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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.14%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LEN icon
376
Lennar Class A
LEN
$35.6B
$154M 0.06%
3,403,201
-291,454
-8% -$13.2M
FMX icon
377
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$30.2B
$154M 0.06%
1,554,419
-149,897
-9% -$14.8M
AVAV icon
378
AeroVironment
AVAV
$11.5B
$154M 0.06%
1,370,305
-43,536
-3% -$4.88M
BKD icon
379
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.81B
$154M 0.06%
15,636,066
-28,214
-0.2% -$277K
UBSI icon
380
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.35B
$153M 0.06%
4,205,620
+89,021
+2% +$3.24M
HELE icon
381
Helen of Troy
HELE
$550M
$153M 0.06%
1,165,703
+4,268
+0.4% +$559K
SU icon
382
Suncor Energy
SU
$49.7B
$152M 0.06%
3,930,623
+661,858
+20% +$25.6M
MED icon
383
Medifast
MED
$152M
$152M 0.06%
686,014
-5,394
-0.8% -$1.2M
GPOR
384
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
$152M 0.06%
14,573,729
+505,684
+4% +$5.26M
NXST icon
385
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.14B
$151M 0.06%
1,860,870
-1,268
-0.1% -$103K
BEL
386
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$151M 0.06%
8,272,877
-260,611
-3% -$4.76M
SFNC icon
387
Simmons First National
SFNC
$2.96B
$151M 0.06%
5,126,393
+59,353
+1% +$1.75M
WKC icon
388
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.44B
$151M 0.06%
5,439,333
+638,600
+13% +$17.7M
SLG icon
389
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.21B
$150M 0.06%
1,593,175
-18,944
-1% -$1.79M
NWBI icon
390
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$1.82B
$150M 0.06%
8,682,239
+56,843
+0.7% +$985K
SNX icon
391
TD Synnex
SNX
$12.3B
$150M 0.06%
3,550,274
+42,936
+1% +$1.82M
XRX icon
392
Xerox
XRX
$468M
$150M 0.06%
5,564,562
+447,031
+9% +$12.1M
CME icon
393
CME Group
CME
$94.3B
$150M 0.06%
881,457
-15,228
-2% -$2.59M
X
394
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$150M 0.06%
4,921,315
+223,665
+5% +$6.82M
DG icon
395
Dollar General
DG
$23B
$150M 0.06%
1,369,264
+51,067
+4% +$5.58M
EWT icon
396
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$6.4B
$150M 0.06%
3,965,885
WHR icon
397
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.24B
$150M 0.06%
1,259,024
+39,982
+3% +$4.75M
PGR icon
398
Progressive
PGR
$143B
$149M 0.06%
2,103,545
+25,269
+1% +$1.79M
ODP icon
399
ODP
ODP
$621M
$149M 0.06%
4,651,432
+363,331
+8% +$11.7M
NOV icon
400
NOV
NOV
$4.85B
$149M 0.06%
3,464,623
-19,930
-0.6% -$859K