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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$352M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$227M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$208M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$205M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$187M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.96%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AFAM
2301
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
$8.38M 0.01%
362,884
+12,198
+3% +$282K
OPY icon
2302
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$809M
$8.38M 0.01%
298,835
+16,586
+6% +$465K
FPO
2303
DELISTED
First Potomac Realty Trust
FPO
$8.37M 0.01%
648,148
+27,733
+4% +$358K
DTLK
2304
DELISTED
Datalink Corp
DTLK
$8.36M 0.01%
599,862
+29,119
+5% +$406K
IDXX icon
2305
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$50.6B
$8.35M 0.01%
137,556
+18,580
+16% +$1.13M
ESSA
2306
DELISTED
ESSA Bancorp
ESSA
$8.34M 0.01%
767,279
+750
+0.1% +$8.15K
INFA
2307
DELISTED
INFORMATICA CORP
INFA
$8.26M 0.01%
218,538
+995
+0.5% +$37.6K
SPY icon
2308
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$670B
$8.25M 0.01%
44,100
ACH
2309
DELISTED
Alum Corp of China Limited
ACH
$8.21M 0.01%
951,270
-23,623
-2% -$204K
ALCO icon
2310
Alico
ALCO
$260M
$8.2M 0.01%
217,535
SCX
2311
DELISTED
The L.S. Starrett Company
SCX
$8.19M 0.01%
514,116
+6,800
+1% +$108K
NATH icon
2312
Nathan's Famous
NATH
$442M
$8.18M 0.01%
166,909
-2,625
-2% -$129K
ENZ
2313
DELISTED
Enzo Biochem, Inc.
ENZ
$8.15M 0.01%
1,959,141
-10,544
-0.5% -$43.9K
GSIG
2314
DELISTED
GSI GROUP INC COM STK (CDA)
GSIG
$8.14M 0.01%
623,407
+22,313
+4% +$291K
AP icon
2315
Ampco-Pittsburgh
AP
$56.1M
$8.13M 0.01%
430,636
+4,815
+1% +$90.9K
PNW icon
2316
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$10.5B
$8.1M 0.01%
148,191
+566
+0.4% +$30.9K
SUNE
2317
SUNation Energy, Inc. Common Stock
SUNE
$4.91M
$8.1M 0.01%
1
ALU
2318
DELISTED
ALCATEL-LUCENT ADR
ALU
$8.1M 0.01%
2,076,543
-28,364
-1% -$111K
ADEP
2319
DELISTED
ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. NEW
ADEP
$8.1M 0.01%
426,073
-2,600
-0.6% -$49.4K
UTI icon
2320
Universal Technical Institute
UTI
$1.52B
$8.09M 0.01%
624,697
+21,921
+4% +$284K
SIF icon
2321
SIFCO Industries
SIF
$45.1M
$8.06M 0.01%
264,029
+1,601
+0.6% +$48.9K
CLB icon
2322
Core Laboratories
CLB
$588M
$8.04M 0.01%
40,493
+5,985
+17% +$1.19M
TWGP
2323
DELISTED
TOWER GROUP INTL LTD COM STK (BERMUDA)
TWGP
$8.03M 0.01%
2,975,543
+9,817
+0.3% +$26.5K
PRCP
2324
DELISTED
Perceptron Inc
PRCP
$8M 0.01%
659,523
+22,185
+3% +$269K
CFNB
2325
DELISTED
California First National Banc
CFNB
$7.98M 0.01%
519,903
-3,252
-0.6% -$49.9K