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
+5.13%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$10.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.8B
Cap. Flow %
1.12%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.53%
Holding
3,442
New
95
Increased
1,928
Reduced
1,129
Closed
76

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.59%
2 Technology 12.76%
3 Industrials 12.74%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.67%
5 Healthcare 9.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BBBY
226
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$193M 0.08%
9,663,353
+2,231,839
+30% +$44.5M
FCN icon
227
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.46B
$192M 0.08%
3,182,617
-31,589
-1% -$1.91M
PFG icon
228
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.8B
$192M 0.08%
3,631,823
+2,843
+0.1% +$151K
B
229
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$192M 0.08%
3,258,681
-63,015
-2% -$3.71M
AHL
230
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
$192M 0.08%
4,714,711
-4,818
-0.1% -$196K
NEM icon
231
Newmont
NEM
$83.7B
$192M 0.08%
5,089,539
+583,232
+13% +$22M
MUR icon
232
Murphy Oil
MUR
$3.56B
$191M 0.08%
5,663,498
+33,477
+0.6% +$1.13M
STLD icon
233
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.8B
$191M 0.08%
4,161,241
+14,041
+0.3% +$645K
MCK icon
234
McKesson
MCK
$85.5B
$190M 0.08%
1,424,630
+46,386
+3% +$6.19M
ARE icon
235
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.5B
$190M 0.08%
1,503,896
+42,687
+3% +$5.39M
SJM icon
236
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12B
$190M 0.08%
1,763,967
-1,036
-0.1% -$111K
OC icon
237
Owens Corning
OC
$13B
$190M 0.08%
2,990,968
-247,949
-8% -$15.7M
LEN icon
238
Lennar Class A
LEN
$36.7B
$188M 0.07%
3,694,655
-1,128,454
-23% -$57.3M
WTFC icon
239
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$9.34B
$188M 0.07%
2,155,182
-633,560
-23% -$55.2M
CVG
240
DELISTED
Convergys
CVG
$188M 0.07%
7,673,410
-25,302
-0.3% -$618K
ADM icon
241
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$30.2B
$187M 0.07%
4,089,764
-54,698
-1% -$2.51M
NTCT icon
242
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$1.79B
$187M 0.07%
6,309,070
+614,013
+11% +$18.2M
QEP
243
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
$187M 0.07%
15,243,981
+1,677,380
+12% +$20.6M
SSL icon
244
Sasol
SSL
$4.51B
$187M 0.07%
5,112,610
-68,318
-1% -$2.5M
BBY icon
245
Best Buy
BBY
$16.1B
$186M 0.07%
2,492,400
-523,919
-17% -$39.1M
AVNS icon
246
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$590M
$186M 0.07%
3,246,700
-174,597
-5% -$10M
VTRS icon
247
Viatris
VTRS
$12.2B
$185M 0.07%
5,132,430
+644,643
+14% +$23.3M
CPE
248
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
$185M 0.07%
1,726,144
+225,678
+15% +$24.2M
MRO
249
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$185M 0.07%
8,886,008
+904,437
+11% +$18.9M
DOC icon
250
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.8B
$185M 0.07%
7,178,265
+100,296
+1% +$2.59M