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
+6.4%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$241B
AUM Growth
+$12.4B
Cap. Flow
+$782M
Cap. Flow %
0.32%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.45%
Holding
3,412
New
76
Increased
2,019
Reduced
968
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.2%
3 Technology 12.7%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.42%
5 Healthcare 9.08%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CL icon
476
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$67.2B
$125M 0.05%
1,654,809
-21,478
-1% -$1.62M
PGR icon
477
Progressive
PGR
$145B
$125M 0.05%
2,215,951
-30,841
-1% -$1.74M
BBT
478
Beacon Financial Corporation
BBT
$2.2B
$124M 0.05%
3,393,345
+177,384
+6% +$6.49M
HUBG icon
479
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.21B
$124M 0.05%
5,173,606
+74,558
+1% +$1.79M
SSB icon
480
SouthState Bank Corporation
SSB
$10.2B
$124M 0.05%
1,418,938
+402,146
+40% +$35M
ALV icon
481
Autoliv
ALV
$9.59B
$124M 0.05%
1,350,287
+148,843
+12% +$13.6M
BHE icon
482
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$1.43B
$123M 0.05%
4,215,807
+21,872
+0.5% +$636K
LIVN icon
483
LivaNova
LIVN
$3.1B
$123M 0.05%
1,534,543
+216,642
+16% +$17.3M
MTB icon
484
M&T Bank
MTB
$31B
$122M 0.05%
714,288
-32,497
-4% -$5.56M
ENTG icon
485
Entegris
ENTG
$11.8B
$122M 0.05%
4,004,824
-197,344
-5% -$6.01M
OIS icon
486
Oil States International
OIS
$340M
$122M 0.05%
4,306,282
+160,530
+4% +$4.54M
CAL icon
487
Caleres
CAL
$534M
$121M 0.05%
3,627,936
+1,933
+0.1% +$64.7K
NAVG
488
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
$121M 0.05%
2,493,051
+10,176
+0.4% +$496K
MYGN icon
489
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$634M
$121M 0.05%
3,531,884
-48,197
-1% -$1.66M
ARRS
490
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$121M 0.05%
4,716,560
+387,121
+9% +$9.95M
COHR
491
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$121M 0.05%
428,736
-296,946
-41% -$83.8M
ITGR icon
492
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.58B
$121M 0.05%
2,669,301
+13,158
+0.5% +$596K
DG icon
493
Dollar General
DG
$23.3B
$121M 0.05%
1,298,522
-42,866
-3% -$3.99M
FRME icon
494
First Merchants
FRME
$2.32B
$121M 0.05%
2,871,352
-145,085
-5% -$6.1M
WLK icon
495
Westlake Corp
WLK
$11B
$121M 0.05%
1,132,347
-25,915
-2% -$2.76M
NBL
496
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$120M 0.05%
4,130,122
+74,919
+2% +$2.18M
BIDU icon
497
Baidu
BIDU
$36.9B
$120M 0.05%
513,181
+19,115
+4% +$4.48M
SU icon
498
Suncor Energy
SU
$50.8B
$120M 0.05%
3,272,444
+77,806
+2% +$2.86M
PB icon
499
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$6.38B
$120M 0.05%
1,713,358
+32,726
+2% +$2.29M
CPT icon
500
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.7B
$120M 0.05%
1,301,921
+47,281
+4% +$4.35M