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
WSBC icon
451
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.1B
$84M 0.05%
2,798,318
+125,852
+5% +$3.78M
DVA icon
452
DaVita
DVA
$9.86B
$83.9M 0.05%
1,203,299
+191,255
+19% +$13.3M
CPT icon
453
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.9B
$83.8M 0.05%
1,091,940
+20,959
+2% +$1.61M
TIVO
454
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
$83.7M 0.05%
5,022,288
-196,414
-4% -$3.27M
SKYW icon
455
Skywest
SKYW
$4.81B
$83.5M 0.05%
4,391,820
NFX
456
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
$83.5M 0.05%
2,565,155
-677,523
-21% -$22.1M
STT icon
457
State Street
STT
$32B
$83.2M 0.05%
1,253,932
+278,180
+29% +$18.5M
ARE icon
458
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.5B
$82.4M 0.05%
911,653
+11,268
+1% +$1.02M
BHP icon
459
BHP
BHP
$138B
$82.3M 0.05%
3,580,719
+177,245
+5% +$4.07M
NLSN
460
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$82.1M 0.05%
1,762,196
-1,785
-0.1% -$83.2K
JCI icon
461
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.5B
$82.1M 0.05%
1,984,156
+289,995
+17% +$12M
FSS icon
462
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.59B
$81.9M 0.05%
5,169,981
-25,616
-0.5% -$406K
UFCS icon
463
United Fire Group
UFCS
$794M
$81.6M 0.05%
2,130,531
+2,849
+0.1% +$109K
CF icon
464
CF Industries
CF
$13.7B
$81.5M 0.05%
1,997,462
+158,522
+9% +$6.47M
ASGN icon
465
ASGN Inc
ASGN
$2.32B
$81.4M 0.05%
1,810,571
+40,965
+2% +$1.84M
NPBC
466
DELISTED
NATL PENN BANCSHARES INC
NPBC
$81.3M 0.05%
6,597,491
CEO
467
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$81.3M 0.05%
778,857
+69,450
+10% +$7.25M
REG icon
468
Regency Centers
REG
$13.4B
$81.1M 0.05%
1,190,838
+21,331
+2% +$1.45M
KG
469
Kestrel Group, Ltd.
KG
$200M
$81.1M 0.05%
272,017
+12,700
+5% +$3.79M
CHMT
470
DELISTED
Chemtura Corporation
CHMT
$80.9M 0.05%
2,966,556
+25,325
+0.9% +$691K
PMCS
471
DELISTED
P M C SIERRA INC
PMCS
$80.5M 0.05%
6,925,447
-14,795
-0.2% -$172K
PACW
472
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$80.5M 0.05%
1,866,538
-92,578
-5% -$3.99M
COLB icon
473
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.05B
$80.2M 0.05%
2,468,305
+90,933
+4% +$2.96M
ENS icon
474
EnerSys
ENS
$3.89B
$80.2M 0.05%
1,434,175
-4,005
-0.3% -$224K
MSCC
475
DELISTED
Microsemi Corp
MSCC
$80.1M 0.05%
2,458,967
-100,914
-4% -$3.29M