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
+3.1%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$106B
AUM Growth
Cap. Flow
+$106B
Cap. Flow %
100%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.59%
Holding
3,585
New
3,579
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$1.17B
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$1.17B
3
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$1.15B
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$1B
5
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$970M

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.18%
2 Industrials 12.65%
3 Energy 10.8%
4 Technology 9.12%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TSYS
2251
DELISTED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYS INC "A"
TSYS
$7.37M 0.01%
+3,164,463
New +$7.37M
SLXP
2252
DELISTED
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD DEL
SLXP
$7.35M 0.01%
+111,083
New +$7.35M
KYO
2253
DELISTED
Kyocera Adr
KYO
$7.29M 0.01%
+143,310
New +$7.29M
CVC
2254
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
$7.29M 0.01%
+433,681
New +$7.29M
MOLXA
2255
DELISTED
MOLEX INC CL-A
MOLXA
$7.25M 0.01%
+291,665
New +$7.25M
FCH
2256
DELISTED
Felcor Lodging Trust
FCH
$7.23M 0.01%
+1,223,722
New +$7.23M
TRMB icon
2257
Trimble
TRMB
$19.2B
$7.23M 0.01%
+277,845
New +$7.23M
HNP
2258
DELISTED
Huaneng Power Intl, Inc.
HNP
$7.22M 0.01%
+187,606
New +$7.22M
CPAY icon
2259
Corpay
CPAY
$21.7B
$7.2M 0.01%
+88,521
New +$7.2M
ESBF
2260
DELISTED
E S B FINL CORP
ESBF
$7.19M 0.01%
+592,886
New +$7.19M
MPX icon
2261
Marine Products Corp
MPX
$316M
$7.17M 0.01%
+893,556
New +$7.17M
IT icon
2262
Gartner
IT
$18.7B
$7.13M 0.01%
+125,132
New +$7.13M
FARM icon
2263
Farmer Brothers
FARM
$39.4M
$7.12M 0.01%
+506,253
New +$7.12M
FFIV icon
2264
F5
FFIV
$18.5B
$7.12M 0.01%
+103,402
New +$7.12M
CLAR icon
2265
Clarus
CLAR
$147M
$7.12M 0.01%
+760,288
New +$7.12M
FPO
2266
DELISTED
First Potomac Realty Trust
FPO
$7.11M 0.01%
+544,668
New +$7.11M
SGI
2267
DELISTED
Silicon Graphics Intl.
SGI
$7.11M 0.01%
+531,266
New +$7.11M
PETS icon
2268
PetMed Express
PETS
$57.8M
$7.11M 0.01%
+564,061
New +$7.11M
GXP
2269
DELISTED
Great Plains Energy Incorporated
GXP
$7.1M 0.01%
+315,169
New +$7.1M
HBIO icon
2270
Harvard Bioscience
HBIO
$19.7M
$7.1M 0.01%
+1,979,396
New +$7.1M
WHG icon
2271
Westwood Holdings Group
WHG
$160M
$7.08M 0.01%
+165,044
New +$7.08M
LVLT
2272
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$7.08M 0.01%
+335,997
New +$7.08M
BR icon
2273
Broadridge
BR
$29.5B
$7.08M 0.01%
+266,319
New +$7.08M
SPY icon
2274
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$670B
$7.08M 0.01%
+44,100
New +$7.08M
IONS icon
2275
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$10.1B
$7.07M 0.01%
+263,021
New +$7.07M