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
+6.4%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$241B
AUM Growth
+$12.4B
Cap. Flow
+$782M
Cap. Flow %
0.32%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.45%
Holding
3,412
New
76
Increased
2,019
Reduced
968
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.2%
3 Technology 12.7%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.42%
5 Healthcare 9.08%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WSBC icon
376
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.05B
$146M 0.06%
3,584,006
+106,011
+3% +$4.31M
SEM icon
377
Select Medical
SEM
$1.57B
$146M 0.06%
15,317,880
-67,191
-0.4% -$639K
GVA icon
378
Granite Construction
GVA
$4.77B
$146M 0.06%
2,295,688
-57,436
-2% -$3.64M
KLIC icon
379
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$1.96B
$145M 0.06%
5,976,393
-17,487
-0.3% -$426K
HWM icon
380
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$73.5B
$145M 0.06%
6,941,292
-1,062,001
-13% -$22.2M
NTES icon
381
NetEase
NTES
$92.1B
$145M 0.06%
2,099,940
-47,835
-2% -$3.3M
SM icon
382
SM Energy
SM
$3.08B
$145M 0.06%
6,565,748
+1,818,404
+38% +$40.2M
X
383
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$145M 0.06%
4,118,963
+960,350
+30% +$33.8M
AXL icon
384
American Axle
AXL
$707M
$145M 0.06%
8,503,164
+1,441,629
+20% +$24.6M
NWBI icon
385
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$1.83B
$144M 0.06%
8,635,757
+17,215
+0.2% +$288K
BCS icon
386
Barclays
BCS
$71.9B
$144M 0.06%
13,849,543
+113,962
+0.8% +$1.19M
CENX icon
387
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.12B
$144M 0.06%
7,337,315
+54,992
+0.8% +$1.08M
HTH icon
388
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.19B
$143M 0.06%
5,661,685
AGO icon
389
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.91B
$143M 0.06%
4,208,706
-192,600
-4% -$6.52M
DRE
390
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$142M 0.06%
5,236,140
+109,002
+2% +$2.97M
ASGN icon
391
ASGN Inc
ASGN
$2.27B
$142M 0.06%
2,215,978
-73,929
-3% -$4.75M
ADBE icon
392
Adobe
ADBE
$150B
$142M 0.06%
809,907
+34,411
+4% +$6.03M
TROW icon
393
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.6B
$142M 0.06%
1,352,265
-49,542
-4% -$5.2M
IRM icon
394
Iron Mountain
IRM
$29.1B
$142M 0.06%
3,750,588
+139,758
+4% +$5.27M
COLB icon
395
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$7.91B
$141M 0.06%
3,251,620
+482,220
+17% +$20.9M
ZION icon
396
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$8.46B
$141M 0.06%
2,775,097
-183,649
-6% -$9.34M
NAVI icon
397
Navient
NAVI
$1.33B
$141M 0.06%
10,580,979
+1,493,324
+16% +$19.9M
UMPQ
398
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$141M 0.06%
6,771,986
-542,823
-7% -$11.3M
JCI icon
399
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$71.6B
$140M 0.06%
3,682,188
+57,497
+2% +$2.19M
FCFS icon
400
FirstCash
FCFS
$6.45B
$140M 0.06%
2,079,463
-80,216
-4% -$5.41M