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
EXAS icon
2401
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$10.4B
$6.87M ﹤0.01%
354,668
AVP
2402
DELISTED
Avon Products, Inc.
AVP
$6.87M ﹤0.01%
545,458
+32,006
+6% +$403K
RTK
2403
DELISTED
Rentech, Inc.
RTK
$6.86M ﹤0.01%
401,061
-2,393
-0.6% -$40.9K
CWCO icon
2404
Consolidated Water Co
CWCO
$529M
$6.86M ﹤0.01%
587,059
-3,301
-0.6% -$38.6K
IVAC
2405
DELISTED
Intevac Inc
IVAC
$6.86M ﹤0.01%
1,027,847
-31,615
-3% -$211K
INN
2406
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$621M
$6.83M ﹤0.01%
633,106
+79,124
+14% +$853K
SALM
2407
DELISTED
Salem Media Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SALM
$6.82M ﹤0.01%
896,775
-3,594
-0.4% -$27.3K
NES
2408
DELISTED
NUVERRA ENVIRONMENTAL INC NEW COM STK (DE)
NES
$6.79M ﹤0.01%
460,205
-1,594
-0.3% -$23.5K
FXCB
2409
DELISTED
FOX CHASE BANCORP INC COM STK (MD)
FXCB
$6.76M ﹤0.01%
414,301
-1,888
-0.5% -$30.8K
EDGW
2410
DELISTED
Edgewater Technology Inc
EDGW
$6.74M ﹤0.01%
980,932
-4,238
-0.4% -$29.1K
CSR
2411
Centerspace
CSR
$980M
$6.71M ﹤0.01%
87,194
+15,780
+22% +$1.22M
PRKS icon
2412
United Parks & Resorts
PRKS
$2.79B
$6.68M ﹤0.01%
347,390
+140,692
+68% +$2.71M
ALOT icon
2413
AstroNova
ALOT
$76.1M
$6.64M ﹤0.01%
503,426
-65
-0% -$857
RCPT
2414
DELISTED
RECEPTOS INC COM STK (DE)
RCPT
$6.61M ﹤0.01%
106,447
+84,539
+386% +$5.25M
KYO
2415
DELISTED
Kyocera Adr
KYO
$6.59M ﹤0.01%
141,207
+408
+0.3% +$19.1K
BRKR icon
2416
Bruker
BRKR
$4.85B
$6.58M ﹤0.01%
355,203
+348
+0.1% +$6.45K
MDVN
2417
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
$6.57M ﹤0.01%
132,838
-94,990
-42% -$4.7M
NMR icon
2418
Nomura Holdings
NMR
$22B
$6.55M ﹤0.01%
1,108,763
+1,500
+0.1% +$8.87K
PRCP
2419
DELISTED
Perceptron Inc
PRCP
$6.53M ﹤0.01%
666,942
+184
+0% +$1.8K
DKS icon
2420
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$20.2B
$6.52M ﹤0.01%
148,592
+2,641
+2% +$116K
NILE
2421
DELISTED
Blue Nile, Inc.
NILE
$6.51M ﹤0.01%
227,980
+5,594
+3% +$160K
HDS
2422
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$6.51M ﹤0.01%
+238,746
New +$6.51M
BZH icon
2423
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$763M
$6.49M ﹤0.01%
386,865
-81,323
-17% -$1.36M
VICR icon
2424
Vicor
VICR
$2.27B
$6.49M ﹤0.01%
690,364
-3,501
-0.5% -$32.9K
LGTY
2425
DELISTED
Logility Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
LGTY
$6.49M ﹤0.01%
735,518
+14,895
+2% +$131K