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
+3.16%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$167B
AUM Growth
+$6.62B
Cap. Flow
+$4.56B
Cap. Flow %
2.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9%
Holding
3,387
New
58
Increased
2,018
Reduced
918
Closed
88

Top Buys

1
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$277M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$169M
3
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$159M
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$130M
5
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$116M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.43%
2 Industrials 13.68%
3 Technology 12.18%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HMN icon
326
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$1.89B
$111M 0.07%
3,505,420
-7,059
-0.2% -$224K
OSK icon
327
Oshkosh
OSK
$8.72B
$111M 0.07%
2,715,958
+832,820
+44% +$34M
ABT icon
328
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$111M 0.07%
2,651,699
+160,637
+6% +$6.72M
TTEK icon
329
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$9.23B
$111M 0.07%
18,590,675
+1,027,850
+6% +$6.13M
LLL
330
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$111M 0.07%
935,455
-68,154
-7% -$8.08M
GCO icon
331
Genesco
GCO
$345M
$111M 0.07%
1,531,288
+227,601
+17% +$16.4M
TJX icon
332
TJX Companies
TJX
$156B
$110M 0.07%
2,812,222
+192,430
+7% +$7.54M
UVV icon
333
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.38B
$110M 0.07%
1,938,399
-1,617
-0.1% -$91.9K
ORI icon
334
Old Republic International
ORI
$9.98B
$110M 0.07%
6,021,606
-41,087
-0.7% -$751K
LRCX icon
335
Lam Research
LRCX
$133B
$110M 0.07%
13,310,740
+139,030
+1% +$1.15M
AEL
336
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$110M 0.07%
6,536,871
+137,983
+2% +$2.32M
DHI icon
337
D.R. Horton
DHI
$53B
$110M 0.07%
3,627,472
+166,348
+5% +$5.03M
PLCM
338
DELISTED
POLYCOM INC
PLCM
$110M 0.07%
9,832,697
+921,636
+10% +$10.3M
APA icon
339
APA Corp
APA
$8.01B
$109M 0.07%
2,241,476
-32,187
-1% -$1.57M
NTGR icon
340
NETGEAR
NTGR
$817M
$109M 0.07%
2,709,677
+182,872
+7% +$7.38M
ALK icon
341
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.16B
$109M 0.07%
1,333,397
-239,455
-15% -$19.6M
GME icon
342
GameStop
GME
$10.4B
$109M 0.07%
13,767,324
+50,592
+0.4% +$401K
VC icon
343
Visteon
VC
$3.47B
$109M 0.07%
1,366,587
+847,135
+163% +$67.4M
B
344
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$109M 0.07%
3,101,407
+267,332
+9% +$9.36M
NOV icon
345
NOV
NOV
$4.9B
$108M 0.06%
3,482,135
+37,729
+1% +$1.17M
DGX icon
346
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.4B
$108M 0.06%
1,509,251
+63,133
+4% +$4.51M
STI
347
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$107M 0.06%
2,976,327
-34,816
-1% -$1.26M
BECN
348
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$107M 0.06%
2,612,287
+35,478
+1% +$1.45M
PBCT
349
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$107M 0.06%
6,708,079
+442,486
+7% +$7.05M
XL
350
DELISTED
XL Group Ltd.
XL
$106M 0.06%
2,886,485
-989
-0% -$36.4K