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
+3.16%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$167B
AUM Growth
+$6.62B
Cap. Flow
+$4.56B
Cap. Flow %
2.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9%
Holding
3,387
New
58
Increased
2,018
Reduced
918
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.43%
2 Industrials 13.69%
3 Technology 12.18%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AF
251
DELISTED
Astoria Financial Corporation
AF
$131M 0.08%
8,270,283
-578
-0% -$9.16K
RNR icon
252
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$11.3B
$131M 0.08%
1,091,000
-2,449
-0.2% -$293K
LPX icon
253
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$6.9B
$131M 0.08%
7,634,105
-690,025
-8% -$11.8M
UDR icon
254
UDR
UDR
$13B
$131M 0.08%
3,391,706
+127,122
+4% +$4.9M
PFG icon
255
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.8B
$131M 0.08%
3,310,269
+11,036
+0.3% +$435K
MHK icon
256
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.65B
$130M 0.08%
683,171
+15,962
+2% +$3.05M
L icon
257
Loews
L
$20B
$130M 0.08%
3,386,621
-15,239
-0.4% -$583K
AGCO icon
258
AGCO
AGCO
$8.28B
$129M 0.08%
2,598,795
+237,794
+10% +$11.8M
KMPR icon
259
Kemper
KMPR
$3.39B
$129M 0.08%
4,355,833
-40,773
-0.9% -$1.21M
BKNG icon
260
Booking.com
BKNG
$178B
$129M 0.08%
99,890
+4,431
+5% +$5.71M
BBY icon
261
Best Buy
BBY
$16.1B
$128M 0.08%
3,934,742
+406,189
+12% +$13.2M
MATX icon
262
Matsons
MATX
$3.36B
$127M 0.08%
3,169,608
+63,011
+2% +$2.53M
AXS icon
263
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.62B
$126M 0.08%
2,279,614
+36,606
+2% +$2.03M
SLG icon
264
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.4B
$125M 0.07%
1,332,260
+24,362
+2% +$2.28M
GVA icon
265
Granite Construction
GVA
$4.73B
$125M 0.07%
2,612,568
+142,633
+6% +$6.82M
CL icon
266
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$68.8B
$124M 0.07%
1,761,563
+33,703
+2% +$2.38M
FCN icon
267
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.46B
$124M 0.07%
3,502,574
+188,012
+6% +$6.68M
DY icon
268
Dycom Industries
DY
$7.19B
$124M 0.07%
1,922,534
-292,921
-13% -$18.9M
TT icon
269
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.1B
$124M 0.07%
2,004,819
+291,132
+17% +$18.1M
BIIB icon
270
Biogen
BIIB
$20.6B
$124M 0.07%
476,646
+57,998
+14% +$15.1M
NDAQ icon
271
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$53.6B
$124M 0.07%
5,601,285
-371,700
-6% -$8.22M
SNP
272
DELISTED
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION ADS (REP 100 ORDINARY H SHARES)
SNP
$124M 0.07%
1,900,091
-4,533
-0.2% -$295K
MTH icon
273
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.89B
$123M 0.07%
6,767,194
+47,452
+0.7% +$865K
EG icon
274
Everest Group
EG
$14.3B
$123M 0.07%
621,383
-14,524
-2% -$2.87M
LMT icon
275
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$108B
$123M 0.07%
553,554
+48,152
+10% +$10.7M