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
PCMI
2301
DELISTED
PCM, Inc
PCMI
$8.42M 0.01%
862,164
-4,591
-0.5% -$44.9K
NWS icon
2302
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.2B
$8.41M 0.01%
521,504
-10,372
-2% -$167K
VVC
2303
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$8.37M 0.01%
209,816
+5,695
+3% +$227K
HIL
2304
DELISTED
Hill International, Inc. Common Stock
HIL
$8.36M 0.01%
2,090,229
+176,420
+9% +$706K
ERF
2305
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$8.35M 0.01%
440,055
+4,304
+1% +$81.6K
KOPN icon
2306
Kopin
KOPN
$412M
$8.31M 0.01%
2,444,359
-25,650
-1% -$87.2K
CTO
2307
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$544M
$8.3M 0.01%
623,060
+41,367
+7% +$551K
FPO
2308
DELISTED
First Potomac Realty Trust
FPO
$8.3M 0.01%
706,278
+25,724
+4% +$302K
NUS icon
2309
Nu Skin
NUS
$596M
$8.29M 0.01%
184,188
SNBC
2310
DELISTED
Sun Bancorp Inc
SNBC
$8.27M 0.01%
456,622
+3,738
+0.8% +$67.7K
MFSF
2311
DELISTED
MutualFirst Financial Inc
MFSF
$8.26M 0.01%
367,040
+1,150
+0.3% +$25.9K
PACD
2312
DELISTED
Pacific Drilling S A
PACD
$8.26M 0.01%
99,843
+11,436
+13% +$946K
TKC icon
2313
Turkcell
TKC
$4.86B
$8.22M 0.01%
625,948
-5,717
-0.9% -$75.1K
BGFV icon
2314
Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
$32.8M
$8.21M 0.01%
876,655
-13,219
-1% -$124K
SLH
2315
DELISTED
SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. COM
SLH
$8.2M 0.01%
145,527
+27,369
+23% +$1.54M
ACLS icon
2316
Axcelis
ACLS
$2.69B
$8.19M 0.01%
1,028,278
-20,428
-2% -$163K
CTG
2317
DELISTED
Computer Task Group, Inc.
CTG
$8.16M 0.01%
734,878
-2,291
-0.3% -$25.4K
MIND icon
2318
MIND Technology
MIND
$65.3M
$8.15M 0.01%
73,785
-244
-0.3% -$27K
NFG icon
2319
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.97B
$8.14M 0.01%
116,334
+24,180
+26% +$1.69M
AOSL icon
2320
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$853M
$8.12M 0.01%
863,870
+47,082
+6% +$443K
ULH icon
2321
Universal Logistics Holdings
ULH
$650M
$8.11M 0.01%
334,581
-10,495
-3% -$255K
WEYS icon
2322
Weyco Group
WEYS
$280M
$8.11M 0.01%
322,966
+3,046
+1% +$76.5K
RCMT icon
2323
RCM Technologies
RCMT
$202M
$8.06M 0.01%
1,064,687
-9,086
-0.8% -$68.8K
CSFL
2324
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
$8.05M 0.01%
778,138
-15,622
-2% -$162K
VSEC icon
2325
VSE Corp
VSEC
$3.4B
$8.05M 0.01%
328,408
+13,694
+4% +$336K