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
PAMT
2326
PAMT CORP Common Stock
PAMT
$258M
$6.46M 0.01%
+2,538,728
New +$6.46M
VLTR
2327
DELISTED
VOLTERRA SEMCONDUCTOR CORP
VLTR
$6.45M 0.01%
+456,600
New +$6.45M
VRA icon
2328
Vera Bradley
VRA
$61.5M
$6.44M 0.01%
+297,517
New +$6.44M
CECO icon
2329
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$1.7B
$6.44M 0.01%
+523,804
New +$6.44M
AFAM
2330
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
$6.43M 0.01%
+338,257
New +$6.43M
RHI icon
2331
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$6.41M 0.01%
+192,987
New +$6.41M
PCBK
2332
DELISTED
Pacific Continental Corp
PCBK
$6.41M 0.01%
+546,562
New +$6.41M
CNOB icon
2333
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.26B
$6.4M 0.01%
+503,969
New +$6.4M
VASC
2334
DELISTED
Vascular Solutions Inc
VASC
$6.39M 0.01%
+434,057
New +$6.39M
MCBC
2335
DELISTED
Macatawa Bank Corp
MCBC
$6.38M 0.01%
+1,265,882
New +$6.38M
CVLG icon
2336
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$576M
$6.37M 0.01%
+2,040,634
New +$6.37M
PPIH icon
2337
Perma-Pipe International
PPIH
$247M
$6.36M 0.01%
+559,503
New +$6.36M
MUX icon
2338
McEwen Inc.
MUX
$748M
$6.35M 0.01%
+377,913
New +$6.35M
INFA
2339
DELISTED
INFORMATICA CORP
INFA
$6.34M 0.01%
+181,084
New +$6.34M
CCK icon
2340
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11.2B
$6.33M 0.01%
+154,030
New +$6.33M
HTBK icon
2341
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
$624M
$6.33M 0.01%
+904,634
New +$6.33M
QLTY
2342
DELISTED
QUALITY DISTR INC FLA
QLTY
$6.32M 0.01%
+714,415
New +$6.32M
CPHD
2343
DELISTED
Cepheid Inc
CPHD
$6.29M 0.01%
+182,639
New +$6.29M
MBVT
2344
DELISTED
Merchants Bancshares Inc
MBVT
$6.28M 0.01%
+212,258
New +$6.28M
AAP icon
2345
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.66B
$6.27M 0.01%
+77,274
New +$6.27M
CE icon
2346
Celanese
CE
$4.99B
$6.25M 0.01%
+139,429
New +$6.25M
RSYS
2347
DELISTED
Radisys Corp
RSYS
$6.24M 0.01%
+1,296,692
New +$6.24M
CLF icon
2348
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$5.78B
$6.23M 0.01%
+383,154
New +$6.23M
SLI
2349
DELISTED
S L INDUSTRIES INC (DELAWARE)
SLI
$6.21M 0.01%
+247,740
New +$6.21M
WDR
2350
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
$6.21M 0.01%
+142,678
New +$6.21M