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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.02%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MTB icon
326
M&T Bank
MTB
$31.2B
$102M 0.07%
839,879
+41,455
+5% +$5.06M
CL icon
327
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$68.8B
$102M 0.07%
1,611,231
+40,922
+3% +$2.6M
STNG icon
328
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$2.71B
$102M 0.07%
1,114,540
+192,553
+21% +$17.7M
RDC
329
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
$102M 0.07%
6,320,871
+670,902
+12% +$10.8M
ATGE icon
330
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.83B
$102M 0.07%
3,744,758
+37,490
+1% +$1.02M
WRB icon
331
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$27.3B
$102M 0.07%
6,322,209
-28,046
-0.4% -$452K
DDS icon
332
Dillards
DDS
$9B
$102M 0.07%
1,164,042
-61,804
-5% -$5.4M
HCC
333
DELISTED
HCC INSURANCES HOLDINGS INC
HCC
$102M 0.07%
1,311,213
-4,242
-0.3% -$329K
SNV icon
334
Synovus
SNV
$7.15B
$101M 0.07%
3,424,881
-25,056
-0.7% -$742K
NVDA icon
335
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.07T
$101M 0.07%
163,995,440
+41,117,240
+33% +$25.3M
MINI
336
DELISTED
Mobile Mini Inc
MINI
$101M 0.07%
3,276,724
+115,139
+4% +$3.55M
CNQ icon
337
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$63.2B
$101M 0.07%
10,718,781
+2,198,004
+26% +$20.7M
AWH
338
DELISTED
Allied World Assurance Co Hld Lt
AWH
$100M 0.07%
2,629,380
-8,489
-0.3% -$324K
BHE icon
339
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$1.45B
$100M 0.07%
4,611,518
-32,283
-0.7% -$702K
WNR
340
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
$100M 0.07%
2,274,051
+29,358
+1% +$1.3M
DAL icon
341
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$39.9B
$100M 0.07%
2,231,598
-102,647
-4% -$4.61M
CB
342
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$100M 0.07%
815,190
+287
+0% +$35.2K
FMBI
343
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$99M 0.07%
5,642,359
+162,656
+3% +$2.85M
UFPI icon
344
UFP Industries
UFPI
$6.08B
$98.7M 0.06%
5,133,600
+11,277
+0.2% +$217K
LMT icon
345
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$108B
$98.6M 0.06%
475,629
+14,842
+3% +$3.08M
SSP icon
346
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$261M
$97.9M 0.06%
5,541,827
+13,844
+0.3% +$245K
GK
347
DELISTED
G&K Services Inc
GK
$97.8M 0.06%
1,468,477
-92,475
-6% -$6.16M
EME icon
348
Emcor
EME
$28B
$97.7M 0.06%
2,208,227
+221,814
+11% +$9.82M
KND
349
DELISTED
Kindred Healthcare
KND
$97.7M 0.06%
6,203,936
-33,738
-0.5% -$531K
PAC icon
350
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
PAC
$12.6B
$97.7M 0.06%
1,125,253
-104,231
-8% -$9.05M