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
OMG
426
DELISTED
OM GROUP INC.
OMG
$82.2M 0.05%
2,500,067
-93,710
-4% -$3.08M
VR
427
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$82.1M 0.05%
1,821,929
+18,882
+1% +$851K
UBSI icon
428
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.41B
$82.1M 0.05%
2,161,412
+96,369
+5% +$3.66M
THS icon
429
Treehouse Foods
THS
$905M
$82M 0.05%
1,054,649
+48,283
+5% +$3.76M
HWC icon
430
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.33B
$81.9M 0.05%
3,028,168
+633,829
+26% +$17.1M
PZZA icon
431
Papa John's
PZZA
$1.63B
$81.9M 0.05%
1,195,835
+14,528
+1% +$995K
BRCD
432
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
$81.6M 0.05%
7,861,413
+908,892
+13% +$9.44M
LYB icon
433
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$17.6B
$81.4M 0.05%
976,068
+13,063
+1% +$1.09M
DRE
434
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$81.4M 0.05%
4,270,404
+36,223
+0.9% +$690K
EEFT icon
435
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$3.71B
$80.8M 0.05%
1,091,135
+1,635
+0.2% +$121K
J icon
436
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.3B
$80.8M 0.05%
2,608,938
+1,086,510
+71% +$33.6M
GHC icon
437
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.97B
$80.2M 0.05%
138,954
-95,879
-41% -$55.3M
PLCE icon
438
Children's Place
PLCE
$140M
$80.2M 0.05%
1,390,141
-10,797
-0.8% -$623K
VER
439
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
$80.2M 0.05%
2,076,491
+436,183
+27% +$16.8M
BEL
440
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$80.1M 0.05%
7,927,213
+465,409
+6% +$4.71M
PGR icon
441
Progressive
PGR
$144B
$80M 0.05%
2,609,710
+146,744
+6% +$4.5M
NEM icon
442
Newmont
NEM
$83.2B
$79.9M 0.05%
4,973,473
+589,311
+13% +$9.47M
LPL icon
443
LG Display
LPL
$4.41B
$79.9M 0.05%
8,413,069
+305,798
+4% +$2.9M
CBI
444
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$79.9M 0.05%
2,014,117
+1,167,418
+138% +$46.3M
ACGL icon
445
Arch Capital
ACGL
$33.9B
$79.7M 0.05%
3,253,128
-43,119
-1% -$1.06M
MON
446
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$79.6M 0.05%
933,320
+19,294
+2% +$1.65M
TM icon
447
Toyota
TM
$264B
$79.6M 0.05%
678,828
-11,535
-2% -$1.35M
TIME
448
DELISTED
Time Inc.
TIME
$79.4M 0.05%
4,170,189
+839,855
+25% +$16M
CPT icon
449
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.9B
$79.1M 0.05%
1,070,981
-11,015
-1% -$814K
CSC
450
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
$79.1M 0.05%
3,059,136
-327,776
-10% -$8.48M