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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SEB icon
301
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$3.78B
$165M 0.07%
38,458
-396
-1% -$1.7M
RTN
302
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$165M 0.07%
904,849
+62,176
+7% +$11.3M
KSU
303
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$165M 0.07%
1,418,995
-5,869
-0.4% -$681K
WSBC icon
304
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.1B
$164M 0.07%
4,138,044
+109
+0% +$4.33K
DFS
305
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$164M 0.07%
2,305,719
+33,993
+1% +$2.42M
RIO icon
306
Rio Tinto
RIO
$104B
$164M 0.07%
2,781,212
-4,514
-0.2% -$266K
RAMP icon
307
LiveRamp
RAMP
$1.86B
$164M 0.07%
2,997,870
-68,386
-2% -$3.73M
KB icon
308
KB Financial Group
KB
$28.5B
$163M 0.07%
4,402,626
+33,085
+0.8% +$1.23M
PBCT
309
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$163M 0.06%
9,910,088
+30,191
+0.3% +$496K
DOV icon
310
Dover
DOV
$24.4B
$163M 0.06%
1,736,809
+16,702
+1% +$1.57M
WKC icon
311
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.48B
$162M 0.06%
5,623,469
-61,695
-1% -$1.78M
PGR icon
312
Progressive
PGR
$143B
$162M 0.06%
2,250,863
+63,324
+3% +$4.57M
NAVG
313
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
$162M 0.06%
2,318,904
-149,740
-6% -$10.5M
WM icon
314
Waste Management
WM
$88.6B
$162M 0.06%
1,557,519
+54,844
+4% +$5.7M
NSIT icon
315
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.02B
$162M 0.06%
2,939,049
-71,500
-2% -$3.94M
ON icon
316
ON Semiconductor
ON
$20.1B
$162M 0.06%
7,865,867
+85,794
+1% +$1.76M
B
317
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$162M 0.06%
3,146,956
-28,158
-0.9% -$1.45M
DKS icon
318
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$17.7B
$161M 0.06%
4,385,440
-424,836
-9% -$15.6M
RGA icon
319
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$12.8B
$160M 0.06%
1,127,186
+538
+0% +$76.4K
TPH icon
320
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$3.25B
$160M 0.06%
12,621,643
-135,599
-1% -$1.71M
PKX icon
321
POSCO
PKX
$15.5B
$159M 0.06%
2,884,056
-15,090
-0.5% -$833K
ABM icon
322
ABM Industries
ABM
$3B
$159M 0.06%
4,381,930
+73,720
+2% +$2.68M
WDC icon
323
Western Digital
WDC
$31.9B
$159M 0.06%
4,386,741
+279,034
+7% +$10.1M
REG icon
324
Regency Centers
REG
$13.4B
$158M 0.06%
2,347,110
+22,456
+1% +$1.52M
NAVI icon
325
Navient
NAVI
$1.37B
$158M 0.06%
13,661,010
+1,456,612
+12% +$16.9M