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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FMER
401
DELISTED
FIRSTMERIT CORP
FMER
$86.5M 0.06%
4,894,599
+679,534
+16% +$12M
ARG
402
DELISTED
AIRGAS INC
ARG
$86.4M 0.06%
967,049
+289,062
+43% +$25.8M
IPCC
403
DELISTED
Infinity Property & Casualty C
IPCC
$86M 0.06%
1,068,319
-3,385
-0.3% -$273K
DGX icon
404
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.4B
$85.9M 0.06%
1,396,786
+203,375
+17% +$12.5M
PVTB
405
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
$85.8M 0.06%
2,239,698
+13,922
+0.6% +$534K
CASY icon
406
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$19.4B
$84.7M 0.06%
822,632
-115,042
-12% -$11.8M
MENT
407
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
$84.6M 0.06%
3,435,883
-19,290
-0.6% -$475K
RTN
408
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$84.6M 0.06%
774,502
+12,467
+2% +$1.36M
CHMT
409
DELISTED
Chemtura Corporation
CHMT
$84.2M 0.06%
2,941,231
+9,017
+0.3% +$258K
WSBC icon
410
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.08B
$84M 0.06%
2,672,466
+32,764
+1% +$1.03M
MSCC
411
DELISTED
Microsemi Corp
MSCC
$84M 0.06%
2,559,881
+143,667
+6% +$4.72M
TEX icon
412
Terex
TEX
$3.46B
$83.9M 0.06%
4,675,869
+885,670
+23% +$15.9M
PACW
413
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$83.9M 0.06%
1,959,116
+99,383
+5% +$4.25M
TOL icon
414
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14.3B
$83.6M 0.05%
2,442,834
-106,037
-4% -$3.63M
OLN icon
415
Olin
OLN
$2.87B
$83.6M 0.05%
4,974,753
+166,966
+3% +$2.81M
LRCX icon
416
Lam Research
LRCX
$133B
$83.5M 0.05%
12,787,760
+2,570,310
+25% +$16.8M
MDRX
417
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$83.3M 0.05%
6,719,981
+599,326
+10% +$7.43M
SPTN icon
418
SpartanNash
SPTN
$908M
$83.3M 0.05%
3,223,371
-756
-0% -$19.5K
EWT icon
419
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$6.33B
$83.3M 0.05%
3,164,405
+261,263
+9% +$6.88M
Y
420
DELISTED
Alleghany Corporation
Y
$83.3M 0.05%
177,883
+13,233
+8% +$6.19M
NRG icon
421
NRG Energy
NRG
$28.6B
$82.7M 0.05%
5,567,284
+1,819,748
+49% +$27M
CF icon
422
CF Industries
CF
$13.7B
$82.6M 0.05%
1,838,940
-113,396
-6% -$5.09M
WERN icon
423
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$1.71B
$82.3M 0.05%
3,279,967
+150,456
+5% +$3.78M
ARRS
424
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$82.3M 0.05%
3,169,070
+438,455
+16% +$11.4M
ONB icon
425
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$8.96B
$82.3M 0.05%
5,907,255
+76,698
+1% +$1.07M