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
+6.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$185B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.76B
Cap. Flow %
1.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.17%
Holding
3,357
New
66
Increased
1,965
Reduced
1,000
Closed
80

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.14%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 12.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.35%
5 Healthcare 9.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CHRD icon
326
Chord Energy
CHRD
$5.92B
$124M 0.07%
10,821,839
+6,355,884
+142% +$72.9M
BHI
327
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
$124M 0.07%
2,450,708
-164,027
-6% -$8.28M
TCF
328
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$124M 0.07%
8,523,961
+600,480
+8% +$8.71M
R icon
329
Ryder
R
$7.64B
$124M 0.07%
1,874,153
-1,732
-0.1% -$114K
AEL
330
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$123M 0.07%
6,943,928
+391,769
+6% +$6.95M
FTR
331
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
$123M 0.07%
1,967,944
-30,632
-2% -$1.91M
ACM icon
332
Aecom
ACM
$16.8B
$122M 0.07%
4,120,479
+159,204
+4% +$4.73M
CL icon
333
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$68.8B
$122M 0.07%
1,650,199
+16,218
+1% +$1.2M
TTEK icon
334
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$9.48B
$122M 0.07%
17,230,950
-1,152,880
-6% -$8.18M
HAL icon
335
Halliburton
HAL
$18.8B
$122M 0.07%
2,713,694
-121,856
-4% -$5.47M
CMI icon
336
Cummins
CMI
$55.1B
$122M 0.07%
949,512
+21,680
+2% +$2.78M
WRK
337
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$122M 0.07%
2,508,675
+114,691
+5% +$5.56M
ALR
338
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR
$121M 0.07%
2,800,819
-1,605
-0.1% -$69.4K
CATY icon
339
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.43B
$121M 0.07%
3,925,228
-22,214
-0.6% -$684K
IBOC icon
340
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.45B
$121M 0.07%
4,054,731
+134,653
+3% +$4.01M
AF
341
DELISTED
Astoria Financial Corporation
AF
$121M 0.07%
8,259,529
-6,288
-0.1% -$91.8K
VALE icon
342
Vale
VALE
$44.4B
$121M 0.07%
21,909,157
-4,398,690
-17% -$24.2M
HTH icon
343
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.22B
$120M 0.07%
5,363,068
+244,707
+5% +$5.5M
BG icon
344
Bunge Global
BG
$16.9B
$120M 0.07%
2,032,424
+129,271
+7% +$7.66M
MATX icon
345
Matsons
MATX
$3.36B
$120M 0.07%
3,016,326
-131,844
-4% -$5.26M
KSU
346
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$120M 0.06%
1,284,679
+82,580
+7% +$7.71M
GPI icon
347
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$6.26B
$120M 0.06%
1,873,396
-10,079
-0.5% -$644K
BHP icon
348
BHP
BHP
$138B
$119M 0.06%
3,864,384
+303,559
+9% +$9.38M
PFS icon
349
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$2.61B
$119M 0.06%
5,619,428
+3,777
+0.1% +$80.2K
WCN icon
350
Waste Connections
WCN
$46.1B
$119M 0.06%
2,395,329
-1,972,916
-45% -$98.3M