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
+3.1%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$106B
AUM Growth
Cap. Flow
+$106B
Cap. Flow %
100%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.59%
Holding
3,585
New
3,579
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.18%
2 Industrials 12.66%
3 Energy 10.8%
4 Technology 9.12%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EMC
426
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$56.4M 0.05%
+2,387,400
New +$56.4M
COST icon
427
Costco
COST
$427B
$56.3M 0.05%
+509,410
New +$56.3M
STLD icon
428
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.8B
$56.1M 0.05%
+3,764,358
New +$56.1M
CORE
429
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
$55.7M 0.05%
+3,511,024
New +$55.7M
AVTA
430
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$55.7M 0.05%
+3,005,435
New +$55.7M
NNI icon
431
Nelnet
NNI
$4.66B
$55.6M 0.05%
+1,541,727
New +$55.6M
ZQK
432
DELISTED
QUICKSILVER,INC.
ZQK
$55.6M 0.05%
+8,627,736
New +$55.6M
NSIT icon
433
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.02B
$55.4M 0.05%
+3,120,450
New +$55.4M
AM
434
DELISTED
AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP CL A
AM
$55.2M 0.05%
+3,029,907
New +$55.2M
RHP icon
435
Ryman Hospitality Properties
RHP
$6.35B
$55.1M 0.05%
+1,413,479
New +$55.1M
PWR icon
436
Quanta Services
PWR
$55.5B
$55M 0.05%
+2,080,287
New +$55M
SSI
437
DELISTED
Stage Stores Inc
SSI
$55M 0.05%
+2,340,704
New +$55M
SNDA icon
438
Sonida Senior Living
SNDA
$486M
$54.9M 0.05%
+153,070
New +$54.9M
GD icon
439
General Dynamics
GD
$86.8B
$54.9M 0.05%
+700,342
New +$54.9M
WOR icon
440
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$3.24B
$54.7M 0.05%
+2,796,725
New +$54.7M
NWBI icon
441
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$1.86B
$54.3M 0.05%
+4,021,687
New +$54.3M
UAM
442
DELISTED
Universal American Corp
UAM
$54.2M 0.05%
+6,093,789
New +$54.2M
SPLS
443
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$54.2M 0.05%
+3,415,554
New +$54.2M
HY icon
444
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$668M
$54.1M 0.05%
+861,464
New +$54.1M
DWA
445
DELISTED
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG INC CL-A
DWA
$54M 0.05%
+2,103,534
New +$54M
ARII
446
DELISTED
American Railcar Industries, Inc.
ARII
$53.9M 0.05%
+1,609,961
New +$53.9M
TOL icon
447
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14.2B
$53.8M 0.05%
+1,648,892
New +$53.8M
SMP icon
448
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$879M
$53.8M 0.05%
+1,565,323
New +$53.8M
AMP icon
449
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$46.1B
$53.7M 0.05%
+663,800
New +$53.7M
FMER
450
DELISTED
FIRSTMERIT CORP
FMER
$53.7M 0.05%
+2,678,986
New +$53.7M