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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TMUS icon
351
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$274B
$127M 0.06%
2,213,651
+5,803
+0.3% +$334K
STT icon
352
State Street
STT
$31.9B
$127M 0.06%
1,637,669
+61,246
+4% +$4.76M
MENT
353
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
$127M 0.06%
3,446,517
+95,589
+3% +$3.53M
CFFN icon
354
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$832M
$126M 0.06%
7,678,689
-337,329
-4% -$5.55M
MDP
355
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$126M 0.06%
2,132,271
+43,036
+2% +$2.55M
BLK icon
356
Blackrock
BLK
$172B
$126M 0.06%
331,413
+20,681
+7% +$7.87M
DK icon
357
Delek US
DK
$1.93B
$126M 0.06%
5,239,282
+27,476
+0.5% +$661K
SPTN icon
358
SpartanNash
SPTN
$904M
$126M 0.06%
3,182,958
-13,128
-0.4% -$519K
NSIT icon
359
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.98B
$126M 0.06%
3,111,963
-6,255
-0.2% -$253K
COLB icon
360
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$7.78B
$125M 0.06%
2,807,838
+63,295
+2% +$2.83M
CADE icon
361
Cadence Bank
CADE
$6.93B
$125M 0.06%
4,040,162
+100,059
+3% +$3.11M
ISIL
362
DELISTED
Intersil Corp
ISIL
$125M 0.06%
5,617,066
-166,644
-3% -$3.72M
BCS icon
363
Barclays
BCS
$71.1B
$125M 0.06%
12,065,799
+208,163
+2% +$2.16M
THO icon
364
Thor Industries
THO
$5.77B
$125M 0.06%
1,250,303
-68,825
-5% -$6.89M
JCI icon
365
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.5B
$125M 0.06%
3,033,519
-295,066
-9% -$12.2M
ZNGA
366
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$125M 0.06%
48,609,994
+7,879,132
+19% +$20.2M
BRCD
367
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
$125M 0.06%
9,970,263
+75,303
+0.8% +$941K
FAF icon
368
First American
FAF
$6.81B
$125M 0.06%
3,398,936
-341,063
-9% -$12.5M
LLY icon
369
Eli Lilly
LLY
$671B
$124M 0.06%
1,691,141
+49,734
+3% +$3.66M
PCAR icon
370
PACCAR
PCAR
$51.2B
$124M 0.06%
2,917,488
-91,947
-3% -$3.92M
NKE icon
371
Nike
NKE
$109B
$124M 0.06%
2,435,906
+21,839
+0.9% +$1.11M
M icon
372
Macy's
M
$4.58B
$124M 0.06%
3,452,330
+888,558
+35% +$31.8M
MAN icon
373
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$1.77B
$124M 0.06%
1,390,702
+24,066
+2% +$2.14M
BHP icon
374
BHP
BHP
$135B
$123M 0.06%
3,866,394
+2,010
+0.1% +$64.2K
TAP icon
375
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.77B
$123M 0.06%
1,266,983
+45,829
+4% +$4.46M