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
SWY
451
DELISTED
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
$53.7M 0.05%
+2,532,879
New +$53.7M
WFT
452
DELISTED
Weatherford International plc
WFT
$53.6M 0.05%
+3,916,012
New +$53.6M
UFCS icon
453
United Fire Group
UFCS
$794M
$53.5M 0.05%
+2,153,629
New +$53.5M
LZB icon
454
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.49B
$53.4M 0.05%
+2,631,945
New +$53.3M
CAT icon
455
Caterpillar
CAT
$198B
$53.2M 0.05%
+645,385
New +$53.2M
NWS
456
DELISTED
THE NEWS CORPORATION LTD CL-B
NWS
$53.2M 0.05%
+1,620,054
New +$53.2M
TFX icon
457
Teleflex
TFX
$5.78B
$53M 0.05%
+684,440
New +$53M
CS
458
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
$53M 0.05%
+2,003,998
New +$53M
MENT
459
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
$53M 0.05%
+2,709,635
New +$53M
FBIN icon
460
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$7.3B
$52.9M 0.05%
+1,597,568
New +$52.9M
KND
461
DELISTED
Kindred Healthcare
KND
$52.7M 0.05%
+4,015,915
New +$52.7M
TNL icon
462
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.08B
$52.3M 0.05%
+2,022,561
New +$52.3M
DHR icon
463
Danaher
DHR
$143B
$52.2M 0.05%
+1,226,082
New +$52.2M
TT icon
464
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.1B
$52.2M 0.05%
+1,176,185
New +$52.2M
TAL
465
DELISTED
TAL INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
TAL
$52M 0.05%
+1,194,061
New +$52M
MON
466
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$52M 0.05%
+526,429
New +$52M
FITB icon
467
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.2B
$52M 0.05%
+2,878,947
New +$52M
SNDK
468
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
$51.9M 0.05%
+849,810
New +$51.9M
DRE
469
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$51.8M 0.05%
+3,323,679
New +$51.8M
GFF icon
470
Griffon
GFF
$3.79B
$51.7M 0.05%
+4,594,955
New +$51.7M
PBY
471
DELISTED
PEP BOYS MANNY MOE& JACK
PBY
$51.7M 0.05%
+4,463,455
New +$51.7M
BIIB icon
472
Biogen
BIIB
$20.6B
$51.6M 0.05%
+239,965
New +$51.6M
SUNE
473
DELISTED
SUNEDISON, INC COM
SUNE
$51.6M 0.05%
+6,314,985
New +$51.6M
TGT icon
474
Target
TGT
$42.3B
$51.5M 0.05%
+748,414
New +$51.5M
MSGS icon
475
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$4.71B
$51.5M 0.05%
+1,219,377
New +$51.5M