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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.19%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
INFY icon
351
Infosys
INFY
$67.9B
$101M 0.06%
12,113,950
+26,280
+0.2% +$220K
NVS icon
352
Novartis
NVS
$251B
$101M 0.06%
1,314,394
+28,081
+2% +$2.16M
PBCT
353
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$101M 0.06%
6,265,593
+320,861
+5% +$5.18M
FTR
354
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
$101M 0.06%
1,444,164
+128,912
+10% +$9.03M
APA icon
355
APA Corp
APA
$8.14B
$101M 0.06%
2,273,663
-881,087
-28% -$39.2M
R icon
356
Ryder
R
$7.64B
$101M 0.06%
1,777,283
-2,823
-0.2% -$160K
PNR icon
357
Pentair
PNR
$18.1B
$101M 0.06%
3,025,946
+27,594
+0.9% +$918K
ATGE icon
358
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.83B
$101M 0.06%
3,976,153
+231,395
+6% +$5.86M
B
359
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$100M 0.06%
2,834,075
+201,012
+8% +$7.11M
WDC icon
360
Western Digital
WDC
$31.9B
$100M 0.06%
2,201,947
+66,218
+3% +$3.01M
HAL icon
361
Halliburton
HAL
$18.8B
$99.9M 0.06%
2,934,003
+435,336
+17% +$14.8M
WAL icon
362
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$10B
$99.8M 0.06%
2,783,865
-34,342
-1% -$1.23M
RTN
363
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$99.5M 0.06%
799,140
+24,638
+3% +$3.07M
AGO icon
364
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.91B
$99.5M 0.06%
3,762,853
+72,630
+2% +$1.92M
UNM icon
365
Unum
UNM
$12.6B
$99.2M 0.06%
2,980,673
-29,805
-1% -$992K
LXK
366
DELISTED
Lexmark Intl Inc
LXK
$99M 0.06%
3,049,690
-98,741
-3% -$3.2M
AWH
367
DELISTED
Allied World Assurance Co Hld Lt
AWH
$98.8M 0.06%
2,656,085
+26,705
+1% +$993K
FMER
368
DELISTED
FIRSTMERIT CORP
FMER
$98.1M 0.06%
5,259,746
+365,147
+7% +$6.81M
ASH icon
369
Ashland
ASH
$2.51B
$97.8M 0.06%
1,946,843
+30,284
+2% +$1.52M
KFY icon
370
Korn Ferry
KFY
$3.83B
$97.7M 0.06%
2,943,390
+128,840
+5% +$4.27M
HPY
371
DELISTED
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. COM STK
HPY
$97.5M 0.06%
1,028,324
+14,978
+1% +$1.42M
ABEV icon
372
Ambev
ABEV
$34.8B
$97.5M 0.06%
21,856,120
+605,256
+3% +$2.7M
GES icon
373
Guess, Inc.
GES
$878M
$97.3M 0.06%
5,151,349
+753,116
+17% +$14.2M
HA
374
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
$97.2M 0.06%
2,751,707
+149,175
+6% +$5.27M
MON
375
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$96.8M 0.06%
982,183
+48,863
+5% +$4.81M