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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MDC
301
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$109M 0.07%
5,769,039
+4,252
+0.1% +$80.2K
PFS icon
302
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$2.61B
$109M 0.07%
5,576,040
+37,158
+0.7% +$725K
ALJ
303
DELISTED
Alon U S A Energy Inc
ALJ
$109M 0.07%
6,012,145
+42,387
+0.7% +$766K
FNB icon
304
FNB Corp
FNB
$5.92B
$108M 0.07%
8,368,237
+352,673
+4% +$4.57M
MANH icon
305
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$13B
$107M 0.07%
1,725,421
-61,788
-3% -$3.85M
MOS icon
306
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.3B
$107M 0.07%
3,448,985
+689,084
+25% +$21.4M
NFX
307
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
$107M 0.07%
3,242,678
-47,625
-1% -$1.57M
ODP icon
308
ODP
ODP
$668M
$106M 0.07%
1,658,078
+263
+0% +$16.9K
CB icon
309
Chubb
CB
$111B
$106M 0.07%
1,027,293
+94,294
+10% +$9.75M
MRO
310
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$106M 0.07%
6,896,605
-596,473
-8% -$9.18M
NVS icon
311
Novartis
NVS
$251B
$106M 0.07%
1,286,313
-2,582
-0.2% -$213K
TFCFA
312
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$106M 0.07%
3,919,666
-90,747
-2% -$2.45M
GIII icon
313
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.12B
$106M 0.07%
1,713,761
+9,304
+0.5% +$574K
IBKC
314
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
$106M 0.07%
1,815,230
+149,595
+9% +$8.71M
PF
315
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
$105M 0.07%
2,517,021
+692,680
+38% +$29M
TDS icon
316
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.54B
$105M 0.07%
4,215,874
+326,567
+8% +$8.15M
RS icon
317
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.7B
$105M 0.07%
1,947,946
+37,877
+2% +$2.05M
PNFP icon
318
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.55B
$105M 0.07%
2,127,863
+44,780
+2% +$2.21M
AROC icon
319
Archrock
AROC
$4.44B
$105M 0.07%
5,840,234
-36,084
-0.6% -$649K
AGCO icon
320
AGCO
AGCO
$8.28B
$105M 0.07%
2,251,737
+178,572
+9% +$8.33M
SCHL icon
321
Scholastic
SCHL
$654M
$105M 0.07%
2,693,759
+48,733
+2% +$1.9M
ABEV icon
322
Ambev
ABEV
$34.8B
$104M 0.07%
21,250,864
+1,563,280
+8% +$7.66M
TXN icon
323
Texas Instruments
TXN
$171B
$104M 0.07%
2,098,342
+113,498
+6% +$5.62M
PNR icon
324
Pentair
PNR
$18.1B
$103M 0.07%
2,998,352
+203,161
+7% +$6.96M
FBR
325
DELISTED
Fibria Celulose Sa
FBR
$103M 0.07%
7,566,284
-960,999
-11% -$13M