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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.14%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HOPE icon
326
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.43B
$161M 0.06%
9,953,027
+739,692
+8% +$12M
TOL icon
327
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14.3B
$161M 0.06%
4,870,995
-42,443
-0.9% -$1.4M
INTU icon
328
Intuit
INTU
$187B
$161M 0.06%
707,460
+24,702
+4% +$5.62M
NAVI icon
329
Navient
NAVI
$1.35B
$160M 0.06%
11,905,752
+64,619
+0.5% +$871K
TCF
330
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$160M 0.06%
3,003,918
-13,795
-0.5% -$737K
HWC icon
331
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.33B
$160M 0.06%
3,371,843
-68,046
-2% -$3.24M
JBL icon
332
Jabil
JBL
$22.4B
$160M 0.06%
5,916,726
-42,164
-0.7% -$1.14M
AFG icon
333
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.5B
$160M 0.06%
1,443,855
-25,697
-2% -$2.85M
KSU
334
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$160M 0.06%
1,411,467
-7,668
-0.5% -$869K
UHS icon
335
Universal Health Services
UHS
$11.8B
$160M 0.06%
1,250,801
+13,564
+1% +$1.73M
ASGN icon
336
ASGN Inc
ASGN
$2.3B
$160M 0.06%
2,025,586
-101,234
-5% -$7.99M
PLXS icon
337
Plexus
PLXS
$3.72B
$160M 0.06%
2,732,408
-35,670
-1% -$2.09M
SANM icon
338
Sanmina
SANM
$6.34B
$160M 0.06%
5,787,663
-90,773
-2% -$2.51M
ORI icon
339
Old Republic International
ORI
$10B
$160M 0.06%
7,134,145
+7,960
+0.1% +$178K
KHC icon
340
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$31.8B
$159M 0.06%
2,891,248
-20,740
-0.7% -$1.14M
REG icon
341
Regency Centers
REG
$13.3B
$159M 0.06%
2,462,090
-9,698
-0.4% -$627K
PBCT
342
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$159M 0.06%
9,290,555
-95,562
-1% -$1.64M
DFS
343
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$158M 0.06%
2,072,506
+316,302
+18% +$24.2M
TPH icon
344
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$3.23B
$158M 0.06%
12,776,712
-106,111
-0.8% -$1.32M
BLK icon
345
Blackrock
BLK
$171B
$158M 0.06%
335,291
-1,345
-0.4% -$634K
DOV icon
346
Dover
DOV
$24.4B
$158M 0.06%
1,784,783
-13,195
-0.7% -$1.17M
AGO icon
347
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.9B
$158M 0.06%
3,731,325
-61,374
-2% -$2.59M
UFPI icon
348
UFP Industries
UFPI
$6.01B
$158M 0.06%
4,459,486
-89,950
-2% -$3.18M
GDOT icon
349
Green Dot
GDOT
$766M
$157M 0.06%
1,772,066
-314,694
-15% -$28M
UHAL icon
350
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$10.9B
$157M 0.06%
4,412,940
+342,480
+8% +$12.2M