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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FUL icon
451
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.3B
$144M 0.05%
2,399,414
-48,662
-2% -$2.93M
STE icon
452
Steris
STE
$24.5B
$144M 0.05%
700,151
-30,471
-4% -$6.28M
NOV icon
453
NOV
NOV
$4.85B
$144M 0.05%
8,519,925
+261,538
+3% +$4.42M
M icon
454
Macy's
M
$4.61B
$144M 0.05%
7,863,676
+145,893
+2% +$2.67M
IVZ icon
455
Invesco
IVZ
$9.91B
$144M 0.05%
8,917,351
-18,025
-0.2% -$291K
ESGR
456
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$144M 0.05%
671,502
+39,140
+6% +$8.37M
CLH icon
457
Clean Harbors
CLH
$12.7B
$143M 0.05%
1,634,410
-37,755
-2% -$3.31M
FBC
458
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
$143M 0.05%
4,039,453
+222,505
+6% +$7.89M
LNC icon
459
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.88B
$143M 0.05%
3,059,668
+158,867
+5% +$7.43M
SEB icon
460
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$3.74B
$143M 0.05%
36,840
+296
+0.8% +$1.15M
QRVO icon
461
Qorvo
QRVO
$8.53B
$143M 0.05%
1,516,275
+108,875
+8% +$10.3M
CBZ icon
462
CBIZ
CBZ
$3.11B
$143M 0.05%
3,569,800
-113,323
-3% -$4.53M
PTEN icon
463
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$2.12B
$143M 0.05%
9,043,931
+236,505
+3% +$3.73M
WERN icon
464
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$1.7B
$143M 0.05%
3,697,552
+12,529
+0.3% +$483K
REG icon
465
Regency Centers
REG
$13.1B
$142M 0.05%
2,398,560
+1,041
+0% +$61.7K
AZO icon
466
AutoZone
AZO
$71.8B
$142M 0.05%
65,909
-5,604
-8% -$12M
EQT icon
467
EQT Corp
EQT
$31.4B
$142M 0.05%
4,115,033
-1,109,720
-21% -$38.2M
PLXS icon
468
Plexus
PLXS
$3.68B
$142M 0.05%
1,803,492
-15,114
-0.8% -$1.19M
WSBC icon
469
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.03B
$142M 0.05%
4,464,197
+192,497
+5% +$6.1M
WSFS icon
470
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$3.19B
$141M 0.05%
3,525,448
+261,823
+8% +$10.5M
TRN icon
471
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.28B
$141M 0.05%
5,820,137
-120,983
-2% -$2.93M
SNX icon
472
TD Synnex
SNX
$12.3B
$141M 0.05%
1,544,035
+66,715
+5% +$6.08M
BKR icon
473
Baker Hughes
BKR
$44.8B
$140M 0.05%
4,865,736
+116,993
+2% +$3.38M
CMA icon
474
Comerica
CMA
$8.88B
$140M 0.05%
1,912,616
-80,346
-4% -$5.9M
TECK icon
475
Teck Resources
TECK
$19.1B
$140M 0.05%
4,588,667
+1,238,722
+37% +$37.9M