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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$12.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.24B
Cap. Flow %
0.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,905
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 12.82%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.08%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SEM icon
301
Select Medical
SEM
$1.6B
$159M 0.07%
15,385,071
+272,632
+2% +$2.82M
PLXS icon
302
Plexus
PLXS
$3.68B
$159M 0.07%
2,832,718
+15,581
+0.6% +$874K
VLY icon
303
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$6B
$159M 0.07%
13,160,052
+196,944
+2% +$2.37M
STT icon
304
State Street
STT
$31.8B
$158M 0.07%
1,656,724
-6,635
-0.4% -$634K
ABEV icon
305
Ambev
ABEV
$34.6B
$158M 0.07%
23,961,484
+1,558,158
+7% +$10.3M
BLD icon
306
TopBuild
BLD
$11.8B
$157M 0.07%
2,410,107
+49,481
+2% +$3.22M
UFPI icon
307
UFP Industries
UFPI
$5.88B
$157M 0.07%
4,789,746
+115,785
+2% +$3.79M
MCK icon
308
McKesson
MCK
$87.8B
$156M 0.07%
1,017,320
+345,865
+52% +$53.1M
GFI icon
309
Gold Fields
GFI
$32B
$156M 0.07%
36,205,793
+1,577,860
+5% +$6.8M
FFG
310
DELISTED
FBL Financial Group
FFG
$156M 0.07%
2,093,729
-17,297
-0.8% -$1.29M
ARGO
311
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
$156M 0.07%
2,908,866
-14,595
-0.5% -$781K
NRG icon
312
NRG Energy
NRG
$29.5B
$155M 0.07%
6,073,840
-295,921
-5% -$7.57M
TCF
313
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$155M 0.07%
2,971,100
+44,421
+2% +$2.32M
PACW
314
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$155M 0.07%
3,061,550
+1,224
+0% +$61.8K
AMKR icon
315
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$6.15B
$155M 0.07%
14,647,937
+678,213
+5% +$7.16M
OSK icon
316
Oshkosh
OSK
$8.7B
$154M 0.07%
1,866,855
+6,460
+0.3% +$533K
CATY icon
317
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.4B
$154M 0.07%
3,829,946
-127,352
-3% -$5.12M
TRN icon
318
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.28B
$154M 0.07%
6,704,443
-45,829
-0.7% -$1.05M
KSU
319
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$154M 0.07%
1,413,239
+62,673
+5% +$6.81M
ARE icon
320
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.3B
$153M 0.07%
1,290,257
+38,377
+3% +$4.57M
L icon
321
Loews
L
$19.9B
$153M 0.07%
3,204,083
-12,893
-0.4% -$617K
QVCGA
322
QVC Group, Inc. Series A Common Stock
QVCGA
$72.7M
$153M 0.07%
133,850
+4,962
+4% +$5.68M
BG icon
323
Bunge Global
BG
$16.8B
$153M 0.07%
2,201,141
+42,428
+2% +$2.95M
HWM icon
324
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$72.2B
$153M 0.07%
8,003,293
+422,651
+6% +$8.07M
M icon
325
Macy's
M
$4.61B
$152M 0.07%
6,969,989
+1,646,858
+31% +$35.9M