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
LNC icon
251
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.98B
$164M 0.08%
2,470,416
-7,988
-0.3% -$529K
OIS icon
252
Oil States International
OIS
$334M
$164M 0.08%
4,192,487
+208,486
+5% +$8.13M
TCF
253
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$161M 0.08%
2,973,510
-98,974
-3% -$5.36M
FCN icon
254
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.46B
$161M 0.08%
3,561,568
+5,055
+0.1% +$228K
PBF icon
255
PBF Energy
PBF
$3.3B
$160M 0.08%
5,744,973
+584,817
+11% +$16.3M
KSS icon
256
Kohl's
KSS
$1.86B
$160M 0.08%
3,242,467
+21,891
+0.7% +$1.08M
L icon
257
Loews
L
$20B
$160M 0.08%
3,415,224
+10,374
+0.3% +$486K
VALE icon
258
Vale
VALE
$44.4B
$159M 0.08%
20,929,880
-979,277
-4% -$7.46M
BHI
259
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
$159M 0.08%
2,452,456
+1,748
+0.1% +$114K
SKYW icon
260
Skywest
SKYW
$4.81B
$159M 0.08%
4,366,613
-13,437
-0.3% -$490K
PBCT
261
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$159M 0.08%
8,205,288
-357,774
-4% -$6.93M
AGCO icon
262
AGCO
AGCO
$8.28B
$159M 0.08%
2,744,493
+31,738
+1% +$1.84M
PFS icon
263
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$2.61B
$159M 0.08%
5,606,072
-13,356
-0.2% -$378K
PAG icon
264
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.4B
$159M 0.08%
3,060,158
-129,368
-4% -$6.71M
COST icon
265
Costco
COST
$427B
$158M 0.08%
988,944
+39,879
+4% +$6.39M
YHOO
266
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
$158M 0.08%
4,094,251
-18,690
-0.5% -$723K
RRX icon
267
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.66B
$158M 0.08%
2,285,582
+96,686
+4% +$6.7M
OSK icon
268
Oshkosh
OSK
$8.93B
$158M 0.08%
2,442,918
-314,654
-11% -$20.3M
SSL icon
269
Sasol
SSL
$4.51B
$157M 0.08%
5,507,056
-88,467
-2% -$2.53M
MGM icon
270
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$9.98B
$157M 0.08%
5,445,364
+98,488
+2% +$2.84M
AGO icon
271
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.91B
$157M 0.08%
4,151,787
+49,213
+1% +$1.86M
PKX icon
272
POSCO
PKX
$15.5B
$157M 0.08%
2,980,104
-119,805
-4% -$6.3M
X
273
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$156M 0.08%
4,710,071
+161,647
+4% +$5.34M
PWR icon
274
Quanta Services
PWR
$55.5B
$155M 0.08%
4,453,201
-66,150
-1% -$2.31M
DAR icon
275
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$5.07B
$155M 0.08%
11,968,166
+601,203
+5% +$7.76M