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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
OSK icon
376
Oshkosh
OSK
$8.7B
$128M 0.06%
1,866,702
-576,216
-24% -$39.5M
DD
377
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$128M 0.06%
1,592,430
+3,472
+0.2% +$279K
DVA icon
378
DaVita
DVA
$9.64B
$128M 0.06%
1,879,322
+236,224
+14% +$16.1M
NE
379
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
$128M 0.06%
20,624,594
+7,514,153
+57% +$46.5M
KIM icon
380
Kimco Realty
KIM
$15.2B
$128M 0.06%
5,778,758
+134,914
+2% +$2.98M
NSIT icon
381
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4B
$128M 0.06%
3,105,298
-6,665
-0.2% -$274K
PCAR icon
382
PACCAR
PCAR
$51.2B
$128M 0.06%
2,846,010
-71,478
-2% -$3.2M
VR
383
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$127M 0.06%
2,260,112
+106,936
+5% +$6.03M
WEN icon
384
Wendy's
WEN
$1.9B
$127M 0.06%
9,344,295
-3,376,210
-27% -$46M
EXR icon
385
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.7B
$127M 0.06%
1,708,728
+42,942
+3% +$3.19M
BLK icon
386
Blackrock
BLK
$171B
$127M 0.06%
331,430
+17
+0% +$6.52K
MDP
387
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$127M 0.06%
1,967,550
-164,721
-8% -$10.6M
TJX icon
388
TJX Companies
TJX
$156B
$127M 0.06%
3,211,878
+237,658
+8% +$9.4M
DK icon
389
Delek US
DK
$1.91B
$127M 0.06%
5,231,361
-7,921
-0.2% -$192K
TTEK icon
390
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$9.2B
$127M 0.06%
15,506,445
-705,070
-4% -$5.76M
WSBC icon
391
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.05B
$127M 0.06%
3,322,353
+132,877
+4% +$5.06M
AU icon
392
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$31B
$126M 0.06%
11,742,674
+316,677
+3% +$3.41M
TGNA icon
393
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$3.37B
$126M 0.06%
7,709,595
+247,584
+3% +$4.06M
MAC icon
394
Macerich
MAC
$4.58B
$125M 0.06%
1,948,476
+19,867
+1% +$1.28M
BHP icon
395
BHP
BHP
$136B
$125M 0.06%
3,869,378
+2,984
+0.1% +$96.7K
CADE icon
396
Cadence Bank
CADE
$6.99B
$125M 0.06%
4,141,704
+101,542
+3% +$3.07M
EWT icon
397
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$6.39B
$125M 0.06%
3,760,460
PRI icon
398
Primerica
PRI
$8.9B
$125M 0.06%
1,518,219
-95,751
-6% -$7.87M
IP icon
399
International Paper
IP
$24.7B
$125M 0.06%
2,593,167
-1,823,685
-41% -$87.7M
CAA
400
DELISTED
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
CAA
$125M 0.06%
3,329,794
+52,570
+2% +$1.97M