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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WHR icon
476
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.24B
$76.6M 0.05%
520,385
+6,742
+1% +$993K
STC icon
477
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.05B
$76.6M 0.05%
1,872,985
+2,593
+0.1% +$106K
ISIL
478
DELISTED
Intersil Corp
ISIL
$76.4M 0.05%
6,532,066
-412,214
-6% -$4.82M
TTEK icon
479
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$9.22B
$76.4M 0.05%
15,703,405
+1,418,100
+10% +$6.89M
ARE icon
480
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.3B
$76.2M 0.05%
900,385
+5,509
+0.6% +$466K
TMUS icon
481
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$273B
$76.2M 0.05%
1,913,763
+231,200
+14% +$9.2M
CPN
482
DELISTED
Calpine Corporation
CPN
$75.9M 0.05%
5,200,330
+457,482
+10% +$6.68M
MCK icon
483
McKesson
MCK
$87.8B
$75.8M 0.05%
409,467
+18,938
+5% +$3.5M
LVLT
484
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$75.7M 0.05%
1,734,414
+806,619
+87% +$35.2M
UNF icon
485
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$3.21B
$75.7M 0.05%
709,142
+17,242
+2% +$1.84M
DD
486
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$75.7M 0.05%
1,570,942
-254,364
-14% -$12.3M
LVNTA
487
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$75.5M 0.05%
1,872,000
+237,515
+15% +$9.58M
MAA icon
488
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$17B
$75.5M 0.05%
922,401
-6,233
-0.7% -$510K
CMD
489
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$75.4M 0.05%
1,328,954
+32,891
+3% +$1.86M
MW
490
DELISTED
THE MENS WAREHOUSE INC
MW
$75.3M 0.05%
1,770,259
+27,523
+2% +$1.17M
DOV icon
491
Dover
DOV
$24B
$75.2M 0.05%
1,627,513
+731,670
+82% +$33.8M
MWA icon
492
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$3.85B
$75.1M 0.05%
9,800,343
-684,180
-7% -$5.24M
ANF icon
493
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.48B
$74.7M 0.05%
3,527,475
-5,837
-0.2% -$124K
MSGS icon
494
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$4.96B
$74.6M 0.05%
1,450,825
+194,775
+16% +$10M
UFCS icon
495
United Fire Group
UFCS
$786M
$74.6M 0.05%
2,127,682
+3,691
+0.2% +$129K
ALGT icon
496
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$1.11B
$74.3M 0.05%
343,621
-2,204
-0.6% -$477K
COLB icon
497
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$7.77B
$74.2M 0.05%
2,377,372
+106,694
+5% +$3.33M
ABM icon
498
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.81B
$74.2M 0.05%
2,715,654
+323,278
+14% +$8.83M
BGG
499
DELISTED
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
BGG
$74.1M 0.05%
3,838,652
-11,373
-0.3% -$220K
LAD icon
500
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.84B
$74.1M 0.05%
685,564
+17,957
+3% +$1.94M