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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$12.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.24B
Cap. Flow %
0.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,905
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.38%
3 Technology 12.82%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.08%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AL icon
226
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.12B
$189M 0.08%
4,423,239
-86,065
-2% -$3.67M
CRS icon
227
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$12.3B
$188M 0.08%
3,922,621
+605
+0% +$29.1K
TCF
228
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$188M 0.08%
11,049,054
+370,479
+3% +$6.31M
TGT icon
229
Target
TGT
$42.3B
$188M 0.08%
3,186,874
+1,058,000
+50% +$62.4M
KLXI
230
DELISTED
KLX Inc.
KLXI
$188M 0.08%
4,213,168
+367,663
+10% +$16.4M
MAN icon
231
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$1.91B
$188M 0.08%
1,591,751
-26,248
-2% -$3.09M
ATGE icon
232
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.83B
$188M 0.08%
5,230,888
-44,011
-0.8% -$1.58M
J icon
233
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.4B
$186M 0.08%
3,858,313
+24,124
+0.6% +$1.16M
PTEN icon
234
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$2.18B
$186M 0.08%
8,875,468
-251,350
-3% -$5.26M
CMC icon
235
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.63B
$186M 0.08%
9,761,825
+22,826
+0.2% +$434K
DOC icon
236
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.8B
$186M 0.08%
6,668,908
+130,892
+2% +$3.64M
KFY icon
237
Korn Ferry
KFY
$3.83B
$184M 0.08%
4,678,945
+102,976
+2% +$4.06M
AF
238
DELISTED
Astoria Financial Corporation
AF
$184M 0.08%
8,555,186
+8,844
+0.1% +$190K
PWR icon
239
Quanta Services
PWR
$55.5B
$184M 0.08%
4,910,693
+212,294
+5% +$7.93M
SEB icon
240
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$3.78B
$183M 0.08%
40,645
-1,227
-3% -$5.53M
CNX icon
241
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.18B
$183M 0.08%
12,963,466
+1,570,694
+14% +$22.2M
MGM icon
242
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$9.98B
$183M 0.08%
5,610,995
+221,406
+4% +$7.22M
TPH icon
243
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$3.25B
$183M 0.08%
13,226,320
-160,198
-1% -$2.21M
BKNG icon
244
Booking.com
BKNG
$178B
$182M 0.08%
99,376
-2,619
-3% -$4.79M
SJM icon
245
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12B
$182M 0.08%
1,733,594
+27,182
+2% +$2.85M
AFG icon
246
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.6B
$182M 0.08%
1,755,852
-43,950
-2% -$4.55M
IBOC icon
247
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.45B
$182M 0.08%
4,529,495
+40,009
+0.9% +$1.6M
DGI
248
DELISTED
DigitalGlobe Inc.
DGI
$181M 0.08%
5,136,225
-91,366
-2% -$3.22M
AVGO icon
249
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.58T
$178M 0.08%
7,348,900
-244,460
-3% -$5.93M
UNFI icon
250
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$1.75B
$178M 0.08%
4,269,142
+258,676
+6% +$10.8M