5B
$10.1M 0.01%
122,182
-26
-0% -$2.15K
LIOX
2241
DELISTED
Lionbridge Technologies
LIOX
$10.1M 0.01%
1,760,786
+98,888
+6% +$566K
NRIM icon
2242
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$504M
$10M 0.01%
408,217
+12,521
+3% +$307K
OCFC icon
2243
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.04B
$10M 0.01%
579,763
+1,561
+0.3% +$27K
LMNX
2244
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
$9.99M 0.01%
624,322
+102,961
+20% +$1.65M
ASML icon
2245
ASML
ASML
$320B
$9.98M 0.01%
98,784
+515
+0.5% +$52K
UONEK icon
2246
Urban One Class D
UONEK
$34.6M
$9.96M 0.01%
3,234,820
-2,766
-0.1% -$8.52K
NILE
2247
DELISTED
Blue Nile, Inc.
NILE
$9.96M 0.01%
312,843
+50,929
+19% +$1.62M
SJR
2248
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$9.96M 0.01%
443,902
+40,771
+10% +$915K
WEYS icon
2249
Weyco Group
WEYS
$280M
$9.89M 0.01%
330,798
+2,933
+0.9% +$87.7K
RELL icon
2250
Richardson Electronics
RELL
$141M
$9.87M 0.01%
1,098,977
-3,518
-0.3% -$31.6K
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