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
+6.4%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$241B
AUM Growth
+$12.4B
Cap. Flow
+$782M
Cap. Flow %
0.32%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.45%
Holding
3,412
New
76
Increased
2,019
Reduced
968
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.2%
3 Technology 12.7%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.42%
5 Healthcare 9.08%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AEO icon
301
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$3.17B
$165M 0.07%
8,778,446
+863,797
+11% +$16.2M
PYPL icon
302
PayPal
PYPL
$65.3B
$165M 0.07%
2,240,656
+26,832
+1% +$1.98M
AVT icon
303
Avnet
AVT
$4.45B
$165M 0.07%
4,157,291
+56,272
+1% +$2.23M
WRK
304
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$164M 0.07%
2,598,262
-18,730
-0.7% -$1.18M
HBAN icon
305
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$25.9B
$164M 0.07%
11,239,064
-206,390
-2% -$3.01M
NRG icon
306
NRG Energy
NRG
$28.6B
$163M 0.07%
5,721,173
-352,667
-6% -$10M
ILG
307
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$163M 0.07%
5,715,281
+90,644
+2% +$2.58M
TCF
308
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$162M 0.07%
3,036,739
+65,639
+2% +$3.51M
CPE
309
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
$162M 0.07%
1,329,942
+267,357
+25% +$32.5M
BECN
310
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$161M 0.07%
2,527,532
+21,709
+0.9% +$1.38M
QVCGA
311
QVC Group, Inc. Series A Common Stock
QVCGA
$79M
$161M 0.07%
135,670
+1,820
+1% +$2.16M
PACW
312
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$161M 0.07%
3,189,750
+128,200
+4% +$6.46M
NCLH icon
313
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$11.1B
$161M 0.07%
3,016,695
+346,667
+13% +$18.5M
NTGR icon
314
NETGEAR
NTGR
$817M
$160M 0.07%
2,725,814
-7,070
-0.3% -$415K
CATY icon
315
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.44B
$159M 0.07%
3,776,352
-53,594
-1% -$2.26M
ABEV icon
316
Ambev
ABEV
$34.3B
$159M 0.07%
24,648,020
+686,536
+3% +$4.43M
HUN icon
317
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.95B
$159M 0.07%
4,778,978
-439,165
-8% -$14.6M
TFCFA
318
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$159M 0.07%
4,592,375
-242,209
-5% -$8.36M
NTCT icon
319
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$1.78B
$158M 0.07%
5,200,196
+943,357
+22% +$28.7M
GFI icon
320
Gold Fields
GFI
$31.9B
$158M 0.07%
36,823,103
+617,310
+2% +$2.65M
ROG icon
321
Rogers Corp
ROG
$1.42B
$158M 0.07%
975,779
-38,221
-4% -$6.19M
KEX icon
322
Kirby Corp
KEX
$4.98B
$158M 0.07%
2,364,899
+190,873
+9% +$12.8M
LLY icon
323
Eli Lilly
LLY
$662B
$158M 0.07%
1,869,687
-61,603
-3% -$5.2M
MDR
324
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$158M 0.07%
7,998,960
+304,748
+4% +$6.02M
OSK icon
325
Oshkosh
OSK
$8.9B
$158M 0.07%
1,734,377
-132,478
-7% -$12M