Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$160B
Cap. Flow
+$3.85B
Cap. Flow %
2.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,027
Reduced
957
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.19%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
JBL icon
326
Jabil
JBL
$21.8B
$106M 0.07%
4,551,365
+218,059
+5% +$5.08M
GVA icon
327
Granite Construction
GVA
$4.63B
$106M 0.07%
2,469,935
+151,330
+7% +$6.49M
NTGR icon
328
NETGEAR
NTGR
$792M
$106M 0.07%
2,526,805
+167,599
+7% +$7.02M
CB
329
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$106M 0.07%
798,167
-17,023
-2% -$2.26M
MDC
330
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$106M 0.07%
5,743,118
-25,921
-0.4% -$476K
ASNA
331
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
$105M 0.07%
534,748
-24,752
-4% -$4.88M
NAVG
332
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
$105M 0.07%
2,447,632
+488
+0% +$20.9K
STLD icon
333
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.1B
$105M 0.07%
5,859,014
+315,739
+6% +$5.64M
DD
334
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$105M 0.07%
1,570,990
+48
+0% +$3.2K
LRCX icon
335
Lam Research
LRCX
$124B
$105M 0.07%
13,171,710
+383,950
+3% +$3.05M
NWBI icon
336
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$1.84B
$104M 0.07%
7,800,494
+678,086
+10% +$9.08M
IBKR icon
337
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$28.5B
$104M 0.07%
9,562,908
+274,136
+3% +$2.99M
TRN icon
338
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.25B
$104M 0.06%
6,024,687
+174,997
+3% +$3.03M
STNG icon
339
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$2.64B
$104M 0.06%
1,294,571
+180,031
+16% +$14.4M
CFFN icon
340
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$836M
$103M 0.06%
8,232,544
+844,830
+11% +$10.6M
AAN.A
341
DELISTED
AARON'S INC CL-A
AAN.A
$103M 0.06%
4,613,592
+38,829
+0.8% +$869K
SHG icon
342
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
$23.2B
$103M 0.06%
3,071,788
-69,092
-2% -$2.32M
DINO icon
343
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.65B
$103M 0.06%
2,586,490
+44,874
+2% +$1.79M
DGX icon
344
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.1B
$103M 0.06%
1,446,118
+49,332
+4% +$3.51M
CNMD icon
345
CONMED
CNMD
$1.64B
$103M 0.06%
2,335,120
+20,204
+0.9% +$890K
ARRS
346
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$102M 0.06%
3,338,433
+169,363
+5% +$5.18M
SSP icon
347
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$269M
$102M 0.06%
5,358,776
-183,051
-3% -$3.48M
CASY icon
348
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$18.5B
$102M 0.06%
843,779
+21,147
+3% +$2.55M
EFII
349
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$102M 0.06%
2,172,614
+27,921
+1% +$1.31M
MDRX
350
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$102M 0.06%
6,601,437
-118,544
-2% -$1.82M