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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.19%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GK
426
DELISTED
G&K Services Inc
GK
$87.8M 0.05%
1,396,541
-71,936
-5% -$4.52M
KMB icon
427
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$43.1B
$87.8M 0.05%
689,580
+61,343
+10% +$7.81M
TCF
428
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$86.9M 0.05%
6,157,549
+446,255
+8% +$6.3M
AIR icon
429
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.71B
$86.7M 0.05%
3,297,199
-65,495
-2% -$1.72M
ABM icon
430
ABM Industries
ABM
$3B
$86.6M 0.05%
3,042,772
+327,118
+12% +$9.31M
AAWW
431
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
$86.5M 0.05%
2,093,082
-34,015
-2% -$1.41M
LYB icon
432
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$17.7B
$86.1M 0.05%
990,802
+14,734
+2% +$1.28M
MAA icon
433
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$17B
$86.1M 0.05%
947,840
+25,439
+3% +$2.31M
NSIT icon
434
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.02B
$86M 0.05%
3,425,186
-5,648
-0.2% -$142K
MRO
435
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$86M 0.05%
6,834,905
-61,700
-0.9% -$777K
FBR
436
DELISTED
Fibria Celulose Sa
FBR
$86M 0.05%
6,778,346
-787,938
-10% -$10M
TOL icon
437
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14.2B
$85.9M 0.05%
2,579,459
+136,625
+6% +$4.55M
PRA icon
438
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.22B
$85.6M 0.05%
1,764,505
+166,137
+10% +$8.06M
CMD
439
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$85.6M 0.05%
1,377,481
+48,527
+4% +$3.02M
CYH icon
440
Community Health Systems
CYH
$409M
$84.9M 0.05%
3,871,906
+79,577
+2% +$1.74M
LVNTA
441
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$84.8M 0.05%
1,879,444
+7,444
+0.4% +$336K
PGR icon
442
Progressive
PGR
$143B
$84.7M 0.05%
2,664,506
+54,796
+2% +$1.74M
TEX icon
443
Terex
TEX
$3.47B
$84.7M 0.05%
4,582,658
-93,211
-2% -$1.72M
MAN icon
444
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$1.91B
$84.6M 0.05%
1,003,181
+134,155
+15% +$11.3M
MDAS
445
DELISTED
MEDASSETS INC COM STK (DE)
MDAS
$84.4M 0.05%
2,728,517
+111,677
+4% +$3.46M
THS icon
446
Treehouse Foods
THS
$917M
$84.3M 0.05%
1,074,724
+20,075
+2% +$1.58M
TM icon
447
Toyota
TM
$260B
$84.3M 0.05%
685,252
+6,424
+0.9% +$790K
PBY
448
DELISTED
PEP BOYS MANNY MOE& JACK
PBY
$84.2M 0.05%
4,573,874
-2,144
-0% -$39.5K
EMR icon
449
Emerson Electric
EMR
$74.6B
$84.2M 0.05%
1,759,907
+115,398
+7% +$5.52M
TXT icon
450
Textron
TXT
$14.5B
$84.1M 0.05%
2,001,290
+564,592
+39% +$23.7M