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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.93%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
KND
301
DELISTED
Kindred Healthcare
KND
$90.3M 0.07%
4,575,422
+176,777
+4% +$3.49M
WBA
302
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$90.3M 0.07%
1,572,276
-21,742
-1% -$1.25M
LOW icon
303
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$148B
$89.7M 0.07%
1,810,049
-20,876
-1% -$1.03M
ETFC
304
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$89.6M 0.07%
4,560,677
+621,581
+16% +$12.2M
MA icon
305
Mastercard
MA
$538B
$89.3M 0.07%
1,069,000
+47,470
+5% +$3.97M
ITGR icon
306
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.73B
$89.3M 0.07%
2,214,154
+6,424
+0.3% +$259K
TRV icon
307
Travelers Companies
TRV
$62.9B
$89.1M 0.07%
984,187
-15,616
-2% -$1.41M
ORI icon
308
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.2B
$89M 0.07%
5,156,419
-606,923
-11% -$10.5M
CADE icon
309
Cadence Bank
CADE
$7.07B
$89M 0.07%
3,500,775
+129,239
+4% +$3.29M
PARA
310
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$88.9M 0.07%
1,394,233
-18,119
-1% -$1.15M
UFPI icon
311
UFP Industries
UFPI
$6.01B
$88.1M 0.07%
5,070,225
+67,587
+1% +$1.17M
HERO
312
DELISTED
HERCULES OFFSHORE INC COM STK
HERO
$88M 0.07%
13,471,163
-9,372
-0.1% -$61.2K
R icon
313
Ryder
R
$7.69B
$87.7M 0.07%
1,188,420
+23,627
+2% +$1.74M
SCHL icon
314
Scholastic
SCHL
$622M
$87.5M 0.07%
2,572,917
-5,872
-0.2% -$200K
AMX icon
315
America Movil
AMX
$58.8B
$87.5M 0.07%
3,742,574
-47,268
-1% -$1.1M
CFN
316
DELISTED
CAREFUSION CORPORATION
CFN
$87.3M 0.07%
2,192,598
-4,761
-0.2% -$190K
RDN icon
317
Radian Group
RDN
$4.79B
$87.2M 0.07%
6,178,768
-2,400,100
-28% -$33.9M
LAD icon
318
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.72B
$86.6M 0.07%
1,247,024
-102,392
-8% -$7.11M
DWA
319
DELISTED
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG INC CL-A
DWA
$86.5M 0.07%
2,436,342
+177,209
+8% +$6.29M
ODP icon
320
ODP
ODP
$641M
$86.2M 0.07%
1,630,327
+793,233
+95% +$42M
AF
321
DELISTED
Astoria Financial Corporation
AF
$86M 0.07%
6,215,892
+409,892
+7% +$5.67M
VMC icon
322
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.6B
$85.9M 0.07%
1,445,209
-5,374
-0.4% -$319K
WLK icon
323
Westlake Corp
WLK
$11.2B
$85.6M 0.07%
1,403,296
-646,430
-32% -$39.5M
O icon
324
Realty Income
O
$53.3B
$85M 0.07%
2,350,682
+216,014
+10% +$7.81M
BLK icon
325
Blackrock
BLK
$172B
$85M 0.07%
268,514
+2,791
+1% +$883K