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
DRE
376
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$123M 0.06%
4,636,271
+91,233
+2% +$2.42M
JNS
377
DELISTED
Janus Capital Group Inc
JNS
$123M 0.06%
9,278,355
-18,821
-0.2% -$250K
UVV icon
378
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.37B
$123M 0.06%
1,931,271
+708
+0% +$45.1K
MBI icon
379
MBIA
MBI
$382M
$123M 0.06%
11,464,390
-62,056
-0.5% -$664K
PVTB
380
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
$122M 0.06%
2,258,186
-18,273
-0.8% -$990K
AUB icon
381
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.01B
$122M 0.06%
3,419,464
+89,601
+3% +$3.2M
CMI icon
382
Cummins
CMI
$54.4B
$122M 0.06%
892,626
-56,886
-6% -$7.77M
GT icon
383
Goodyear
GT
$2.45B
$122M 0.06%
3,951,591
+270,504
+7% +$8.35M
DFS
384
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$122M 0.06%
1,690,548
-4,967
-0.3% -$358K
HAL icon
385
Halliburton
HAL
$18.5B
$121M 0.06%
2,241,326
-472,368
-17% -$25.6M
WNR
386
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
$121M 0.06%
3,197,585
+590,447
+23% +$22.3M
CBU icon
387
Community Bank
CBU
$3.13B
$121M 0.06%
1,958,500
+29,715
+2% +$1.84M
TCBI icon
388
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$3.96B
$121M 0.06%
1,541,618
+74,051
+5% +$5.81M
WRB icon
389
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$27.4B
$121M 0.06%
6,122,210
-32,869
-0.5% -$648K
EG icon
390
Everest Group
EG
$14.3B
$121M 0.06%
557,443
-52,615
-9% -$11.4M
FTI icon
391
TechnipFMC
FTI
$16.3B
$120M 0.06%
4,556,364
-530,489
-10% -$14M
LVLT
392
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$120M 0.06%
2,134,791
-17,423
-0.8% -$982K
AU icon
393
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$31.3B
$120M 0.06%
11,425,997
-499,497
-4% -$5.26M
TFCFA
394
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$120M 0.06%
4,281,323
-13,494
-0.3% -$378K
MOH icon
395
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$9.84B
$120M 0.06%
2,206,833
+367,903
+20% +$20M
GD icon
396
General Dynamics
GD
$86.4B
$120M 0.06%
692,866
+26,761
+4% +$4.62M
AMKR icon
397
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$6.15B
$120M 0.06%
11,336,445
+835,877
+8% +$8.82M
SEMG
398
DELISTED
SEMGROUP CORPORATION
SEMG
$119M 0.06%
2,848,619
+599,898
+27% +$25M
ALB icon
399
Albemarle
ALB
$8.54B
$119M 0.06%
1,380,401
-215,026
-13% -$18.5M
UNFI icon
400
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$1.74B
$119M 0.06%
2,488,175
+584,991
+31% +$27.9M