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
TSYS
2351
DELISTED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYS INC "A"
TSYS
$7.62M 0.01%
3,312,496
+11,937
+0.4% +$27.5K
BRKR icon
2352
Bruker
BRKR
$4.91B
$7.62M 0.01%
334,321
+1,974
+0.6% +$45K
AVP
2353
DELISTED
Avon Products, Inc.
AVP
$7.62M 0.01%
520,462
-3,651
-0.7% -$53.4K
VVC
2354
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$7.61M 0.01%
193,257
+2,296
+1% +$90.4K
PHX
2355
DELISTED
PHX Minerals
PHX
$7.6M 0.01%
348,470
+3,944
+1% +$86K
IRE
2356
DELISTED
GOVERNOR-BK OF IRELND ADS NEW
IRE
$7.58M 0.01%
391,683
-176
-0% -$3.41K
BFS
2357
Saul Centers
BFS
$785M
$7.58M 0.01%
160,096
+136
+0.1% +$6.44K
ESV
2358
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
$7.55M 0.01%
35,763
+97
+0.3% +$20.5K
FEIM icon
2359
Frequency Electronics
FEIM
$292M
$7.55M 0.01%
698,293
SLGN icon
2360
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.73B
$7.54M 0.01%
304,760
+2,152
+0.7% +$53.3K
DKS icon
2361
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$20B
$7.54M 0.01%
138,035
+8,070
+6% +$441K
ABAX
2362
DELISTED
Abaxis Inc
ABAX
$7.53M 0.01%
193,571
+24,030
+14% +$934K
SIRI icon
2363
SiriusXM
SIRI
$7.9B
$7.51M 0.01%
234,791
-340
-0.1% -$10.9K
DYAX
2364
DELISTED
DYAX CORPORATION
DYAX
$7.51M 0.01%
836,063
-13,000
-2% -$117K
BB icon
2365
BlackBerry
BB
$2.3B
$7.49M 0.01%
927,126
+20,372
+2% +$165K
WSTL
2366
DELISTED
Westell Technologies Inc
WSTL
$7.46M 0.01%
505,509
-13,190
-3% -$195K
MUX icon
2367
McEwen Inc.
MUX
$748M
$7.44M 0.01%
313,846
-56,998
-15% -$1.35M
SNBC
2368
DELISTED
Sun Bancorp Inc
SNBC
$7.43M 0.01%
442,246
+640
+0.1% +$10.8K
SPIL
2369
DELISTED
Siliconware Precision Industries Co Ltd
SPIL
$7.41M 0.01%
1,113,708
-171,118
-13% -$1.14M
TD icon
2370
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$131B
$7.4M 0.01%
157,517
-4,817
-3% -$226K
MDVN
2371
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
$7.39M 0.01%
229,670
+2,418
+1% +$77.8K
CMT icon
2372
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$180M
$7.39M 0.01%
589,834
+800
+0.1% +$10K
CCK icon
2373
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11.2B
$7.36M 0.01%
164,574
+8,275
+5% +$370K
ECHO
2374
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
$7.36M 0.01%
401,581
+12,989
+3% +$238K
THR icon
2375
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
$849M
$7.33M 0.01%
316,148
+75,083
+31% +$1.74M