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
+3.16%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$167B
AUM Growth
+$6.62B
Cap. Flow
+$4.56B
Cap. Flow %
2.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9%
Holding
3,387
New
58
Increased
2,018
Reduced
918
Closed
88

Top Buys

1
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$277M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$169M
3
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$159M
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$130M
5
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$116M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.43%
2 Industrials 13.68%
3 Technology 12.18%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CMI icon
401
Cummins
CMI
$54.4B
$96.2M 0.06%
875,262
+244,165
+39% +$26.8M
PRA icon
402
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.22B
$96.2M 0.06%
1,900,727
+136,222
+8% +$6.89M
OA
403
DELISTED
Orbital ATK, Inc.
OA
$96M 0.06%
1,104,074
-83,560
-7% -$7.26M
MTN icon
404
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.48B
$95.9M 0.06%
716,983
-5,653
-0.8% -$756K
ABM icon
405
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.81B
$95.6M 0.06%
2,959,423
-83,349
-3% -$2.69M
JBL icon
406
Jabil
JBL
$22.5B
$95.2M 0.06%
4,939,310
+387,945
+9% +$7.48M
BLK icon
407
Blackrock
BLK
$171B
$95.2M 0.06%
279,388
+12,371
+5% +$4.21M
MOS icon
408
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.2B
$95.1M 0.06%
3,522,111
+40,670
+1% +$1.1M
KMB icon
409
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$43.5B
$94.8M 0.06%
704,836
+15,256
+2% +$2.05M
EPAC icon
410
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$2.22B
$94.5M 0.06%
3,825,445
+505,259
+15% +$12.5M
VSTO
411
DELISTED
Vista Outdoor Inc.
VSTO
$94.5M 0.06%
1,819,855
+149,828
+9% +$7.78M
WRK
412
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$94.4M 0.06%
2,684,077
-169,237
-6% -$5.95M
UFCS icon
413
United Fire Group
UFCS
$786M
$93.8M 0.06%
2,139,802
+9,271
+0.4% +$406K
MAN icon
414
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$1.78B
$93.7M 0.06%
1,151,007
+147,826
+15% +$12M
CPN
415
DELISTED
Calpine Corporation
CPN
$93.5M 0.06%
6,163,283
+754,909
+14% +$11.5M
PGR icon
416
Progressive
PGR
$143B
$93.3M 0.06%
2,656,298
-8,208
-0.3% -$288K
IBOC icon
417
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.37B
$93.3M 0.06%
3,784,425
+135,320
+4% +$3.34M
QLGC
418
DELISTED
QLOGIC CORP
QLGC
$93.3M 0.06%
6,939,807
+749,652
+12% +$10.1M
JCI icon
419
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.6B
$93M 0.06%
2,279,502
+295,346
+15% +$12.1M
PNFP icon
420
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.57B
$92.8M 0.06%
1,892,495
-205,848
-10% -$10.1M
CPT icon
421
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.9B
$92.3M 0.06%
1,097,248
+5,308
+0.5% +$446K
VR
422
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$92.1M 0.06%
1,952,301
+44,875
+2% +$2.12M
SU icon
423
Suncor Energy
SU
$49.7B
$91.9M 0.06%
3,304,429
-195,851
-6% -$5.45M
UNM icon
424
Unum
UNM
$12.5B
$91.8M 0.05%
2,967,440
-13,233
-0.4% -$409K
KEX icon
425
Kirby Corp
KEX
$4.9B
$91.4M 0.05%
1,516,664
+216,683
+17% +$13.1M