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
AWAY
2401
DELISTED
HOMEAWAY INC COM
AWAY
$7.37M ﹤0.01%
247,501
+76,322
+45% +$2.27M
EDGW
2402
DELISTED
Edgewater Technology Inc
EDGW
$7.36M ﹤0.01%
980,932
STRS icon
2403
Stratus Properties
STRS
$159M
$7.35M ﹤0.01%
539,691
-2,001
-0.4% -$27.3K
DEST
2404
DELISTED
Destination Maternity Corporation
DEST
$7.34M ﹤0.01%
460,186
-9,196
-2% -$147K
EVHC
2405
DELISTED
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc
EVHC
$7.31M ﹤0.01%
+70,354
New +$7.31M
PFBC icon
2406
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.16B
$7.3M ﹤0.01%
261,847
+17,036
+7% +$475K
LULU icon
2407
lululemon athletica
LULU
$19B
$7.3M ﹤0.01%
130,766
+35,155
+37% +$1.96M
KOS icon
2408
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$799M
$7.28M ﹤0.01%
867,241
+311,896
+56% +$2.62M
CTRE icon
2409
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$7.62B
$7.27M ﹤0.01%
589,472
+39,639
+7% +$489K
GBL
2410
DELISTED
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
GBL
$7.25M ﹤0.01%
151,461
+8,882
+6% +$425K
FTNT icon
2411
Fortinet
FTNT
$61.1B
$7.21M ﹤0.01%
1,176,145
+233,685
+25% +$1.43M
CACB
2412
DELISTED
Cascade Bancorp
CACB
$7.21M ﹤0.01%
1,389,488
-15,368
-1% -$79.8K
FXCB
2413
DELISTED
FOX CHASE BANCORP INC COM STK (MD)
FXCB
$7.18M ﹤0.01%
430,505
+16,204
+4% +$270K
SCOR icon
2414
Comscore
SCOR
$34.1M
$7.16M ﹤0.01%
7,713
QADA
2415
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
$7.15M ﹤0.01%
316,269
+4,410
+1% +$99.8K
AWRE icon
2416
Aware
AWRE
$61.4M
$7.13M ﹤0.01%
1,571,040
+4,472
+0.3% +$20.3K
TIS
2417
DELISTED
Orchids Paper Products, Inc.
TIS
$7.12M ﹤0.01%
244,732
+9,627
+4% +$280K
SALM
2418
DELISTED
Salem Media Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SALM
$7.12M ﹤0.01%
910,147
+13,372
+1% +$105K
DLA
2419
DELISTED
Delta Apparel Inc.
DLA
$7.11M ﹤0.01%
698,563
-1,171
-0.2% -$11.9K
IONS icon
2420
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$10.1B
$7.09M ﹤0.01%
114,803
+36,331
+46% +$2.24M
HTCH
2421
DELISTED
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC
HTCH
$7.08M ﹤0.01%
2,022,881
+125,353
+7% +$439K
BZH icon
2422
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$781M
$7.08M ﹤0.01%
365,607
-21,258
-5% -$412K
ADUS icon
2423
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.03B
$7.08M ﹤0.01%
291,542
+12,445
+4% +$302K
KTCC icon
2424
Key Tronic
KTCC
$38.9M
$6.99M ﹤0.01%
879,802
+1,000
+0.1% +$7.94K
PSUN
2425
DELISTED
PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CAL. INC
PSUN
$6.96M ﹤0.01%
3,191,057
-313,943
-9% -$684K