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
+2.38%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$217B
AUM Growth
+$7.35B
Cap. Flow
+$4.91B
Cap. Flow %
2.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.9%
Holding
3,388
New
86
Increased
2,154
Reduced
860
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.16%
2 Industrials 13.29%
3 Technology 12.77%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
5 Healthcare 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
OLN icon
301
Olin
OLN
$2.91B
$149M 0.07%
4,905,544
-1,623,307
-25% -$49.2M
SPLS
302
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$149M 0.07%
14,748,477
-321,763
-2% -$3.24M
DOV icon
303
Dover
DOV
$24B
$148M 0.07%
2,289,589
+10,925
+0.5% +$708K
PLXS icon
304
Plexus
PLXS
$3.68B
$148M 0.07%
2,817,137
+155,417
+6% +$8.17M
ILG
305
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$148M 0.07%
5,383,306
+656,276
+14% +$18M
FNB icon
306
FNB Corp
FNB
$5.88B
$148M 0.07%
10,442,498
-5,013,372
-32% -$71M
KEY icon
307
KeyCorp
KEY
$20.9B
$148M 0.07%
7,886,345
-1,132,381
-13% -$21.2M
UNFI icon
308
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$1.74B
$147M 0.07%
4,010,466
+939,946
+31% +$34.5M
CRS icon
309
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$12.2B
$147M 0.07%
3,922,016
-4,915
-0.1% -$184K
UDR icon
310
UDR
UDR
$12.9B
$147M 0.07%
3,766,402
+112,596
+3% +$4.39M
WRK
311
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$146M 0.07%
2,583,676
-16,548
-0.6% -$938K
SNP
312
DELISTED
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION ADS (REP 100 ORDINARY H SHARES)
SNP
$146M 0.07%
1,853,469
-30,299
-2% -$2.38M
GD icon
313
General Dynamics
GD
$86.4B
$146M 0.07%
735,038
+21,098
+3% +$4.18M
BKD icon
314
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.81B
$145M 0.07%
9,887,660
+2,751,084
+39% +$40.5M
GT icon
315
Goodyear
GT
$2.45B
$145M 0.07%
4,154,023
+67,997
+2% +$2.38M
MGLN
316
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$145M 0.07%
1,991,351
+6,046
+0.3% +$441K
EG icon
317
Everest Group
EG
$14.3B
$145M 0.07%
570,014
+12,912
+2% +$3.29M
REG icon
318
Regency Centers
REG
$13.1B
$145M 0.07%
2,307,302
+99,555
+5% +$6.24M
BPOP icon
319
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.39B
$144M 0.07%
3,461,329
-211,663
-6% -$8.83M
SYF icon
320
Synchrony
SYF
$28.3B
$144M 0.07%
4,812,983
-14,381
-0.3% -$429K
HELE icon
321
Helen of Troy
HELE
$550M
$143M 0.07%
1,524,308
-93,315
-6% -$8.78M
TMUS icon
322
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$273B
$143M 0.07%
2,361,622
+77,153
+3% +$4.68M
PACW
323
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$143M 0.07%
3,060,326
+140,530
+5% +$6.56M
MTH icon
324
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.63B
$143M 0.07%
6,759,074
-1,422
-0% -$30K
WLL
325
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$142M 0.07%
85,997
+14,945
+21% +$24.7M