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
CENX icon
376
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.06B
$75.4M 0.06%
7,209,759
+136,205
+2% +$1.42M
AVNT icon
377
Avient
AVNT
$3.45B
$75.3M 0.06%
2,128,820
-201,599
-9% -$7.13M
GBX icon
378
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.46B
$75.2M 0.06%
2,290,737
+107,321
+5% +$3.52M
PWR icon
379
Quanta Services
PWR
$55.5B
$75.2M 0.06%
2,381,418
+281,684
+13% +$8.89M
BBG
380
DELISTED
Bill Barrett Corp
BBG
$75.2M 0.06%
2,806,298
-27,918
-1% -$748K
META icon
381
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.89T
$74.9M 0.06%
1,370,928
+1,006,851
+277% +$55M
PBCT
382
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$74.9M 0.06%
4,954,146
+325,109
+7% +$4.92M
ZQK
383
DELISTED
QUICKSILVER,INC.
ZQK
$74.7M 0.06%
8,517,068
-113,184
-1% -$993K
FRX
384
DELISTED
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
$74.5M 0.06%
1,241,380
-52,943
-4% -$3.18M
CAL icon
385
Caleres
CAL
$531M
$74.4M 0.06%
2,644,738
-63,648
-2% -$1.79M
BGG
386
DELISTED
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
BGG
$74.4M 0.06%
3,419,027
+45,374
+1% +$987K
CRK icon
387
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.66B
$74.2M 0.06%
811,698
-8,578
-1% -$784K
UNF icon
388
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$3.3B
$74.2M 0.06%
693,704
-19,732
-3% -$2.11M
UFS
389
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$74.1M 0.06%
1,571,418
+10,654
+0.7% +$503K
JNPR
390
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$74M 0.06%
3,280,352
+891,959
+37% +$20.1M
UPS icon
391
United Parcel Service
UPS
$72.1B
$74M 0.06%
704,439
+10,974
+2% +$1.15M
FCN icon
392
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.46B
$73.8M 0.06%
1,793,753
+162,868
+10% +$6.7M
NAVG
393
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
$73.7M 0.06%
2,335,026
-37,654
-2% -$1.19M
ARCB icon
394
ArcBest
ARCB
$1.72B
$73.6M 0.06%
2,185,129
+1,446
+0.1% +$48.7K
IBOC icon
395
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.45B
$73.6M 0.06%
2,787,188
+82,822
+3% +$2.19M
AMP icon
396
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$46.1B
$73.5M 0.06%
638,703
-28,953
-4% -$3.33M
ISIL
397
DELISTED
Intersil Corp
ISIL
$73.2M 0.06%
6,383,912
+806,047
+14% +$9.25M
NPKI
398
NPK International Inc.
NPKI
$887M
$73.2M 0.06%
5,957,204
+255,319
+4% +$3.14M
NSIT icon
399
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.02B
$73.2M 0.06%
3,223,751
+71,317
+2% +$1.62M
FRT icon
400
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.86B
$73.2M 0.06%
721,711
+26,151
+4% +$2.65M