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
SHEN icon
2276
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$744M
$7.05M 0.01%
+844,802
New +$7.05M
NAT icon
2277
Nordic American Tanker
NAT
$669M
$7.04M 0.01%
+950,735
New +$7.04M
STRL icon
2278
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$9.54B
$7.04M 0.01%
+776,508
New +$7.04M
BFS
2279
Saul Centers
BFS
$785M
$7.03M 0.01%
+158,160
New +$7.03M
MCHX icon
2280
Marchex
MCHX
$86.6M
$6.97M 0.01%
+1,158,468
New +$6.97M
ZEP
2281
DELISTED
ZEP INC COM STK (DE)
ZEP
$6.97M 0.01%
+440,470
New +$6.97M
RSH
2282
DELISTED
RADIOSHACK CORP
RSH
$6.97M 0.01%
+2,204,386
New +$6.97M
PACR
2283
DELISTED
PACER INTL INC TENN
PACR
$6.97M 0.01%
+1,103,817
New +$6.97M
PNY
2284
DELISTED
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC(NC
PNY
$6.96M 0.01%
+206,427
New +$6.96M
MSEX icon
2285
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$971M
$6.96M 0.01%
+349,367
New +$6.96M
FRC
2286
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$6.93M 0.01%
+180,089
New +$6.93M
ROMA
2287
DELISTED
ROMA FINANCIAL CORPORATION COM STK
ROMA
$6.91M 0.01%
+380,520
New +$6.91M
CLMS
2288
DELISTED
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
CLMS
$6.91M 0.01%
+658,093
New +$6.91M
CTRN icon
2289
Citi Trends
CTRN
$281M
$6.87M 0.01%
+472,930
New +$6.87M
SLGN icon
2290
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.71B
$6.87M 0.01%
+292,430
New +$6.87M
KEM
2291
DELISTED
KEMET Corporation
KEM
$6.86M 0.01%
+1,668,253
New +$6.86M
ARMH
2292
DELISTED
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
$6.85M 0.01%
+189,341
New +$6.85M
UPL
2293
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
$6.83M 0.01%
+344,387
New +$6.83M
DGIT
2294
DELISTED
DIGITAL GENERATION INC COM STK (DE)
DGIT
$6.82M 0.01%
+924,657
New +$6.82M
ACLS icon
2295
Axcelis
ACLS
$2.69B
$6.78M 0.01%
+930,995
New +$6.78M
LMOS
2296
DELISTED
Lumos Networks Corp
LMOS
$6.77M 0.01%
+395,611
New +$6.77M
CRUS icon
2297
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$6B
$6.76M 0.01%
+389,362
New +$6.76M
H icon
2298
Hyatt Hotels
H
$13.7B
$6.74M 0.01%
+166,894
New +$6.74M
CTWS
2299
DELISTED
Connecticut Water Service Inc
CTWS
$6.74M 0.01%
+234,677
New +$6.74M
REGI
2300
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$6.7M 0.01%
+470,748
New +$6.7M