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
HK
2351
DELISTED
Halcon Resources Corporation
HK
$6.19M 0.01%
+6,333
New +$6.19M
ASFI
2352
DELISTED
Asta Funding Inc
ASFI
$6.18M 0.01%
+713,993
New +$6.18M
MDVN
2353
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
$6.17M 0.01%
+250,748
New +$6.17M
MCRS
2354
DELISTED
MICROS SYSTEMS INC
MCRS
$6.16M 0.01%
+142,777
New +$6.16M
NATI
2355
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
$6.15M 0.01%
+220,136
New +$6.15M
BOOM icon
2356
DMC Global
BOOM
$145M
$6.15M 0.01%
+372,481
New +$6.15M
AWK icon
2357
American Water Works
AWK
$27.2B
$6.15M 0.01%
+149,109
New +$6.15M
ARX
2358
DELISTED
AEROFLEX HLDG CORP (DE)
ARX
$6.14M 0.01%
+777,663
New +$6.14M
LSTR icon
2359
Landstar System
LSTR
$4.46B
$6.13M 0.01%
+119,003
New +$6.13M
TNDM
2360
DELISTED
NEUTRAL TANDEM, INC. COM
TNDM
$6.11M 0.01%
+1,061,695
New +$6.11M
CCU icon
2361
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.21B
$6.1M 0.01%
+213,307
New +$6.1M
CCF
2362
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$6.09M 0.01%
+272,248
New +$6.09M
LNT icon
2363
Alliant Energy
LNT
$16.7B
$6.08M 0.01%
+241,064
New +$6.08M
VVC
2364
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$6.08M 0.01%
+179,616
New +$6.08M
SHPG
2365
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$6.07M 0.01%
+63,810
New +$6.07M
KRO icon
2366
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$694M
$6.07M 0.01%
+373,507
New +$6.07M
EOX
2367
DELISTED
EMERALD OIL INC (MT)
EOX
$6.06M 0.01%
+44,148
New +$6.06M
TLM
2368
DELISTED
TALISMAN ENERGY INC
TLM
$6.05M 0.01%
+529,550
New +$6.05M
UNAM
2369
DELISTED
Unico American Corp
UNAM
$6.04M 0.01%
+483,018
New +$6.04M
UTI icon
2370
Universal Technical Institute
UTI
$1.48B
$6.03M 0.01%
+583,864
New +$6.03M
AOSL icon
2371
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$853M
$6.03M 0.01%
+788,952
New +$6.03M
HLF icon
2372
Herbalife
HLF
$986M
$6.03M 0.01%
+266,970
New +$6.03M
SUNE
2373
SUNation Energy, Inc. Common Stock
SUNE
$4.87M
$6.02M 0.01%
+1
New +$6.02M
SMG icon
2374
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.51B
$6.02M 0.01%
+124,530
New +$6.02M
DVR
2375
DELISTED
CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL INC COM
DVR
$6.01M 0.01%
+3,198,807
New +$6.01M