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
CTWS
2251
DELISTED
Connecticut Water Service Inc
CTWS
$9.97M 0.01%
274,642
+5,236
+2% +$190K
ININ
2252
DELISTED
Interactive Intelligence Group, inc.
ININ
$9.95M 0.01%
207,671
-55,884
-21% -$2.68M
ASPS icon
2253
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$123M
$9.92M 0.01%
36,712
-601
-2% -$162K
OCFC icon
2254
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.04B
$9.91M 0.01%
578,202
+16,627
+3% +$285K
SLI
2255
DELISTED
S L INDUSTRIES INC (DELAWARE)
SLI
$9.91M 0.01%
254,071
+4,058
+2% +$158K
CTO
2256
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$544M
$9.88M 0.01%
652,326
+29,266
+5% +$443K
ARMH
2257
DELISTED
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
$9.88M 0.01%
213,376
+3,775
+2% +$175K
ULTI
2258
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$9.85M 0.01%
67,050
+26,480
+65% +$3.89M
IPI icon
2259
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$389M
$9.84M 0.01%
70,870
+1,607
+2% +$223K
BVH
2260
DELISTED
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
BVH
$9.82M 0.01%
119,425
LMNX
2261
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
$9.78M 0.01%
521,361
+88,679
+20% +$1.66M
SHOR
2262
DELISTED
ShoreTel, Inc.
SHOR
$9.76M 0.01%
1,328,041
-18,009
-1% -$132K
WEYS icon
2263
Weyco Group
WEYS
$280M
$9.73M 0.01%
327,865
+4,899
+2% +$145K
EXTR icon
2264
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$2.95B
$9.73M 0.01%
2,755,072
-128,362
-4% -$453K
PHI icon
2265
PLDT
PHI
$4.22B
$9.73M 0.01%
153,618
+64,712
+73% +$4.1M
OFLX icon
2266
Omega Flex
OFLX
$340M
$9.73M 0.01%
257,199
+1,368
+0.5% +$51.7K
MORN icon
2267
Morningstar
MORN
$10.8B
$9.63M 0.01%
148,763
+53,944
+57% +$3.49M
CCI icon
2268
Crown Castle
CCI
$41.5B
$9.62M 0.01%
122,208
-556
-0.5% -$43.8K
AVD icon
2269
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$160M
$9.56M 0.01%
823,041
+53,651
+7% +$623K
LIOX
2270
DELISTED
Lionbridge Technologies
LIOX
$9.56M 0.01%
1,661,898
+61,053
+4% +$351K
MDVN
2271
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
$9.54M 0.01%
191,544
+58,706
+44% +$2.92M
BIRT
2272
DELISTED
ACTUATE CORPORATION
BIRT
$9.54M 0.01%
1,444,842
+32,106
+2% +$212K
SFY
2273
DELISTED
SWIFT ENERGY CO (HOLDING COMPANY)
SFY
$9.53M 0.01%
2,351,876
-25,181
-1% -$102K
OMN
2274
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
$9.52M 0.01%
1,169,788
-2,313
-0.2% -$18.8K
LUB
2275
DELISTED
Luby's Inc.
LUB
$9.52M 0.01%
2,092,231
+7,176
+0.3% +$32.7K