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
+2.38%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$217B
AUM Growth
+$7.35B
Cap. Flow
+$4.91B
Cap. Flow %
2.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.9%
Holding
3,388
New
86
Increased
2,154
Reduced
860
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.16%
2 Industrials 13.29%
3 Technology 12.77%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
5 Healthcare 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HMN icon
376
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$1.88B
$129M 0.06%
3,417,661
+15,227
+0.4% +$576K
NOC icon
377
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$82.3B
$129M 0.06%
503,037
-67,864
-12% -$17.4M
DD
378
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$129M 0.06%
1,599,614
+7,184
+0.5% +$580K
RTN
379
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$129M 0.06%
798,986
+2,849
+0.4% +$460K
SF icon
380
Stifel
SF
$11.6B
$129M 0.06%
4,206,179
+778,871
+23% +$23.9M
KEX icon
381
Kirby Corp
KEX
$4.93B
$129M 0.06%
1,927,962
+24,514
+1% +$1.64M
NTES icon
382
NetEase
NTES
$92.1B
$129M 0.06%
2,138,305
+125,145
+6% +$7.53M
FRT icon
383
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.66B
$128M 0.06%
1,016,345
+39,737
+4% +$5.02M
RNST icon
384
Renasant Corp
RNST
$3.71B
$128M 0.06%
2,935,262
+106,531
+4% +$4.66M
OSK icon
385
Oshkosh
OSK
$8.78B
$128M 0.06%
1,860,395
-6,307
-0.3% -$434K
CPN
386
DELISTED
Calpine Corporation
CPN
$127M 0.06%
9,393,188
+1,286,197
+16% +$17.4M
WWW icon
387
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$2.54B
$127M 0.06%
4,533,782
-153,367
-3% -$4.3M
LVLT
388
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$127M 0.06%
2,140,713
+5,249
+0.2% +$311K
CMI icon
389
Cummins
CMI
$55.9B
$127M 0.06%
782,484
-106,225
-12% -$17.2M
MUR icon
390
Murphy Oil
MUR
$3.62B
$127M 0.06%
4,947,095
+52,012
+1% +$1.33M
LEA icon
391
Lear
LEA
$5.79B
$127M 0.06%
891,017
+84,817
+11% +$12M
AZTA icon
392
Azenta
AZTA
$1.35B
$126M 0.06%
5,811,528
+1,396
+0% +$30.3K
FCFS icon
393
FirstCash
FCFS
$6.45B
$126M 0.06%
2,160,845
-206,696
-9% -$12.1M
BRCD
394
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
$126M 0.06%
9,981,241
+8,515
+0.1% +$107K
BLD icon
395
TopBuild
BLD
$11.8B
$125M 0.06%
2,360,626
+164,591
+7% +$8.73M
SEM icon
396
Select Medical
SEM
$1.57B
$125M 0.06%
15,112,439
+156,015
+1% +$1.29M
XL
397
DELISTED
XL Group Ltd.
XL
$125M 0.06%
2,853,104
-160,090
-5% -$7.01M
CL icon
398
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$66.9B
$125M 0.06%
1,682,158
+11,048
+0.7% +$819K
CADE icon
399
Cadence Bank
CADE
$7B
$124M 0.06%
4,075,606
-66,098
-2% -$2.02M
AUB icon
400
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.03B
$124M 0.06%
3,666,823
+146,885
+4% +$4.98M