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
-14.29%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$221B
AUM Growth
-$42B
Cap. Flow
+$815M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.67%
Holding
3,519
New
94
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,004
Closed
67

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.86%
2 Industrials 12.78%
3 Technology 12.78%
4 Healthcare 10.57%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GWR
401
DELISTED
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
GWR
$120M 0.05%
1,625,037
+34,236
+2% +$2.53M
SF icon
402
Stifel
SF
$11.5B
$120M 0.05%
4,353,833
+280,781
+7% +$7.75M
SNP
403
DELISTED
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION ADS (REP 100 ORDINARY H SHARES)
SNP
$119M 0.05%
1,690,866
-46,273
-3% -$3.27M
SNA icon
404
Snap-on
SNA
$16.8B
$119M 0.05%
821,268
+91,309
+13% +$13.3M
ESE icon
405
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$5.19B
$119M 0.05%
1,805,857
-32,609
-2% -$2.15M
CHRD icon
406
Chord Energy
CHRD
$5.88B
$119M 0.05%
21,523,088
+1,012,789
+5% +$5.6M
XRX icon
407
Xerox
XRX
$468M
$119M 0.05%
6,018,846
+454,284
+8% +$8.98M
DBI icon
408
Designer Brands
DBI
$215M
$119M 0.05%
4,812,241
-480,900
-9% -$11.9M
UTHR icon
409
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$18.3B
$119M 0.05%
1,088,982
+29,427
+3% +$3.2M
RAMP icon
410
LiveRamp
RAMP
$1.79B
$118M 0.05%
3,066,256
-93,069
-3% -$3.6M
LEN icon
411
Lennar Class A
LEN
$35.6B
$118M 0.05%
3,123,672
-279,529
-8% -$10.6M
BDX icon
412
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$54.6B
$118M 0.05%
538,433
+50,982
+10% +$11.2M
IDTI
413
DELISTED
Integrated Device Technology I
IDTI
$118M 0.05%
2,441,879
+31,705
+1% +$1.54M
GDOT icon
414
Green Dot
GDOT
$808M
$118M 0.05%
1,486,038
-286,028
-16% -$22.7M
HOPE icon
415
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.41B
$118M 0.05%
9,957,239
+4,212
+0% +$50K
BNS icon
416
Scotiabank
BNS
$79.3B
$118M 0.05%
2,367,908
+409,914
+21% +$20.4M
FBC
417
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
$118M 0.05%
4,458,055
+216,220
+5% +$5.71M
KEX icon
418
Kirby Corp
KEX
$4.9B
$118M 0.05%
1,745,677
-20,516
-1% -$1.38M
AMED
419
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$117M 0.05%
1,001,204
-60,472
-6% -$7.08M
SU icon
420
Suncor Energy
SU
$49.7B
$117M 0.05%
4,182,208
+251,585
+6% +$7.04M
TCF
421
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$117M 0.05%
3,189,834
+185,916
+6% +$6.81M
UFCS icon
422
United Fire Group
UFCS
$786M
$117M 0.05%
2,102,872
-14,986
-0.7% -$831K
MGLN
423
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$117M 0.05%
2,048,731
-15,003
-0.7% -$854K
KLIC icon
424
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$1.98B
$116M 0.05%
5,744,673
-60,448
-1% -$1.23M
THS icon
425
Treehouse Foods
THS
$898M
$116M 0.05%
2,287,964
-5,241
-0.2% -$266K