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
+6.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$5.79B
Cap. Flow %
3.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.92%
Holding
3,614
New
69
Increased
2,264
Reduced
893
Closed
98

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$317M
2
SAN icon
Banco Santander
SAN
+$169M
3
T icon
AT&T
T
+$167M
4
F icon
Ford
F
+$101M
5
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$93.8M

Top Sells

1
BSBR icon
Santander
BSBR
+$166M
2
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$102M
3
URS
URS CORP
URS
+$96.4M
4
CAR icon
Avis
CAR
+$77.3M
5
SUNE
SUNEDISON, INC COM
SUNE
+$69.7M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.07%
2 Industrials 13.06%
3 Technology 11.2%
4 Energy 9.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change % 		Capital Flow
NOR
2326
DELISTED
NORANDA ALUM HLDG CORP COM NEW
NOR
$8.81M 0.01%
357,638
+59,882
+20% +$1.48M
CRRC
2327
DELISTED
COURIER CORP
CRRC
$8.8M 0.01%
589,868
+7,450
+1% +$111K
NPK icon
2328
National Presto Industries
NPK
$802M
$8.8M 0.01%
151,540
-114
-0.1% -$6.62K
MXWL
2329
DELISTED
Maxwell Technologies Inc
MXWL
$8.77M 0.01%
961,824
-63,868
-6% -$582K
NBBC
2330
DELISTED
NEWBRIDGE BANCORP CLASS A COM STK (NC)
NBBC
$8.73M 0.01%
1,002,590
+87,299
+10% +$760K
KRO icon
2331
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$694M
$8.69M 0.01%
667,553
+140,116
+27% +$1.82M
SPPI
2332
DELISTED
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc
SPPI
$8.69M 0.01%
1,253,467
+8,900
+0.7% +$61.7K
AOI
2333
DELISTED
Alliance One International, Inc.
AOI
$8.68M 0.01%
549,515
-20,410
-4% -$322K
SAP icon
2334
SAP
SAP
$299B
$8.68M 0.01%
124,556
+2,462
+2% +$171K
CDW icon
2335
CDW
CDW
$21.5B
$8.67M 0.01%
+246,390
New +$8.67M
LYTS icon
2336
LSI Industries
LYTS
$686M
$8.65M 0.01%
1,273,942
-7,869
-0.6% -$53.4K
HBIO icon
2337
Harvard Bioscience
HBIO
$19.7M
$8.61M 0.01%
1,518,526
+10,947
+0.7% +$62.1K
PULB
2338
DELISTED
PULASKI FINANCIAL CORP
PULB
$8.54M 0.01%
692,981
+6,652
+1% +$82K
KSPN
2339
DELISTED
Kaspien Holdings Inc. Common Stock
KSPN
$8.54M 0.01%
129,818
+5,243
+4% +$345K
PCBK
2340
DELISTED
Pacific Continental Corp
PCBK
$8.44M 0.01%
595,157
+16,980
+3% +$241K
DMND
2341
DELISTED
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.
DMND
$8.44M 0.01%
298,928
-7,479
-2% -$211K
ONIT
2342
Onity Group Inc.
ONIT
$367M
$8.44M 0.01%
37,246
-172
-0.5% -$39K
CMT icon
2343
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$182M
$8.41M 0.01%
602,084
+3,750
+0.6% +$52.4K
ENZ
2344
DELISTED
Enzo Biochem, Inc.
ENZ
$8.38M 0.01%
1,888,054
-42,710
-2% -$190K
BRKR icon
2345
Bruker
BRKR
$4.69B
$8.37M 0.01%
426,549
+71,346
+20% +$1.4M
ALOT icon
2346
AstroNova
ALOT
$76.1M
$8.36M 0.01%
506,806
+3,380
+0.7% +$55.8K
ENTR
2347
DELISTED
ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM STK (DE)
ENTR
$8.36M 0.01%
3,303,272
-472
-0% -$1.19K
SZMK
2348
DELISTED
SIZMEK INC COM STK (DE)
SZMK
$8.35M 0.01%
1,333,405
-3,174
-0.2% -$19.9K
LNCO
2349
DELISTED
LINNCO LLC COM SHS REPSTG LTD LIABILITY
LNCO
$8.33M 0.01%
802,871
+100,116
+14% +$1.04M
VRN
2350
DELISTED
Veren
VRN
$8.29M 0.01%
377,765
+314,342
+496% +$6.9M
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