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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.97%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UDR icon
401
UDR
UDR
$13B
$74.2M 0.06%
2,874,184
+60,194
+2% +$1.55M
WLK icon
402
Westlake Corp
WLK
$11.5B
$74M 0.06%
1,118,138
-285,158
-20% -$18.9M
TFC icon
403
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.2B
$74M 0.06%
1,841,320
+343,634
+23% +$13.8M
COHR
404
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$73.9M 0.06%
1,131,412
+2,007
+0.2% +$131K
PBCT
405
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$73.8M 0.06%
4,964,748
+10,602
+0.2% +$158K
NWBI icon
406
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$1.86B
$73.8M 0.06%
5,054,068
+383,176
+8% +$5.59M
BOBE
407
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
$73.7M 0.06%
1,473,488
-56,527
-4% -$2.83M
MTG icon
408
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.54B
$73.7M 0.06%
8,650,174
-2,728,459
-24% -$23.2M
UNF icon
409
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$3.31B
$73.4M 0.05%
668,094
-25,610
-4% -$2.82M
RTI
410
DELISTED
RTI INTL METALS INC(HLDG CO)
RTI
$73.2M 0.05%
2,635,559
-47,955
-2% -$1.33M
MANH icon
411
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$12.8B
$73M 0.05%
2,084,741
+38,429
+2% +$1.35M
PFG icon
412
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$18B
$72.9M 0.05%
1,584,837
+126,920
+9% +$5.84M
HEES
413
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
$72.9M 0.05%
1,801,755
+12,727
+0.7% +$515K
AEGN
414
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
$72.5M 0.05%
2,863,004
+68,055
+2% +$1.72M
CYH icon
415
Community Health Systems
CYH
$411M
$72.4M 0.05%
2,237,750
+199,216
+10% +$6.45M
SAIA icon
416
Saia
SAIA
$8.26B
$72.2M 0.05%
1,890,438
-87,176
-4% -$3.33M
NAVG
417
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
$72.1M 0.05%
2,347,368
+12,342
+0.5% +$379K
BRCD
418
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
$72M 0.05%
6,790,613
-361,769
-5% -$3.84M
ANR
419
DELISTED
ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES INC.
ANR
$72M 0.05%
16,946,956
+2,972,813
+21% +$12.6M
WSBC icon
420
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.11B
$71.9M 0.05%
2,259,735
-14,045
-0.6% -$447K
IBOC icon
421
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.46B
$71.7M 0.05%
2,860,265
+73,077
+3% +$1.83M
HNT
422
DELISTED
HEALTH NET INC
HNT
$71.6M 0.05%
2,106,548
+424,312
+25% +$14.4M
AGN
423
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$71.5M 0.05%
347,539
-34,874
-9% -$7.18M
DHR icon
424
Danaher
DHR
$144B
$71.4M 0.05%
1,416,458
+18,894
+1% +$952K
PKD
425
DELISTED
Parker Drilling Company
PKD
$71.4M 0.05%
671,172
-1,824
-0.3% -$194K