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
RICK icon
2326
RCI Hospitality Holdings
RICK
$304M
$8.04M 0.01%
729,403
+5,758
+0.8% +$63.5K
CENT icon
2327
Central Garden & Pet
CENT
$2.24B
$8.03M 0.01%
1,295,353
-6,338
-0.5% -$39.3K
GSIG
2328
DELISTED
GSI GROUP INC COM STK (CDA)
GSIG
$8.01M 0.01%
697,317
+17,965
+3% +$206K
SKUL
2329
DELISTED
SKULLCANDY INC
SKUL
$7.99M 0.01%
1,025,243
+80,546
+9% +$627K
HLF icon
2330
Herbalife
HLF
$986M
$7.96M 0.01%
363,884
+43,642
+14% +$955K
SNEX icon
2331
StoneX
SNEX
$5.04B
$7.95M 0.01%
1,032,073
+32,551
+3% +$251K
SIF icon
2332
SIFCO Industries
SIF
$46.3M
$7.92M 0.01%
263,038
-1,033
-0.4% -$31.1K
PULB
2333
DELISTED
PULASKI FINANCIAL CORP
PULB
$7.89M 0.01%
686,329
+599
+0.1% +$6.89K
KEM
2334
DELISTED
KEMET Corporation
KEM
$7.88M 0.01%
1,911,552
+18,598
+1% +$76.6K
CTRE icon
2335
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$7.62B
$7.86M 0.01%
549,833
-27,498
-5% -$393K
ST icon
2336
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.55B
$7.81M 0.01%
175,211
+43,066
+33% +$1.92M
LYTS icon
2337
LSI Industries
LYTS
$674M
$7.78M 0.01%
1,281,811
-3,845
-0.3% -$23.3K
THRD
2338
DELISTED
TF FINANCIAL CORP COM STK (PA)
THRD
$7.78M 0.01%
187,587
-363
-0.2% -$15.1K
FRS
2339
DELISTED
FRISCH'S RESTAURANTS INC
FRS
$7.75M 0.01%
273,979
-608
-0.2% -$17.2K
CFNB
2340
DELISTED
California First National Banc
CFNB
$7.71M 0.01%
519,751
+551
+0.1% +$8.18K
NATI
2341
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
$7.7M 0.01%
248,861
+6,224
+3% +$193K
CEVA icon
2342
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$564M
$7.69M 0.01%
571,966
+9,040
+2% +$122K
RCKY icon
2343
Rocky Brands
RCKY
$215M
$7.66M 0.01%
543,453
-3,265
-0.6% -$46K
HNP
2344
DELISTED
Huaneng Power Intl, Inc.
HNP
$7.64M 0.01%
174,885
-694
-0.4% -$30.3K
NWY
2345
DELISTED
New York & Co Inc
NWY
$7.62M 0.01%
2,514,751
-20,686
-0.8% -$62.7K
WD icon
2346
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.93B
$7.61M 0.01%
572,402
+11,031
+2% +$147K
LNT icon
2347
Alliant Energy
LNT
$16.7B
$7.61M 0.01%
274,506
+1,956
+0.7% +$54.2K
DLB icon
2348
Dolby
DLB
$6.85B
$7.6M 0.01%
181,891
+6,514
+4% +$272K
BEAT
2349
DELISTED
BioTelemetry, Inc.
BEAT
$7.59M 0.01%
1,130,945
-128,694
-10% -$864K
STRS icon
2350
Stratus Properties
STRS
$159M
$7.58M 0.01%
541,692
-649
-0.1% -$9.09K