Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

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
+3.1%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$106B
AUM Growth
Cap. Flow
+$106B
Cap. Flow %
100%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.59%
Holding
3,585
New
3,585
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.18%
2 Industrials 12.66%
3 Energy 10.8%
4 Technology 9.12%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ORI icon
301
Old Republic International
ORI
$10B
$75.3M 0.07%
+5,853,646
New +$75.3M
BKI
302
DELISTED
BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGY INC
BKI
$74.7M 0.07%
+2,017,965
New +$74.7M
BOBE
303
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
$74.7M 0.07%
+1,590,723
New +$74.7M
CNMD icon
304
CONMED
CNMD
$1.64B
$74.7M 0.07%
+2,391,789
New +$74.7M
SPN
305
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
$74.1M 0.07%
+2,856,770
New +$74.1M
MO icon
306
Altria Group
MO
$112B
$74M 0.07%
+2,114,446
New +$74M
SONY icon
307
Sony
SONY
$162B
$73.7M 0.07%
+17,383,210
New +$73.7M
GILD icon
308
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$73.1M 0.07%
+1,427,833
New +$73.1M
RTI
309
DELISTED
RTI INTL METALS INC(HLDG CO)
RTI
$73M 0.07%
+2,633,152
New +$73M
MTG icon
310
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.47B
$72.7M 0.07%
+11,978,867
New +$72.7M
BZ
311
DELISTED
BOISE INC COM STK (DE)
BZ
$72.7M 0.07%
+8,512,714
New +$72.7M
JNS
312
DELISTED
Janus Capital Group Inc
JNS
$72.6M 0.07%
+8,534,753
New +$72.6M
BKS
313
DELISTED
Barnes & Noble
BKS
$72.4M 0.07%
+6,924,883
New +$72.4M
MGM icon
314
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$10.4B
$72.4M 0.07%
+4,895,833
New +$72.4M
NUE icon
315
Nucor
NUE
$33.3B
$72.3M 0.07%
+1,668,048
New +$72.3M
AIR icon
316
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.72B
$72.2M 0.07%
+3,282,949
New +$72.2M
DK icon
317
Delek US
DK
$1.92B
$72.2M 0.07%
+2,506,903
New +$72.2M
LAD icon
318
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.51B
$71.9M 0.07%
+1,349,582
New +$71.9M
PFG icon
319
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.9B
$71.8M 0.07%
+1,917,906
New +$71.8M
ATVI
320
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$71.7M 0.07%
+5,028,267
New +$71.7M
POST icon
321
Post Holdings
POST
$6.03B
$71.5M 0.07%
+2,502,956
New +$71.5M
TDW icon
322
Tidewater
TDW
$2.79B
$71.5M 0.07%
+38,910
New +$71.5M
EBAY icon
323
eBay
EBAY
$41.2B
$71.4M 0.07%
+3,279,638
New +$71.4M
IM
324
DELISTED
Ingram Micro
IM
$70.9M 0.07%
+3,735,199
New +$70.9M
MMM icon
325
3M
MMM
$81B
$70.8M 0.07%
+774,423
New +$70.8M