Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$158B
Cap. Flow
+$4.47B
Cap. Flow %
2.82%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,073
Reduced
878
Closed
236

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
IBKC
376
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
$96.2M 0.06%
1,526,177
+174,157
+13% +$11M
ACN icon
377
Accenture
ACN
$158B
$95.8M 0.06%
1,022,665
+37,804
+4% +$3.54M
WCN icon
378
Waste Connections
WCN
$46.5B
$95.5M 0.06%
1,982,936
+525,670
+36% +$25.3M
GIII icon
379
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.17B
$94.4M 0.06%
838,203
+19,044
+2% +$2.15M
TPC
380
Tutor Perini Corporation
TPC
$3.11B
$94.4M 0.06%
4,042,911
+199,950
+5% +$4.67M
NAVG
381
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
$94.4M 0.06%
1,212,638
+7,855
+0.7% +$611K
UFPI icon
382
UFP Industries
UFPI
$5.76B
$94.2M 0.06%
1,697,153
+15,684
+0.9% +$870K
UFS
383
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$94M 0.06%
2,034,453
+276,383
+16% +$12.8M
CAT icon
384
Caterpillar
CAT
$194B
$93.7M 0.06%
1,170,301
+1,948
+0.2% +$156K
AOL
385
DELISTED
AOL INC COMMON STOCK
AOL
$93.5M 0.06%
2,361,081
+163,398
+7% +$6.47M
BHP icon
386
BHP
BHP
$142B
$93.3M 0.06%
2,008,646
+1,116,697
+125% +$51.9M
RTI
387
DELISTED
RTI INTL METALS INC(HLDG CO)
RTI
$93.3M 0.06%
2,598,413
+16,279
+0.6% +$585K
TGNA icon
388
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$3.41B
$93.1M 0.06%
2,511,215
+19,078
+0.8% +$707K
TFC icon
389
Truist Financial
TFC
$59.8B
$92.7M 0.06%
2,376,561
+266,886
+13% +$10.4M
ABT icon
390
Abbott
ABT
$230B
$92.6M 0.06%
1,999,199
+35,083
+2% +$1.63M
CTB
391
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
$92.4M 0.06%
2,156,784
+131,861
+7% +$5.65M
FMBI
392
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$92.4M 0.06%
5,317,482
+272,335
+5% +$4.73M
EXR icon
393
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.4B
$92.2M 0.06%
1,364,897
+20,631
+2% +$1.39M
CPN
394
DELISTED
Calpine Corporation
CPN
$92.2M 0.06%
4,032,794
+2,163,520
+116% +$49.5M
UVV icon
395
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.37B
$91.7M 0.06%
1,944,383
-4,495
-0.2% -$212K
DRE
396
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$91.7M 0.06%
4,211,282
+68,555
+2% +$1.49M
KLIC icon
397
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$1.9B
$91.6M 0.06%
5,860,819
+370,809
+7% +$5.8M
PNFP icon
398
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.56B
$91.6M 0.06%
2,059,173
-91,994
-4% -$4.09M
SPLS
399
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$91.4M 0.06%
5,609,505
+266,131
+5% +$4.33M
MANH icon
400
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$12.5B
$90.8M 0.06%
1,793,852
+2,792
+0.2% +$141K