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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$352M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$227M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$208M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$205M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$187M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.96%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CRD.A icon
2426
Crawford & Co Class A
CRD.A
$540M
$6.66M 0.01%
713,072
+1,400
+0.2% +$13.1K
CHSP
2427
DELISTED
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
CHSP
$6.61M ﹤0.01%
256,952
+33,778
+15% +$869K
NAT icon
2428
Nordic American Tanker
NAT
$692M
$6.61M ﹤0.01%
686,575
-265,159
-28% -$2.55M
GST
2429
DELISTED
Gastar Exploration Inc.
GST
$6.55M ﹤0.01%
1,196,924
+466,746
+64% +$2.55M
SRT
2430
DELISTED
Startek Inc.
SRT
$6.54M ﹤0.01%
949,092
+925
+0.1% +$6.37K
LMOS
2431
DELISTED
Lumos Networks Corp
LMOS
$6.54M ﹤0.01%
489,084
+39,102
+9% +$523K
AWAY
2432
DELISTED
HOMEAWAY INC COM
AWAY
$6.52M ﹤0.01%
173,149
-51,207
-23% -$1.93M
MTL
2433
DELISTED
Mechel PAO American Depository Shares, each representing two ordinary shares (ADSs)
MTL
$6.52M ﹤0.01%
1,574,555
-42,997
-3% -$178K
DMRC icon
2434
Digimarc
DMRC
$198M
$6.51M ﹤0.01%
207,260
-5,350
-3% -$168K
SSTK icon
2435
Shutterstock
SSTK
$750M
$6.5M ﹤0.01%
+89,551
New +$6.5M
TOWR
2436
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
$6.5M ﹤0.01%
238,841
+84,424
+55% +$2.3M
CGG
2437
DELISTED
CGG
CGG
$6.5M ﹤0.01%
12,688
-100
-0.8% -$51.2K
FRS
2438
DELISTED
FRISCH'S RESTAURANTS INC
FRS
$6.47M ﹤0.01%
273,447
+1,405
+0.5% +$33.3K
CPL
2439
DELISTED
CPFL Energia S.A.
CPL
$6.47M ﹤0.01%
418,559
-15,180
-3% -$235K
EGIO
2440
DELISTED
Edgio, Inc. Common Stock
EGIO
$6.47M ﹤0.01%
74,152
-254
-0.3% -$22.1K
KYO
2441
DELISTED
Kyocera Adr
KYO
$6.45M ﹤0.01%
142,510
+400
+0.3% +$18.1K
ESI
2442
DELISTED
ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC
ESI
$6.42M ﹤0.01%
223,885
-3,011
-1% -$86.3K
UN
2443
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$6.42M ﹤0.01%
156,080
+65,425
+72% +$2.69M
TIS
2444
DELISTED
Orchids Paper Products, Inc.
TIS
$6.4M ﹤0.01%
209,253
+18,188
+10% +$557K
QADA
2445
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
$6.38M ﹤0.01%
312,359
+1,230
+0.4% +$25.1K
NFG icon
2446
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.95B
$6.38M ﹤0.01%
91,087
+7,715
+9% +$540K
EVER
2447
DELISTED
Everbank Financial Corp
EVER
$6.38M ﹤0.01%
+323,285
New +$6.38M
TSBK icon
2448
Timberland Bancorp
TSBK
$285M
$6.38M ﹤0.01%
595,956
NBBC
2449
DELISTED
NEWBRIDGE BANCORP CLASS A COM STK (NC)
NBBC
$6.37M ﹤0.01%
892,639
+12,351
+1% +$88.2K
SNN icon
2450
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$16.7B
$6.36M ﹤0.01%
207,853
+11,200
+6% +$343K