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
DXLG icon
2276
Destination XL Group
DXLG
$80.3M
$9.51M 0.01%
1,740,930
-49,411
-3% -$270K
DXYN
2277
DELISTED
Dixie Group Inc
DXYN
$9.49M 0.01%
1,035,308
+9,878
+1% +$90.6K
RNET
2278
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$9.49M 0.01%
231,348
+20,934
+10% +$859K
LF
2279
DELISTED
LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES INC.
LF
$9.49M 0.01%
2,009,517
+220,323
+12% +$1.04M
EHTH icon
2280
eHealth
EHTH
$122M
$9.48M 0.01%
380,241
-16,532
-4% -$412K
TKC icon
2281
Turkcell
TKC
$4.86B
$9.45M 0.01%
625,170
-778
-0.1% -$11.8K
OGE icon
2282
OGE Energy
OGE
$8.96B
$9.44M 0.01%
265,911
+18,949
+8% +$672K
NILE
2283
DELISTED
Blue Nile, Inc.
NILE
$9.43M 0.01%
261,914
+33,934
+15% +$1.22M
AROW icon
2284
Arrow Financial
AROW
$478M
$9.4M 0.01%
441,617
-726
-0.2% -$15.4K
EEM icon
2285
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$19.9B
$9.39M 0.01%
+238,931
New +$9.39M
INN
2286
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$623M
$9.37M 0.01%
752,802
+119,696
+19% +$1.49M
HNP
2287
DELISTED
Huaneng Power Intl, Inc.
HNP
$9.35M 0.01%
172,671
-2,214
-1% -$120K
SD
2288
DELISTED
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
SD
$9.35M 0.01%
5,133,374
-239,223
-4% -$436K
TRR
2289
DELISTED
Trc Companies
TRR
$9.27M 0.01%
1,462,218
+8,539
+0.6% +$54.1K
AAT
2290
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.27B
$9.27M 0.01%
232,795
+22,411
+11% +$892K
CBK
2291
DELISTED
Christopher & Banks Corporation
CBK
$9.26M 0.01%
1,622,402
-56,224
-3% -$321K
LNT icon
2292
Alliant Energy
LNT
$16.7B
$9.25M 0.01%
278,398
+3,892
+1% +$129K
QLTY
2293
DELISTED
QUALITY DISTR INC FLA
QLTY
$9.24M 0.01%
868,537
+25,932
+3% +$276K
SRT
2294
DELISTED
Startek Inc.
SRT
$9.23M 0.01%
946,513
+1,521
+0.2% +$14.8K
IMBI
2295
DELISTED
iMedia Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
IMBI
$9.22M 0.01%
+139,885
New +$9.22M
TRMB icon
2296
Trimble
TRMB
$19.2B
$9.22M 0.01%
347,216
+30,806
+10% +$818K
VGR
2297
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
$9.22M 0.01%
778,269
+24,474
+3% +$290K
BBSI icon
2298
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$1.2B
$9.21M 0.01%
1,345,144
-220,652
-14% -$1.51M
BFS
2299
Saul Centers
BFS
$785M
$9.21M 0.01%
161,067
+299
+0.2% +$17.1K
MSEX icon
2300
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$971M
$9.19M 0.01%
398,639
+12,628
+3% +$291K