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
FRT icon
451
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.86B
$127M 0.05%
1,096,500
+41,923
+4% +$4.87M
NOV icon
452
NOV
NOV
$4.95B
$127M 0.05%
3,456,055
-30,835
-0.9% -$1.14M
NRG icon
453
NRG Energy
NRG
$28.6B
$127M 0.05%
4,165,592
-1,555,581
-27% -$47.5M
DFS
454
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$127M 0.05%
1,764,815
+23,463
+1% +$1.69M
ARRS
455
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$127M 0.05%
4,769,014
+52,454
+1% +$1.39M
PGR icon
456
Progressive
PGR
$143B
$126M 0.05%
2,072,861
-143,090
-6% -$8.72M
JLL icon
457
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$14.8B
$126M 0.05%
722,154
+3,068
+0.4% +$536K
LKQ icon
458
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.33B
$126M 0.05%
3,313,803
+112,893
+4% +$4.28M
NBL
459
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$126M 0.05%
4,145,255
+15,133
+0.4% +$459K
KRA
460
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
$125M 0.05%
2,628,394
+3,324
+0.1% +$159K
BHE icon
461
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$1.45B
$125M 0.05%
4,200,924
-14,883
-0.4% -$444K
JNPR
462
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$125M 0.05%
5,151,816
-11,267
-0.2% -$274K
NNI icon
463
Nelnet
NNI
$4.66B
$125M 0.05%
2,391,434
+18,061
+0.8% +$947K
WLK icon
464
Westlake Corp
WLK
$11.5B
$125M 0.05%
1,126,912
-5,435
-0.5% -$604K
ENTG icon
465
Entegris
ENTG
$12.4B
$125M 0.05%
3,594,325
-410,499
-10% -$14.3M
URI icon
466
United Rentals
URI
$62.7B
$125M 0.05%
723,541
-9,696
-1% -$1.67M
EMR icon
467
Emerson Electric
EMR
$74.6B
$125M 0.05%
1,828,366
-5,040
-0.3% -$344K
CTB
468
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
$125M 0.05%
4,252,582
+302,265
+8% +$8.86M
FAF icon
469
First American
FAF
$6.83B
$125M 0.05%
2,122,738
-300,936
-12% -$17.7M
MDRX
470
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$124M 0.05%
10,078,477
+20,515
+0.2% +$253K
PB icon
471
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$6.46B
$124M 0.05%
1,712,072
-1,286
-0.1% -$93.4K
OIS icon
472
Oil States International
OIS
$334M
$124M 0.05%
4,745,579
+439,297
+10% +$11.5M
MOS icon
473
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.3B
$124M 0.05%
5,118,985
-55,174
-1% -$1.34M
CMI icon
474
Cummins
CMI
$55.1B
$124M 0.05%
766,678
+16,407
+2% +$2.66M
GNTX icon
475
Gentex
GNTX
$6.25B
$124M 0.05%
5,378,685
+178,256
+3% +$4.1M