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
BOLT
2351
DELISTED
BOLT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
BOLT
$7.58M 0.01%
345,592
-1,783
-0.5% -$39.1K
MSEX icon
2352
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$975M
$7.57M 0.01%
386,011
+13,813
+4% +$271K
RDNT icon
2353
RadNet
RDNT
$5.62B
$7.56M 0.01%
1,141,852
+191,869
+20% +$1.27M
BFS
2354
Saul Centers
BFS
$785M
$7.52M 0.01%
160,768
+300
+0.2% +$14K
DDD icon
2355
3D Systems Corporation
DDD
$285M
$7.5M 0.01%
161,754
-66,430
-29% -$3.08M
SNN icon
2356
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$16.4B
$7.48M 0.01%
222,163
HTBK icon
2357
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
$627M
$7.44M 0.01%
905,648
-14,024
-2% -$115K
PCBK
2358
DELISTED
Pacific Continental Corp
PCBK
$7.43M 0.01%
578,177
+2,237
+0.4% +$28.7K
DISCA
2359
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series A Common Stock
DISCA
$7.42M 0.01%
196,404
-226,193
-54% -$8.55M
RY icon
2360
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$204B
$7.42M 0.01%
103,823
+4,152
+4% +$297K
FEIM icon
2361
Frequency Electronics
FEIM
$282M
$7.4M 0.01%
693,672
-2,505
-0.4% -$26.7K
ARAY icon
2362
Accuray
ARAY
$186M
$7.4M 0.01%
1,018,797
-343,620
-25% -$2.49M
EGIO
2363
DELISTED
Edgio, Inc. Common Stock
EGIO
$7.39M 0.01%
79,153
+3,077
+4% +$287K
IBA
2364
DELISTED
Industrias Bachoco SAB De C.V.
IBA
$7.38M 0.01%
123,612
+24,647
+25% +$1.47M
NRC icon
2365
National Research Corp
NRC
$370M
$7.36M 0.01%
565,406
+1,722
+0.3% +$22.4K
UTMD icon
2366
Utah Medical Products
UTMD
$198M
$7.36M 0.01%
150,846
-400
-0.3% -$19.5K
SPIL
2367
DELISTED
Siliconware Precision Industries Co Ltd
SPIL
$7.36M 0.01%
1,078,405
-11,090
-1% -$75.6K
BEBE
2368
DELISTED
Bebe Stores Inc
BEBE
$7.34M 0.01%
316,289
-12,113
-4% -$281K
SRT
2369
DELISTED
Startek Inc.
SRT
$7.31M 0.01%
944,992
-3,490
-0.4% -$27K
VVTV
2370
DELISTED
VALUEVISION MEDIA INC
VVTV
$7.27M 0.01%
1,417,152
-25,478
-2% -$131K
KRO icon
2371
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$705M
$7.27M 0.01%
527,437
+84,033
+19% +$1.16M
TECH icon
2372
Bio-Techne
TECH
$8B
$7.27M 0.01%
310,796
+6,024
+2% +$141K
DEST
2373
DELISTED
Destination Maternity Corporation
DEST
$7.25M 0.01%
469,382
-3,387
-0.7% -$52.3K
GHM icon
2374
Graham Corp
GHM
$538M
$7.22M 0.01%
251,106
-2,711
-1% -$77.9K
LIOX
2375
DELISTED
Lionbridge Technologies
LIOX
$7.2M 0.01%
1,600,845
+48,079
+3% +$216K