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 13.37%
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
MDR
276
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$168M 0.07%
7,694,212
+717,299
+10% +$15.6M
UNM icon
277
Unum
UNM
$12.6B
$168M 0.07%
3,280,040
-8,669
-0.3% -$443K
ODP icon
278
ODP
ODP
$668M
$168M 0.07%
3,693,725
+290,802
+9% +$13.2M
KNX icon
279
Knight Transportation
KNX
$7B
$167M 0.07%
+4,027,578
New +$167M
LNC icon
280
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.98B
$167M 0.07%
2,273,842
-3,467
-0.2% -$255K
OLN icon
281
Olin
OLN
$2.9B
$167M 0.07%
4,873,749
-31,795
-0.6% -$1.09M
NEM icon
282
Newmont
NEM
$83.7B
$167M 0.07%
4,441,453
-622,681
-12% -$23.4M
DOV icon
283
Dover
DOV
$24.4B
$167M 0.07%
2,256,739
-32,850
-1% -$2.43M
ALB icon
284
Albemarle
ALB
$9.6B
$166M 0.07%
1,219,800
-97,949
-7% -$13.3M
AGO icon
285
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.91B
$166M 0.07%
4,401,306
-40,800
-0.9% -$1.54M
ALLY icon
286
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.7B
$165M 0.07%
6,814,886
+176,020
+3% +$4.27M
LLY icon
287
Eli Lilly
LLY
$652B
$165M 0.07%
1,931,290
-9,917
-0.5% -$848K
BIIB icon
288
Biogen
BIIB
$20.6B
$165M 0.07%
527,331
+8,704
+2% +$2.73M
SF icon
289
Stifel
SF
$11.5B
$164M 0.07%
4,592,712
+386,533
+9% +$13.8M
JHG icon
290
Janus Henderson
JHG
$6.91B
$163M 0.07%
4,688,776
-1,091,727
-19% -$38M
RNR icon
291
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$11.3B
$163M 0.07%
1,204,513
-13,426
-1% -$1.81M
LEN icon
292
Lennar Class A
LEN
$36.7B
$163M 0.07%
3,237,751
+50,502
+2% +$2.54M
LEA icon
293
Lear
LEA
$5.91B
$162M 0.07%
933,481
+42,464
+5% +$7.35M
AVT icon
294
Avnet
AVT
$4.49B
$161M 0.07%
4,101,019
-67,813
-2% -$2.67M
CHU
295
DELISTED
China Unicom (HONG KONG) Limited
CHU
$161M 0.07%
11,476,115
-256,309
-2% -$3.6M
DVA icon
296
DaVita
DVA
$9.86B
$161M 0.07%
2,710,692
+237,987
+10% +$14.1M
MOH icon
297
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$9.47B
$161M 0.07%
2,338,880
-5,444
-0.2% -$374K
CXO
298
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$160M 0.07%
1,213,337
+377,438
+45% +$49.7M
HBAN icon
299
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$25.7B
$160M 0.07%
11,445,454
-42,785
-0.4% -$597K
R icon
300
Ryder
R
$7.64B
$160M 0.07%
1,886,867
-10,207
-0.5% -$863K