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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WSBC icon
476
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.1B
$70.7M 0.05%
2,278,935
+19,200
+0.8% +$596K
TXN icon
477
Texas Instruments
TXN
$171B
$70.5M 0.05%
1,474,774
+202,159
+16% +$9.66M
GVA icon
478
Granite Construction
GVA
$4.73B
$70.5M 0.05%
1,958,527
+76,542
+4% +$2.75M
THS icon
479
Treehouse Foods
THS
$917M
$70.4M 0.05%
879,376
+90,264
+11% +$7.23M
UNF icon
480
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$3.3B
$70.1M 0.05%
661,199
-6,895
-1% -$731K
FL icon
481
Foot Locker
FL
$2.29B
$70M 0.05%
1,380,283
+84,012
+6% +$4.26M
MANH icon
482
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$13B
$69.9M 0.05%
2,031,145
-53,596
-3% -$1.85M
SBSW icon
483
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$6.08B
$69.8M 0.05%
6,710,296
-1,553
-0% -$16.1K
CODE
484
DELISTED
SPANSION INC, CLASS A COMMON STOCK
CODE
$69.7M 0.05%
3,310,232
+267,592
+9% +$5.64M
EBAY icon
485
eBay
EBAY
$42.3B
$69.6M 0.05%
3,305,064
-7,933
-0.2% -$167K
SNDK
486
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
$69.6M 0.05%
666,352
-61,269
-8% -$6.4M
AEGN
487
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
$69.4M 0.05%
2,984,203
+121,199
+4% +$2.82M
TTE icon
488
TotalEnergies
TTE
$133B
$69.4M 0.05%
961,632
SBUX icon
489
Starbucks
SBUX
$97.1B
$69.3M 0.05%
1,789,854
+74,760
+4% +$2.89M
GD icon
490
General Dynamics
GD
$86.8B
$68.9M 0.05%
590,890
+6,474
+1% +$755K
NBL
491
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$68.8M 0.05%
888,818
-32,372
-4% -$2.51M
AGO icon
492
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.91B
$68.7M 0.05%
2,805,937
+41,340
+1% +$1.01M
SPWR
493
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$68.6M 0.05%
2,557,330
-1,225,272
-32% -$32.9M
AXLL
494
DELISTED
AXIALL CORP COM STK (DE)
AXLL
$68.1M 0.05%
1,440,301
+7,988
+0.6% +$378K
ORB
495
DELISTED
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP
ORB
$67.7M 0.05%
2,289,424
+40,587
+2% +$1.2M
SAFT icon
496
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.08B
$67.5M 0.05%
1,313,643
+249,806
+23% +$12.8M
PVTB
497
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
$67.5M 0.05%
2,321,967
+81,938
+4% +$2.38M
SMP icon
498
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$879M
$67.4M 0.05%
1,509,862
+9,255
+0.6% +$413K
NNI icon
499
Nelnet
NNI
$4.66B
$67.4M 0.05%
1,627,311
+25,536
+2% +$1.06M
COST icon
500
Costco
COST
$427B
$67.4M 0.05%
585,301
+47,791
+9% +$5.5M