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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$12.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.24B
Cap. Flow %
0.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,905
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 12.82%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.08%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UDR icon
351
UDR
UDR
$12.8B
$146M 0.06%
3,850,498
+84,096
+2% +$3.2M
JCI icon
352
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.6B
$146M 0.06%
3,624,691
+512,460
+16% +$20.6M
CME icon
353
CME Group
CME
$94.6B
$146M 0.06%
1,073,094
-123,696
-10% -$16.8M
SSL icon
354
Sasol
SSL
$4.38B
$146M 0.06%
5,285,375
-70,462
-1% -$1.94M
STLD icon
355
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.8B
$145M 0.06%
4,212,248
+247,077
+6% +$8.52M
EXR icon
356
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.8B
$145M 0.06%
1,815,712
+41,673
+2% +$3.33M
MDC
357
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$145M 0.06%
5,497,480
+33,124
+0.6% +$873K
NAVG
358
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
$145M 0.06%
2,482,875
+8,309
+0.3% +$485K
NCLH icon
359
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$11.5B
$144M 0.06%
2,670,028
+269,534
+11% +$14.6M
NOC icon
360
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$83.3B
$144M 0.06%
500,418
-2,619
-0.5% -$753K
KEX icon
361
Kirby Corp
KEX
$4.98B
$143M 0.06%
2,174,026
+246,064
+13% +$16.2M
HELE icon
362
Helen of Troy
HELE
$563M
$143M 0.06%
1,479,455
-44,853
-3% -$4.35M
BHE icon
363
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$1.44B
$143M 0.06%
4,193,935
+3,335
+0.1% +$114K
HUN icon
364
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.95B
$143M 0.06%
5,218,143
-57,214
-1% -$1.57M
UMPQ
365
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$143M 0.06%
7,314,809
-418,563
-5% -$8.17M
WSBC icon
366
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.08B
$143M 0.06%
3,477,995
+48,481
+1% +$1.99M
FMBI
367
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$142M 0.06%
6,075,566
+192,379
+3% +$4.51M
COHR icon
368
Coherent
COHR
$15.5B
$142M 0.06%
3,448,338
-141,316
-4% -$5.82M
PYPL icon
369
PayPal
PYPL
$64.7B
$142M 0.06%
2,213,824
+5,565
+0.3% +$356K
PAG icon
370
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.4B
$142M 0.06%
2,979,602
-60,746
-2% -$2.89M
IRM icon
371
Iron Mountain
IRM
$28.6B
$140M 0.06%
3,610,830
+80,395
+2% +$3.13M
JNPR
372
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$140M 0.06%
5,030,107
+191,951
+4% +$5.34M
ZION icon
373
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$8.4B
$140M 0.06%
2,958,746
-870,088
-23% -$41M
NSIT icon
374
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.03B
$139M 0.06%
3,036,573
-45,033
-1% -$2.07M
GHC icon
375
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.97B
$139M 0.06%
237,855
+16,870
+8% +$9.87M