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

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
CSR
2351
Centerspace
CSR
$979M
$8.26M 0.01%
101,065
+13,871
+16% +$1.13M
TAST
2352
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
$8.26M 0.01%
1,082,229
+94,118
+10% +$718K
BBBY
2353
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.
BBBY
$596M
$8.25M 0.01%
411,205
+4,840
+1% +$97.1K
PCMI
2354
DELISTED
PCM, Inc
PCMI
$8.24M 0.01%
865,740
+3,576
+0.4% +$34K
SPIL
2355
DELISTED
Siliconware Precision Industries Co Ltd
SPIL
$8.24M 0.01%
1,090,712
+12,307
+1% +$93K
KEM
2356
DELISTED
KEMET Corporation
KEM
$8.24M 0.01%
1,960,944
+49,392
+3% +$207K
VICR icon
2357
Vicor
VICR
$2.28B
$8.22M 0.01%
679,195
-11,169
-2% -$135K
NWS icon
2358
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.2B
$8.2M 0.01%
543,639
+22,135
+4% +$334K
NUS icon
2359
Nu Skin
NUS
$596M
$8.19M 0.01%
187,273
+3,085
+2% +$135K
MLAB icon
2360
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$339M
$8.18M 0.01%
105,808
+1,173
+1% +$90.7K
SNN icon
2361
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$16.4B
$8.16M 0.01%
222,160
-3
-0% -$110
MFSF
2362
DELISTED
MutualFirst Financial Inc
MFSF
$8.16M 0.01%
371,483
+4,443
+1% +$97.6K
CLB icon
2363
Core Laboratories
CLB
$581M
$8.15M 0.01%
67,752
+3,464
+5% +$417K
ZEP
2364
DELISTED
ZEP INC COM STK (DE)
ZEP
$8.14M 0.01%
537,559
+24,569
+5% +$372K
NBHC icon
2365
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.46B
$8.12M 0.01%
418,104
+165,915
+66% +$3.22M
HTBK icon
2366
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
$624M
$8.06M 0.01%
912,447
+6,799
+0.8% +$60K
PQUE
2367
DELISTED
PETROQUEST ENERGY INC (DE)
PQUE
$8.04M 0.01%
2,150,763
-73,381
-3% -$274K
AOSL icon
2368
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$853M
$8.01M 0.01%
904,618
+40,748
+5% +$361K
FSL
2369
DELISTED
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
FSL
$8M 0.01%
316,978
+16,773
+6% +$423K
NRC icon
2370
National Research Corp
NRC
$369M
$7.99M 0.01%
570,758
+5,352
+0.9% +$74.9K
RELX icon
2371
RELX
RELX
$84.9B
$7.97M 0.01%
468,396
+31,152
+7% +$530K
FEIM icon
2372
Frequency Electronics
FEIM
$264M
$7.96M 0.01%
696,397
+2,725
+0.4% +$31.1K
INWK
2373
DELISTED
InnerWorkings, Inc.
INWK
$7.94M 0.01%
1,019,663
+152,241
+18% +$1.19M
LION
2374
DELISTED
Fidelity Southern Corporation
LION
$7.94M 0.01%
492,713
+53,586
+12% +$863K
HIL
2375
DELISTED
Hill International, Inc. Common Stock
HIL
$7.87M 0.01%
2,048,246
-41,983
-2% -$161K