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
-2.48%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$141B
AUM Growth
-$2.73B
Cap. Flow
+$2.7B
Cap. Flow %
1.91%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.91%
Holding
3,625
New
33
Increased
1,924
Reduced
1,256
Closed
79

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$202M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$140M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$127M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$86.6M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$75.9M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.74%
3 Energy 11.68%
4 Technology 10.9%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NCLH icon
2276
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$12B
$8.88M 0.01%
246,526
+225,180
+1,055% +$8.11M
DFRG
2277
DELISTED
Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc. Common Stock
DFRG
$8.85M 0.01%
462,117
+117,139
+34% +$2.24M
SAP icon
2278
SAP
SAP
$299B
$8.81M 0.01%
122,094
-10,718
-8% -$773K
ENTR
2279
DELISTED
ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM STK (DE)
ENTR
$8.79M 0.01%
3,303,744
-90,754
-3% -$241K
DMND
2280
DELISTED
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.
DMND
$8.77M 0.01%
306,407
+51,775
+20% +$1.48M
LMOS
2281
DELISTED
Lumos Networks Corp
LMOS
$8.76M 0.01%
538,991
+19,453
+4% +$316K
CTWS
2282
DELISTED
Connecticut Water Service Inc
CTWS
$8.76M 0.01%
269,406
-2,492
-0.9% -$81K
AUD
2283
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$8.75M 0.01%
1,090,113
+27,340
+3% +$220K
PROV icon
2284
Provident Financial
PROV
$103M
$8.73M 0.01%
598,525
+4,500
+0.8% +$65.7K
SRDX icon
2285
Surmodics
SRDX
$457M
$8.72M 0.01%
480,231
-7,128
-1% -$129K
SP
2286
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
$8.72M 0.01%
459,766
-1,084
-0.2% -$20.6K
SPY icon
2287
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$670B
$8.69M 0.01%
44,100
ESSA
2288
DELISTED
ESSA Bancorp
ESSA
$8.68M 0.01%
767,914
-7,236
-0.9% -$81.8K
LNBB
2289
DELISTED
L N B BANCORP INC
LNBB
$8.68M 0.01%
607,050
+560
+0.1% +$8K
HPP
2290
Hudson Pacific Properties
HPP
$1.11B
$8.66M 0.01%
351,322
+50,119
+17% +$1.24M
AVD icon
2291
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$160M
$8.62M 0.01%
769,390
-8,377
-1% -$93.8K
SIRI icon
2292
SiriusXM
SIRI
$7.84B
$8.59M 0.01%
246,227
+16,076
+7% +$561K
AROW icon
2293
Arrow Financial
AROW
$478M
$8.58M 0.01%
442,343
-2,364
-0.5% -$45.9K
ALCO icon
2294
Alico
ALCO
$260M
$8.53M 0.01%
223,966
+2,437
+1% +$92.8K
LEN.B icon
2295
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$34B
$8.53M 0.01%
285,313
-5,437
-2% -$162K
RNET
2296
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$8.51M 0.01%
210,414
+63,784
+43% +$2.58M
CMT icon
2297
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$182M
$8.48M 0.01%
598,334
-2,108
-0.4% -$29.9K
BOOM icon
2298
DMC Global
BOOM
$145M
$8.46M 0.01%
443,892
+9,468
+2% +$180K
DXLG icon
2299
Destination XL Group
DXLG
$80.3M
$8.45M 0.01%
1,790,341
-28,746
-2% -$136K
LMNX
2300
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
$8.44M 0.01%
432,682
+38,991
+10% +$760K