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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GEN icon
351
Gen Digital
GEN
$18.4B
$97.7M 0.06%
5,017,309
+978,478
+24% +$19.1M
DHI icon
352
D.R. Horton
DHI
$54.9B
$97.5M 0.06%
3,322,019
+848,423
+34% +$24.9M
LEA icon
353
Lear
LEA
$6B
$97.3M 0.06%
894,983
-17,480
-2% -$1.9M
MGM icon
354
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$9.85B
$97.2M 0.06%
5,270,824
+312,811
+6% +$5.77M
PWR icon
355
Quanta Services
PWR
$56B
$97M 0.06%
4,006,866
+815,963
+26% +$19.8M
JBL icon
356
Jabil
JBL
$22.4B
$96.9M 0.06%
4,333,306
+658,233
+18% +$14.7M
UNM icon
357
Unum
UNM
$12.6B
$96.6M 0.06%
3,010,478
-15,279
-0.5% -$490K
UVV icon
358
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.38B
$96.2M 0.06%
1,940,016
-48
-0% -$2.38K
BHP icon
359
BHP
BHP
$138B
$96M 0.06%
3,403,474
+640,261
+23% +$18.1M
FLG
360
Flagstar Financial, Inc.
FLG
$5.35B
$95.6M 0.06%
1,764,372
-24,887
-1% -$1.35M
TRN icon
361
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.29B
$95.5M 0.06%
5,849,690
+250,792
+4% +$4.09M
NAVG
362
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
$95.4M 0.06%
2,447,144
+3,240
+0.1% +$126K
STLD icon
363
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.8B
$95.2M 0.06%
5,543,275
+190,396
+4% +$3.27M
PHM icon
364
Pultegroup
PHM
$27.9B
$95M 0.06%
5,034,471
+843,163
+20% +$15.9M
B
365
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$94.9M 0.06%
2,633,063
+237,223
+10% +$8.55M
ABT icon
366
Abbott
ABT
$230B
$94.8M 0.06%
2,358,373
+193,563
+9% +$7.78M
ASH icon
367
Ashland
ASH
$2.49B
$94.3M 0.06%
1,916,559
+34,468
+2% +$1.7M
GES icon
368
Guess, Inc.
GES
$881M
$93.9M 0.06%
4,398,233
+714,528
+19% +$15.3M
OA
369
DELISTED
Orbital ATK, Inc.
OA
$93.8M 0.06%
1,304,995
-113,814
-8% -$8.18M
FTR
370
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
$93.7M 0.06%
1,315,252
-31,257
-2% -$2.23M
CAA
371
DELISTED
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
CAA
$93.6M 0.06%
2,340,650
-1,965
-0.1% -$78.6K
PBCT
372
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$93.5M 0.06%
5,944,732
+34,452
+0.6% +$542K
TRAK
373
DELISTED
DEALERTRACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM STK
TRAK
$93.4M 0.06%
1,478,763
+242
+0% +$15.3K
LEN icon
374
Lennar Class A
LEN
$36.9B
$93.4M 0.06%
2,038,754
+280,684
+16% +$12.9M
LYV icon
375
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$39.3B
$93.2M 0.06%
3,875,738
-975,568
-20% -$23.5M