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
RICK icon
2326
RCI Hospitality Holdings
RICK
$302M
$7.96M 0.01%
706,613
+10,991
+2% +$124K
JCP
2327
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
$7.95M 0.01%
921,440
-23,814
-3% -$205K
FSL
2328
DELISTED
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
FSL
$7.92M 0.01%
324,823
-2,727
-0.8% -$66.5K
SGC icon
2329
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$191M
$7.91M 0.01%
1,077,658
+4,792
+0.4% +$35.2K
URBN icon
2330
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.19B
$7.88M 0.01%
216,014
+2,015
+0.9% +$73.5K
PPIH icon
2331
Perma-Pipe International
PPIH
$250M
$7.86M 0.01%
577,834
+8,796
+2% +$120K
POZN
2332
DELISTED
POZEN INC
POZN
$7.86M 0.01%
982,782
-3,166
-0.3% -$25.3K
PGC icon
2333
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$513M
$7.84M 0.01%
356,488
+3,207
+0.9% +$70.6K
VSEC icon
2334
VSE Corp
VSEC
$3.44B
$7.81M 0.01%
296,538
+3,534
+1% +$93.1K
ESBF
2335
DELISTED
E S B FINL CORP
ESBF
$7.81M 0.01%
597,817
+200
+0% +$2.61K
RTK
2336
DELISTED
Rentech, Inc.
RTK
$7.79M 0.01%
410,103
-5,288
-1% -$100K
DLB icon
2337
Dolby
DLB
$6.89B
$7.78M 0.01%
174,918
+1,192
+0.7% +$53K
GNC
2338
DELISTED
GNC Holdings, Inc.
GNC
$7.78M 0.01%
176,793
+38,555
+28% +$1.7M
SNEX icon
2339
StoneX
SNEX
$5.15B
$7.77M 0.01%
929,921
+20,997
+2% +$176K
TECUA
2340
DELISTED
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS CO CL-A
TECUA
$7.76M 0.01%
1,123,867
-11,340
-1% -$78.2K
PCBK
2341
DELISTED
Pacific Continental Corp
PCBK
$7.75M 0.01%
563,445
+3,716
+0.7% +$51.1K
RCKY icon
2342
Rocky Brands
RCKY
$216M
$7.74M 0.01%
538,126
+3,599
+0.7% +$51.8K
HSH
2343
DELISTED
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO
HSH
$7.74M 0.01%
207,796
+16,601
+9% +$618K
MSEX icon
2344
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$967M
$7.73M 0.01%
354,118
-6
-0% -$131
MSM icon
2345
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.1B
$7.71M 0.01%
89,067
+6,203
+7% +$537K
CSFL
2346
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
$7.7M 0.01%
705,078
+29,082
+4% +$318K
GHM icon
2347
Graham Corp
GHM
$546M
$7.7M 0.01%
241,621
+732
+0.3% +$23.3K
LNT icon
2348
Alliant Energy
LNT
$16.7B
$7.68M 0.01%
270,596
+17,296
+7% +$491K
EBSB
2349
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$7.65M 0.01%
732,718
+5,853
+0.8% +$61.1K
FDS icon
2350
Factset
FDS
$13.9B
$7.62M 0.01%
70,725
+8,347
+13% +$900K