Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$144B
Cap. Flow
+$6.3B
Cap. Flow %
4.38%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
56
Increased
2,291
Reduced
889
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TGNA icon
401
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$3.41B
$80.6M 0.06%
4,923,077
+757,923
+18% +$12.4M
CORE
402
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
$80.5M 0.06%
3,528,752
+70,564
+2% +$1.61M
CYH icon
403
Community Health Systems
CYH
$392M
$80.4M 0.06%
2,144,461
-93,289
-4% -$3.5M
FMBI
404
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$80.3M 0.06%
4,712,754
+227,028
+5% +$3.87M
MDC
405
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$80.2M 0.06%
3,677,055
+1,056,646
+40% +$23M
MGLN
406
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$80.2M 0.06%
1,287,954
+174,713
+16% +$10.9M
ALK icon
407
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.21B
$80.2M 0.06%
1,686,690
+229,456
+16% +$10.9M
TM icon
408
Toyota
TM
$252B
$79.9M 0.06%
667,412
-715
-0.1% -$85.6K
MRVL icon
409
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$53.7B
$79.8M 0.06%
5,565,918
-322,046
-5% -$4.61M
NAVG
410
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
$79.6M 0.06%
2,375,556
+28,188
+1% +$945K
SSP icon
411
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$269M
$79.4M 0.06%
4,228,049
+57,349
+1% +$1.08M
TDW icon
412
Tidewater
TDW
$2.79B
$79M 0.05%
43,615
+4,045
+10% +$7.33M
IBOC icon
413
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.42B
$78.7M 0.05%
2,915,115
+54,850
+2% +$1.48M
AMX icon
414
America Movil
AMX
$58.8B
$78.5M 0.05%
3,782,251
+283,598
+8% +$5.88M
SUSS
415
DELISTED
SUSSER HOLDINGS CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
SUSS
$78.5M 0.05%
971,981
+43,082
+5% +$3.48M
FITB icon
416
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.2B
$78.4M 0.05%
3,674,044
+327,012
+10% +$6.98M
IDTI
417
DELISTED
Integrated Device Technology I
IDTI
$78.4M 0.05%
5,072,005
-63,212
-1% -$977K
AGN
418
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$77.8M 0.05%
348,876
+1,337
+0.4% +$298K
CNW
419
DELISTED
CON-WAY INC.
CNW
$77.8M 0.05%
1,543,485
+432,926
+39% +$21.8M
CADE icon
420
Cadence Bank
CADE
$6.97B
$77.8M 0.05%
3,165,612
-115,683
-4% -$2.84M
KRFT
421
DELISTED
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
$77.4M 0.05%
1,290,801
+72,129
+6% +$4.32M
ASR icon
422
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$9.95B
$77.2M 0.05%
607,623
+1,213
+0.2% +$154K
STLD icon
423
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.1B
$77M 0.05%
4,287,455
-27,348
-0.6% -$491K
URS
424
DELISTED
URS CORP
URS
$76.9M 0.05%
1,676,270
-17,318
-1% -$794K
COHR
425
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$76.8M 0.05%
1,160,642
+29,230
+3% +$1.93M