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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.93%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ANDE icon
351
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$1.42B
$81.1M 0.06%
1,363,590
+70,875
+5% +$4.21M
SUNE
352
DELISTED
SUNEDISON, INC COM
SUNE
$80.8M 0.06%
6,189,830
-20,770
-0.3% -$271K
HY icon
353
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$668M
$80.7M 0.06%
866,630
-440
-0.1% -$41K
SPB icon
354
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$1.38B
$80.5M 0.06%
1,141,478
-90,712
-7% -$6.4M
ENS icon
355
EnerSys
ENS
$3.89B
$80.1M 0.06%
1,143,122
+4,906
+0.4% +$344K
SPWR
356
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$79.9M 0.06%
4,091,096
-69,426
-2% -$1.36M
LZB icon
357
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.49B
$78.9M 0.06%
2,544,027
-17,157
-0.7% -$532K
PNFP icon
358
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.55B
$78.5M 0.06%
2,411,840
-36,398
-1% -$1.18M
ABT icon
359
Abbott
ABT
$231B
$78.2M 0.06%
2,041,199
+7,885
+0.4% +$302K
WLL
360
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$78.2M 0.06%
4,215
-24
-0.6% -$445K
TM icon
361
Toyota
TM
$260B
$78.2M 0.06%
641,253
-790
-0.1% -$96.3K
DB icon
362
Deutsche Bank
DB
$67.8B
$77.8M 0.06%
1,892,973
-192,833
-9% -$7.93M
TDW icon
363
Tidewater
TDW
$2.86B
$77.6M 0.06%
40,598
+928
+2% +$1.77M
FMBI
364
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$77.5M 0.06%
4,423,258
+155,986
+4% +$2.73M
BOBE
365
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
$77.4M 0.06%
1,530,015
+22,511
+1% +$1.14M
ATGE icon
366
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.83B
$76.3M 0.06%
2,150,552
+405,790
+23% +$14.4M
ABEV icon
367
Ambev
ABEV
$34.8B
$76.2M 0.06%
+10,360,938
New +$76.2M
ALL icon
368
Allstate
ALL
$53.1B
$76.1M 0.06%
1,394,780
+2,160
+0.2% +$118K
SYA
369
DELISTED
SYMETRA FINANCIAL CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
SYA
$76M 0.06%
4,009,101
+524,012
+15% +$9.94M
AGCO icon
370
AGCO
AGCO
$8.28B
$76M 0.06%
1,283,774
+207,250
+19% +$12.3M
EBAY icon
371
eBay
EBAY
$42.3B
$75.7M 0.06%
3,279,225
-2,397
-0.1% -$55.4K
SNV icon
372
Synovus
SNV
$7.15B
$75.7M 0.06%
3,003,560
-124,204
-4% -$3.13M
TG icon
373
Tredegar Corp
TG
$273M
$75.6M 0.06%
2,624,653
-76,033
-3% -$2.19M
SHLM
374
DELISTED
Schulman (A.) Inc
SHLM
$75.5M 0.06%
2,141,372
+3,238
+0.2% +$114K
GFI icon
375
Gold Fields
GFI
$30.8B
$75.5M 0.06%
23,598,271
-1,900,570
-7% -$6.08M