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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.02%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
XL
226
DELISTED
XL Group Ltd.
XL
$131M 0.09%
3,613,538
-2,775,308
-43% -$101M
ALK icon
227
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.24B
$131M 0.09%
1,651,708
-264,444
-14% -$21M
AF
228
DELISTED
Astoria Financial Corporation
AF
$131M 0.09%
8,144,432
+88,239
+1% +$1.42M
EG icon
229
Everest Group
EG
$14.5B
$131M 0.09%
754,923
+1,808
+0.2% +$313K
TGT icon
230
Target
TGT
$42.1B
$130M 0.09%
1,657,292
-190,099
-10% -$15M
KSS icon
231
Kohl's
KSS
$1.84B
$130M 0.09%
2,806,068
+303,250
+12% +$14M
GPK icon
232
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.19B
$130M 0.09%
10,144,527
-2,741,085
-21% -$35.1M
CAR icon
233
Avis
CAR
$5.51B
$130M 0.09%
2,967,687
-207,562
-7% -$9.07M
LPX icon
234
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$6.74B
$130M 0.09%
9,095,936
-1,076,532
-11% -$15.3M
TAP icon
235
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.87B
$129M 0.08%
1,554,765
-9,487
-0.6% -$788K
HON icon
236
Honeywell
HON
$137B
$129M 0.08%
1,428,922
+54,077
+4% +$4.88M
INGR icon
237
Ingredion
INGR
$8.21B
$129M 0.08%
1,476,993
+37,090
+3% +$3.24M
NOV icon
238
NOV
NOV
$4.96B
$128M 0.08%
3,411,651
+153,030
+5% +$5.76M
WDC icon
239
Western Digital
WDC
$31.4B
$128M 0.08%
2,135,729
+91,485
+4% +$5.49M
LNC icon
240
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.19B
$128M 0.08%
2,698,241
-32,098
-1% -$1.52M
AXS icon
241
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.76B
$126M 0.08%
2,353,907
-9,867
-0.4% -$530K
CATY icon
242
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.48B
$126M 0.08%
4,217,867
+95,408
+2% +$2.86M
CCL icon
243
Carnival Corp
CCL
$43.1B
$126M 0.08%
2,541,558
+37,384
+1% +$1.86M
BBY icon
244
Best Buy
BBY
$16.3B
$126M 0.08%
3,399,121
+1,056,921
+45% +$39.2M
KIM icon
245
Kimco Realty
KIM
$15.4B
$126M 0.08%
5,153,926
-53,180
-1% -$1.3M
L icon
246
Loews
L
$20.2B
$126M 0.08%
3,476,649
-34,204
-1% -$1.24M
FCN icon
247
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.45B
$126M 0.08%
3,023,823
+217,395
+8% +$9.02M
DINO icon
248
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.65B
$124M 0.08%
2,541,616
+193,977
+8% +$9.47M
OVTI
249
DELISTED
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC
OVTI
$124M 0.08%
4,711,593
APA icon
250
APA Corp
APA
$8.39B
$124M 0.08%
3,154,750
-256,708
-8% -$10.1M