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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
+$240B
Cap. Flow
+$3.9B
Cap. Flow %
1.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
90
Increased
2,000
Reduced
983
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.07%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
X
326
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$157M 0.07%
4,457,070
+338,107
+8% +$11.9M
HOPE icon
327
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.42B
$157M 0.07%
8,620,069
+405,526
+5% +$7.38M
AMKR icon
328
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$5.91B
$157M 0.07%
15,449,469
+428,382
+3% +$4.34M
TRN icon
329
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.3B
$156M 0.07%
4,794,085
-82,791
-2% -$2.7M
KSU
330
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$156M 0.07%
1,423,829
+15,502
+1% +$1.7M
PACW
331
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$156M 0.07%
3,155,847
-33,903
-1% -$1.68M
BBBY
332
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$156M 0.07%
7,431,514
+2,403,924
+48% +$50.5M
L icon
333
Loews
L
$20B
$156M 0.06%
3,133,358
-3,351
-0.1% -$167K
GIII icon
334
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.17B
$156M 0.06%
4,131,311
+42,293
+1% +$1.59M
FCN icon
335
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.46B
$156M 0.06%
3,214,206
-11,054
-0.3% -$535K
PVH icon
336
PVH
PVH
$4.13B
$155M 0.06%
1,026,732
+38,896
+4% +$5.89M
NAVI icon
337
Navient
NAVI
$1.37B
$155M 0.06%
11,844,533
+1,263,554
+12% +$16.6M
LPNT
338
DELISTED
LifePoint Health, Inc.
LPNT
$155M 0.06%
3,305,126
-33,689
-1% -$1.58M
WSBC icon
339
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.11B
$155M 0.06%
3,661,482
+77,476
+2% +$3.28M
UNM icon
340
Unum
UNM
$11.9B
$154M 0.06%
3,225,462
-18,628
-0.6% -$887K
FCFS icon
341
FirstCash
FCFS
$6.63B
$153M 0.06%
1,883,987
-195,476
-9% -$15.9M
PNR icon
342
Pentair
PNR
$17.4B
$153M 0.06%
2,240,356
+52,835
+2% +$3.6M
DE icon
343
Deere & Co
DE
$129B
$152M 0.06%
981,019
+11,185
+1% +$1.74M
MTH icon
344
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.43B
$152M 0.06%
3,364,977
NTGR icon
345
NETGEAR
NTGR
$780M
$152M 0.06%
2,659,449
-66,365
-2% -$3.8M
SYF icon
346
Synchrony
SYF
$28.1B
$152M 0.06%
4,535,747
+43,409
+1% +$1.46M
PCAR icon
347
PACCAR
PCAR
$51.9B
$152M 0.06%
2,292,472
+124,567
+6% +$8.24M
ITGR icon
348
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.75B
$152M 0.06%
2,679,729
+10,428
+0.4% +$590K
XRX icon
349
Xerox
XRX
$482M
$151M 0.06%
5,245,481
+69,168
+1% +$1.99M
SLG icon
350
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.01B
$151M 0.06%
1,558,273
+37,623
+2% +$3.64M