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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SU icon
376
Suncor Energy
SU
$48.8B
$93.1M 0.06%
3,484,239
+1,114,591
+47% +$29.8M
KFY icon
377
Korn Ferry
KFY
$3.79B
$93.1M 0.06%
2,814,550
+69,688
+3% +$2.3M
EFII
378
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$92.8M 0.06%
2,144,693
-95,273
-4% -$4.12M
NWBI icon
379
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$1.86B
$92.6M 0.06%
7,122,408
+199,524
+3% +$2.59M
AGO icon
380
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.9B
$92.3M 0.06%
3,690,223
+64,488
+2% +$1.61M
STL
381
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$92.1M 0.06%
6,190,651
+694,651
+13% +$10.3M
IBKR icon
382
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$27.2B
$91.7M 0.06%
9,288,772
-30,104
-0.3% -$297K
LXK
383
DELISTED
Lexmark Intl Inc
LXK
$91.2M 0.06%
3,148,431
+82,137
+3% +$2.38M
CKH
384
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
$91M 0.06%
1,573,165
-30,628
-2% -$1.77M
KHC icon
385
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$31.8B
$90.9M 0.06%
+1,288,017
New +$90.9M
MBI icon
386
MBIA
MBI
$386M
$90.7M 0.06%
14,925,304
-428,494
-3% -$2.61M
HTH icon
387
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.22B
$90.7M 0.06%
4,576,960
+237,371
+5% +$4.7M
PLCM
388
DELISTED
POLYCOM INC
PLCM
$90.6M 0.06%
8,641,995
+160,437
+2% +$1.68M
GFI icon
389
Gold Fields
GFI
$31.9B
$90M 0.06%
33,851,822
+189,525
+0.6% +$504K
CFFN icon
390
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$843M
$89.5M 0.06%
7,387,714
+255,770
+4% +$3.1M
FSLR icon
391
First Solar
FSLR
$21.8B
$89.1M 0.06%
2,083,732
+31,942
+2% +$1.37M
NSIT icon
392
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.03B
$88.7M 0.06%
3,430,834
-2,727
-0.1% -$70.5K
HAL icon
393
Halliburton
HAL
$18.6B
$88.3M 0.06%
2,498,667
+406,494
+19% +$14.4M
ORI icon
394
Old Republic International
ORI
$10B
$88.2M 0.06%
5,638,090
+133,180
+2% +$2.08M
IBOC icon
395
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.44B
$87.7M 0.06%
3,503,515
+100,229
+3% +$2.51M
TJX icon
396
TJX Companies
TJX
$157B
$87.3M 0.06%
2,446,194
+57,146
+2% +$2.04M
CLGX
397
DELISTED
Corelogic, Inc.
CLGX
$87.1M 0.06%
2,339,896
-108,364
-4% -$4.03M
GD icon
398
General Dynamics
GD
$86.8B
$86.8M 0.06%
628,888
-6,060
-1% -$836K
TCF
399
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$86.6M 0.06%
5,711,294
+260,644
+5% +$3.95M
WAL icon
400
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.86B
$86.5M 0.06%
2,818,207
+5,021
+0.2% +$154K