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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
-$1.29B
Cap. Flow
+$3.54B
Cap. Flow %
1.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
89
Increased
1,989
Reduced
992
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.07%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RNR icon
426
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$11.3B
$132M 0.06%
954,037
-158,629
-14% -$22M
ESV
427
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
$132M 0.06%
7,521,252
+2,153,097
+40% +$37.8M
CTSH icon
428
Cognizant
CTSH
$35.1B
$132M 0.06%
1,638,947
+14,057
+0.9% +$1.13M
ITW icon
429
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$77.6B
$132M 0.06%
841,872
+6,691
+0.8% +$1.05M
TTMI icon
430
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$4.93B
$132M 0.05%
8,609,401
+34,069
+0.4% +$521K
CNMD icon
431
CONMED
CNMD
$1.7B
$131M 0.05%
2,074,151
-73,010
-3% -$4.62M
RIO icon
432
Rio Tinto
RIO
$104B
$131M 0.05%
2,546,602
+4,898
+0.2% +$252K
BANR icon
433
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.34B
$131M 0.05%
2,357,544
+229,699
+11% +$12.7M
MTB icon
434
M&T Bank
MTB
$31.2B
$131M 0.05%
708,348
-5,940
-0.8% -$1.1M
FBC
435
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
$131M 0.05%
3,687,649
+203,616
+6% +$7.21M
HOUS icon
436
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$724M
$130M 0.05%
4,772,569
+1,653,568
+53% +$45.1M
AAWW
437
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
$130M 0.05%
2,152,946
+11,540
+0.5% +$698K
ADP icon
438
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$120B
$130M 0.05%
1,145,986
+25,256
+2% +$2.87M
CADE icon
439
Cadence Bank
CADE
$7.04B
$130M 0.05%
4,087,765
-20,351
-0.5% -$647K
AIR icon
440
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.71B
$129M 0.05%
2,935,600
+11,936
+0.4% +$526K
PRI icon
441
Primerica
PRI
$8.85B
$129M 0.05%
1,340,101
-26,049
-2% -$2.52M
IRM icon
442
Iron Mountain
IRM
$27.2B
$129M 0.05%
3,924,193
+173,605
+5% +$5.7M
LIVN icon
443
LivaNova
LIVN
$3.17B
$129M 0.05%
1,455,515
-79,028
-5% -$6.99M
MRO
444
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$129M 0.05%
7,981,571
+405,788
+5% +$6.55M
HUN icon
445
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.95B
$128M 0.05%
4,392,558
-386,420
-8% -$11.3M
OII icon
446
Oceaneering
OII
$2.41B
$128M 0.05%
6,918,709
+977,422
+16% +$18.1M
SPGI icon
447
S&P Global
SPGI
$164B
$128M 0.05%
671,127
+5,405
+0.8% +$1.03M
GVA icon
448
Granite Construction
GVA
$4.73B
$128M 0.05%
2,290,599
-5,089
-0.2% -$284K
AXE
449
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$128M 0.05%
1,688,930
+170,825
+11% +$12.9M
SM icon
450
SM Energy
SM
$3.09B
$128M 0.05%
7,075,731
+509,983
+8% +$9.19M