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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.36%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TXN icon
226
Texas Instruments
TXN
$170B
$171M 0.09%
2,339,236
+26,610
+1% +$1.94M
WHR icon
227
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.14B
$171M 0.09%
938,966
+26,423
+3% +$4.8M
AXS icon
228
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.76B
$171M 0.09%
2,613,195
-622
-0% -$40.6K
SEB icon
229
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$3.79B
$170M 0.09%
43,095
-483
-1% -$1.91M
FFG
230
DELISTED
FBL Financial Group
FFG
$170M 0.09%
2,176,339
-84,884
-4% -$6.63M
CA
231
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
$170M 0.08%
5,350,520
+22,777
+0.4% +$724K
IBOC icon
232
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.5B
$170M 0.08%
4,164,785
+110,054
+3% +$4.49M
BPOP icon
233
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.59B
$169M 0.08%
3,865,696
+55,074
+1% +$2.41M
J icon
234
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.2B
$169M 0.08%
3,583,206
-249,831
-7% -$11.8M
LOW icon
235
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$148B
$168M 0.08%
2,365,488
+20,113
+0.9% +$1.43M
ACN icon
236
Accenture
ACN
$158B
$168M 0.08%
1,433,099
+54,620
+4% +$6.4M
TDS icon
237
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.54B
$167M 0.08%
5,797,495
+65,709
+1% +$1.9M
ARGO
238
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
$167M 0.08%
2,916,820
-36,387
-1% -$2.09M
AEL
239
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$167M 0.08%
7,408,731
+464,803
+7% +$10.5M
HBAN icon
240
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$26.1B
$167M 0.08%
12,629,434
-816,689
-6% -$10.8M
B
241
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$166M 0.08%
3,507,270
+76,819
+2% +$3.64M
TRMK icon
242
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.46B
$166M 0.08%
4,664,021
+99,319
+2% +$3.54M
TEL icon
243
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61.6B
$165M 0.08%
2,388,322
+45,441
+2% +$3.15M
KB icon
244
KB Financial Group
KB
$28.5B
$165M 0.08%
4,685,856
-186,131
-4% -$6.57M
UFPI icon
245
UFP Industries
UFPI
$6.01B
$165M 0.08%
4,854,909
-182,469
-4% -$6.21M
KEY icon
246
KeyCorp
KEY
$21B
$165M 0.08%
9,049,890
-227,949
-2% -$4.16M
COHR
247
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$165M 0.08%
1,200,852
-234,588
-16% -$32.2M
RNR icon
248
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$11.5B
$165M 0.08%
1,210,792
+9,294
+0.8% +$1.27M
HTH icon
249
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.25B
$165M 0.08%
5,524,136
+161,068
+3% +$4.8M
RIG icon
250
Transocean
RIG
$2.92B
$164M 0.08%
11,128,617
+770,565
+7% +$11.4M