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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Top Buys

1
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
+$146M
2
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$114M
3
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$103M
4
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$89.1M
5
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$82.9M

Top Sells

1
FON
SPRINT CORP FON COM
FON
+$201M
2
NWSA
NEWS CORPORATION CL-A
NWSA
+$182M
3
ZTS icon
Zoetis
ZTS
+$106M
4
GS icon
Goldman Sachs
GS
+$77.8M
5
BKI
BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGY INC
BKI
+$74.7M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change % 		Capital Flow
BBBY
2401
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.
BBBY
$596M
$6.62M 0.01%
269,946
+37,430
+16% +$918K
BRKR icon
2402
Bruker
BRKR
$4.69B
$6.61M 0.01%
320,294
+18,163
+6% +$375K
INDT
2403
DELISTED
INDUS Realty Trust, Inc. (MD) Common Stock
INDT
$6.61M 0.01%
205,852
-471
-0.2% -$15.1K
AFAM
2404
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
$6.58M 0.01%
338,625
+368
+0.1% +$7.15K
N
2405
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
$6.58M 0.01%
60,935
– –
PARAA
2406
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class A
PARAA
$6.57M 0.01%
118,648
-1,850
-2% -$102K
EV
2407
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$6.54M 0.01%
168,451
+14,211
+9% +$552K
FRS
2408
DELISTED
FRISCH'S RESTAURANTS INC
FRS
$6.54M 0.01%
270,852
+670
+0.2% +$16.2K
BPZ
2409
DELISTED
BPZ RESOURCES INC COM STK
BPZ
$6.51M 0.01%
3,336,486
-20,497
-0.6% -$40K
ELP icon
2410
Copel
ELP
$6.92B
$6.5M 0.01%
1,163,675
+7,820
+0.7% +$43.7K
CVLG icon
2411
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$576M
$6.49M 0.01%
2,045,836
+5,202
+0.3% +$16.5K
RCMT icon
2412
RCM Technologies
RCMT
$202M
$6.46M 0.01%
1,071,060
-2,748
-0.3% -$16.6K
VGR
2413
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
$6.46M 0.01%
757,885
-37,003
-5% -$315K
MLAB icon
2414
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$339M
$6.41M 0.01%
94,866
-1,364
-1% -$92.2K
EBSB
2415
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$6.4M 0.01%
719,386
+4,328
+0.6% +$38.5K
PPIH icon
2416
Perma-Pipe International
PPIH
$247M
$6.4M 0.01%
560,338
+835
+0.1% +$9.54K
HTCH
2417
DELISTED
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC
HTCH
$6.4M 0.01%
1,837,799
+4,716
+0.3% +$16.4K
ZIXI
2418
DELISTED
Zix Corporation
ZIXI
$6.39M 0.01%
1,307,038
-14,679
-1% -$71.8K
EPI icon
2419
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
$2.93B
$6.39M 0.01%
+417,000
New +$6.39M
ASFI
2420
DELISTED
Asta Funding Inc
ASFI
$6.36M 0.01%
715,098
+1,105
+0.2% +$9.82K
RENT
2421
DELISTED
RENTRAK CORP
RENT
$6.33M 0.01%
194,093
-3,727
-2% -$122K
FLOW
2422
DELISTED
FLOW INTL CORP
FLOW
$6.31M 0.01%
1,581,239
+36,970
+2% +$148K
LULU icon
2423
lululemon athletica
LULU
$19B
$6.3M 0.01%
86,257
+6,181
+8% +$452K
AWAY
2424
DELISTED
HOMEAWAY INC COM
AWAY
$6.29M 0.01%
224,586
+88,204
+65% +$2.47M
DMND
2425
DELISTED
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.
DMND
$6.27M 0.01%
265,876
+9,024
+4% +$213K
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