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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AVT icon
276
Avnet
AVT
$4.49B
$173M 0.07%
3,983,013
-29,370
-0.7% -$1.27M
SWN
277
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$172M 0.07%
36,663,501
+6,566,095
+22% +$30.8M
TOL icon
278
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14.2B
$171M 0.07%
4,732,943
+42,958
+0.9% +$1.56M
WPC icon
279
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.9B
$171M 0.07%
2,230,690
+328,801
+17% +$25.2M
BBY icon
280
Best Buy
BBY
$16.1B
$170M 0.07%
2,395,153
-19,752
-0.8% -$1.4M
AEO icon
281
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$3.26B
$170M 0.07%
7,664,664
+136,378
+2% +$3.02M
PTEN icon
282
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$2.18B
$169M 0.07%
12,045,085
+2,460,403
+26% +$34.5M
CMC icon
283
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.63B
$169M 0.07%
9,879,738
+100,388
+1% +$1.71M
TMHC icon
284
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$7.1B
$169M 0.07%
9,501,975
+767,180
+9% +$13.6M
MUR icon
285
Murphy Oil
MUR
$3.56B
$169M 0.07%
5,756,173
-60,919
-1% -$1.78M
TRMK icon
286
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.43B
$168M 0.07%
5,007,040
-468,838
-9% -$15.8M
DRE
287
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$167M 0.07%
5,472,389
+47,480
+0.9% +$1.45M
SF icon
288
Stifel
SF
$11.5B
$167M 0.07%
4,745,267
+391,434
+9% +$13.8M
NRG icon
289
NRG Energy
NRG
$28.6B
$166M 0.07%
3,919,103
-20,425
-0.5% -$868K
AU icon
290
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$30.2B
$166M 0.07%
12,687,052
-92,106
-0.7% -$1.21M
SANM icon
291
Sanmina
SANM
$6.44B
$166M 0.07%
5,744,752
+6,772
+0.1% +$195K
ESI icon
292
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.33B
$166M 0.07%
16,401,325
+532,392
+3% +$5.38M
SM icon
293
SM Energy
SM
$3.09B
$165M 0.07%
9,453,370
+736,470
+8% +$12.9M
GIII icon
294
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.12B
$165M 0.07%
4,136,803
-7,519
-0.2% -$300K
STL
295
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$165M 0.07%
8,868,594
-426,940
-5% -$7.95M
LYB icon
296
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$17.7B
$165M 0.07%
1,964,513
+468,335
+31% +$39.4M
ODP icon
297
ODP
ODP
$668M
$165M 0.07%
4,548,258
-124,958
-3% -$4.54M
ALK icon
298
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.28B
$165M 0.07%
2,940,696
+57,015
+2% +$3.2M
AGO icon
299
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.91B
$165M 0.07%
3,709,851
-32,915
-0.9% -$1.46M
SPGI icon
300
S&P Global
SPGI
$164B
$165M 0.07%
782,756
+16,579
+2% +$3.49M