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
+0.77%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$163B
AUM Growth
+$4.84B
Cap. Flow
+$5.48B
Cap. Flow %
3.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.7%
Holding
3,417
New
88
Increased
2,266
Reduced
881
Closed
55

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.38%
2 Industrials 13.09%
3 Technology 11.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ATGE icon
326
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.83B
$111M 0.07%
3,707,268
+117,128
+3% +$3.51M
AF
327
DELISTED
Astoria Financial Corporation
AF
$111M 0.07%
8,056,193
+233,726
+3% +$3.22M
TFC icon
328
Truist Financial
TFC
$60B
$111M 0.07%
2,754,475
+377,914
+16% +$15.2M
STLD icon
329
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.8B
$111M 0.07%
5,352,879
+297,252
+6% +$6.16M
DD
330
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$111M 0.07%
1,825,306
+78,799
+5% +$4.79M
ITGR icon
331
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.75B
$111M 0.07%
2,253,340
+31,272
+1% +$1.54M
AXLL
332
DELISTED
AXIALL CORP COM STK (DE)
AXLL
$110M 0.07%
3,057,069
+509,841
+20% +$18.4M
CKH
333
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
$110M 0.07%
1,603,793
-6,865
-0.4% -$471K
ICON
334
DELISTED
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
ICON
$110M 0.07%
439,382
-5,585
-1% -$1.39M
KRFT
335
DELISTED
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
$109M 0.07%
1,285,469
-3,670
-0.3% -$312K
TAP icon
336
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.96B
$109M 0.07%
1,564,252
-90,646
-5% -$6.33M
UFS
337
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$109M 0.07%
2,632,249
+597,796
+29% +$24.7M
CORE
338
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
$109M 0.07%
3,672,110
-46,784
-1% -$1.39M
GFI icon
339
Gold Fields
GFI
$30.8B
$109M 0.07%
33,662,297
+3,101,828
+10% +$10M
UNM icon
340
Unum
UNM
$12.6B
$108M 0.07%
3,025,757
-63,634
-2% -$2.27M
GK
341
DELISTED
G&K Services Inc
GK
$108M 0.07%
1,560,952
-86,195
-5% -$5.96M
AIR icon
342
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.71B
$108M 0.07%
3,376,370
-3,002
-0.1% -$95.7K
FRT icon
343
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.86B
$107M 0.07%
835,506
+4,982
+0.6% +$638K
ACN icon
344
Accenture
ACN
$159B
$107M 0.07%
1,101,910
+79,245
+8% +$7.67M
MANH icon
345
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$13B
$107M 0.07%
1,787,209
-6,643
-0.4% -$396K
WCN icon
346
Waste Connections
WCN
$46.1B
$107M 0.07%
3,393,558
+419,154
+14% +$13.2M
TRN icon
347
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.31B
$107M 0.07%
5,598,898
+760,936
+16% +$14.5M
SNV icon
348
Synovus
SNV
$7.15B
$106M 0.07%
3,449,937
-186,285
-5% -$5.74M
ABT icon
349
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$106M 0.07%
2,164,810
+165,611
+8% +$8.13M
PFS icon
350
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$2.61B
$105M 0.06%
5,538,882
+112,720
+2% +$2.14M