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
+6.4%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$241B
AUM Growth
+$12.4B
Cap. Flow
+$782M
Cap. Flow %
0.32%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.45%
Holding
3,412
New
76
Increased
2,019
Reduced
968
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.2%
3 Technology 12.7%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.42%
5 Healthcare 9.08%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RIO icon
426
Rio Tinto
RIO
$101B
$135M 0.06%
2,541,704
+38,214
+2% +$2.02M
TTMI icon
427
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$5.08B
$134M 0.06%
8,575,332
+21,606
+0.3% +$339K
COHR icon
428
Coherent
COHR
$16.3B
$134M 0.06%
2,858,900
-589,438
-17% -$27.7M
DFS
429
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$134M 0.06%
1,741,352
+23,767
+1% +$1.83M
RUSHA icon
430
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.49B
$134M 0.06%
5,917,860
+25,432
+0.4% +$574K
SFNC icon
431
Simmons First National
SFNC
$2.96B
$133M 0.06%
4,674,430
+1,447,884
+45% +$41.3M
HL icon
432
Hecla Mining
HL
$7.1B
$133M 0.06%
33,563,141
+27,154
+0.1% +$108K
AUB icon
433
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.01B
$133M 0.06%
3,680,435
+2,582
+0.1% +$93.4K
SNP
434
DELISTED
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION ADS (REP 100 ORDINARY H SHARES)
SNP
$133M 0.06%
1,812,964
-21,887
-1% -$1.61M
TMHC icon
435
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$6.83B
$133M 0.06%
5,432,813
+841,438
+18% +$20.6M
MOS icon
436
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.3B
$133M 0.06%
5,174,159
+810,156
+19% +$20.8M
ODP icon
437
ODP
ODP
$617M
$133M 0.06%
3,747,932
+54,207
+1% +$1.92M
CMI icon
438
Cummins
CMI
$55.4B
$133M 0.05%
750,271
-31,991
-4% -$5.65M
NEE icon
439
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$145B
$132M 0.05%
3,377,456
+9,056
+0.3% +$354K
RSPP
440
DELISTED
RSP Permian, Inc.
RSPP
$132M 0.05%
3,239,985
+523,748
+19% +$21.3M
DBI icon
441
Designer Brands
DBI
$235M
$131M 0.05%
6,134,636
+83,398
+1% +$1.79M
ADP icon
442
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$119B
$131M 0.05%
1,120,730
+13,574
+1% +$1.59M
WLL
443
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$131M 0.05%
66,122
-11,175
-14% -$22.2M
AYR
444
DELISTED
Aircastle Limited
AYR
$131M 0.05%
5,590,584
+365,735
+7% +$8.55M
FBC
445
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
$130M 0.05%
3,484,033
+234,993
+7% +$8.79M
MDP
446
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$130M 0.05%
1,972,734
+31,859
+2% +$2.1M
LKQ icon
447
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.22B
$130M 0.05%
3,200,910
+327,129
+11% +$13.3M
NNI icon
448
Nelnet
NNI
$4.47B
$130M 0.05%
2,373,373
+54,091
+2% +$2.96M
BKD icon
449
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.89B
$130M 0.05%
13,365,237
+1,397,236
+12% +$13.6M
CADE icon
450
Cadence Bank
CADE
$6.96B
$129M 0.05%
4,108,116
+3,656
+0.1% +$115K