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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.97%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LZB icon
451
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.49B
$68.2M 0.05%
2,517,632
-26,395
-1% -$715K
ING icon
452
ING
ING
$71B
$68M 0.05%
4,771,229
-43,066
-0.9% -$614K
ALK icon
453
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.28B
$68M 0.05%
1,457,234
+284,346
+24% +$13.3M
CAL icon
454
Caleres
CAL
$531M
$67.8M 0.05%
2,555,556
-89,182
-3% -$2.37M
BEAM
455
DELISTED
BEAM INC COM STK (DE)
BEAM
$67.8M 0.05%
814,065
+1,152
+0.1% +$96K
CI icon
456
Cigna
CI
$81.5B
$67.7M 0.05%
809,490
+57,406
+8% +$4.8M
NE
457
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
$67.3M 0.05%
2,350,743
+140,965
+6% +$4.03M
FCN icon
458
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.46B
$67.2M 0.05%
2,016,837
+223,084
+12% +$7.44M
X
459
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$67.2M 0.05%
2,434,082
+23,714
+1% +$655K
MUFG icon
460
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$174B
$67.1M 0.05%
12,116,715
-85,606
-0.7% -$474K
KELYA icon
461
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$489M
$66.9M 0.05%
2,818,130
-18,541
-0.7% -$440K
LLY icon
462
Eli Lilly
LLY
$652B
$66.4M 0.05%
1,127,510
+127,796
+13% +$7.52M
BDBD
463
DELISTED
BOULDER BRANDS INC
BDBD
$66.3M 0.05%
3,765,518
-356,478
-9% -$6.28M
SPTN icon
464
SpartanNash
SPTN
$908M
$66.3M 0.05%
2,857,752
-31,501
-1% -$731K
MON
465
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$66.3M 0.05%
583,149
+46,728
+9% +$5.31M
SONY icon
466
Sony
SONY
$165B
$66.3M 0.05%
17,338,210
-8,500
-0% -$32.5K
WAL icon
467
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$10B
$66.3M 0.05%
2,694,357
+26,042
+1% +$641K
MGLN
468
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$66.1M 0.05%
1,113,241
+104,691
+10% +$6.21M
CPT icon
469
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.9B
$66M 0.05%
979,873
+21,330
+2% +$1.44M
SSP icon
470
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$261M
$65.6M 0.05%
4,170,700
-125,166
-3% -$1.97M
NNI icon
471
Nelnet
NNI
$4.66B
$65.5M 0.05%
1,601,775
-5,287
-0.3% -$216K
OA
472
DELISTED
Orbital ATK, Inc.
OA
$65.5M 0.05%
460,827
-7,759
-2% -$1.1M
NBL
473
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$65.4M 0.05%
921,190
+34,029
+4% +$2.42M
MTZ icon
474
MasTec
MTZ
$14B
$65.3M 0.05%
1,502,301
-13,790
-0.9% -$599K
UFCS icon
475
United Fire Group
UFCS
$794M
$65.2M 0.05%
2,149,286
-1,877
-0.1% -$57K