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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GT icon
301
Goodyear
GT
$2.46B
$147M 0.07%
4,086,026
+134,435
+3% +$4.84M
FCN icon
302
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.41B
$147M 0.07%
3,564,474
+2,906
+0.1% +$120K
BHI
303
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
$147M 0.07%
2,453,212
+756
+0% +$45.2K
REG icon
304
Regency Centers
REG
$13.3B
$147M 0.07%
2,207,747
+850,243
+63% +$56.4M
CRS icon
305
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$12.6B
$146M 0.07%
3,926,931
+206,068
+6% +$7.69M
ALB icon
306
Albemarle
ALB
$9.65B
$145M 0.07%
1,375,379
-5,022
-0.4% -$531K
TCF
307
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$145M 0.07%
2,827,181
-146,329
-5% -$7.48M
TFCFA
308
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$144M 0.07%
4,457,320
+175,997
+4% +$5.7M
PFS icon
309
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$2.6B
$144M 0.07%
5,578,420
-27,652
-0.5% -$715K
UVV icon
310
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.38B
$144M 0.07%
2,032,880
+101,609
+5% +$7.19M
OIS icon
311
Oil States International
OIS
$334M
$144M 0.07%
4,338,329
+145,842
+3% +$4.83M
PAG icon
312
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.4B
$143M 0.07%
3,058,936
-1,222
-0% -$57.2K
ORI icon
313
Old Republic International
ORI
$10B
$143M 0.07%
6,970,358
+242,429
+4% +$4.96M
SAFM
314
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$143M 0.07%
1,374,475
+411,406
+43% +$42.7M
CNX icon
315
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.1B
$142M 0.07%
10,188,622
+609,639
+6% +$8.52M
BIIB icon
316
Biogen
BIIB
$20.7B
$142M 0.07%
519,846
-11,856
-2% -$3.24M
TIVO
317
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
$142M 0.07%
7,569,853
+384,440
+5% +$7.21M
CNC icon
318
Centene
CNC
$14.2B
$142M 0.07%
3,979,184
+681,444
+21% +$24.3M
DECK icon
319
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$17.4B
$142M 0.07%
14,227,902
+3,749,730
+36% +$37.3M
TRGP icon
320
Targa Resources
TRGP
$34.5B
$141M 0.07%
2,359,546
+485,792
+26% +$29.1M
FCX icon
321
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$67B
$141M 0.07%
10,576,120
-3,519,141
-25% -$47M
SSP icon
322
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$264M
$140M 0.07%
5,990,709
+32,060
+0.5% +$751K
MUR icon
323
Murphy Oil
MUR
$3.61B
$140M 0.07%
4,895,083
+2,126,206
+77% +$60.8M
HMN icon
324
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$1.89B
$140M 0.07%
3,402,434
-52,939
-2% -$2.17M
LEN icon
325
Lennar Class A
LEN
$36.9B
$139M 0.07%
2,851,157
+351,183
+14% +$17.1M