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
+5.13%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$10.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.8B
Cap. Flow %
1.12%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.53%
Holding
3,442
New
95
Increased
1,928
Reduced
1,129
Closed
76

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.59%
2 Technology 12.76%
3 Industrials 12.72%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.67%
5 Healthcare 9.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AVTA
476
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$129M 0.05%
3,481,098
-45,693
-1% -$1.69M
AZTA icon
477
Azenta
AZTA
$1.35B
$128M 0.05%
3,938,044
-632,308
-14% -$20.6M
CARS icon
478
Cars.com
CARS
$823M
$128M 0.05%
4,519,222
+1,409,984
+45% +$40M
BHC icon
479
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.67B
$128M 0.05%
5,518,308
-178,040
-3% -$4.14M
GWR
480
DELISTED
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
GWR
$128M 0.05%
1,576,362
+1,014
+0.1% +$82.5K
LYB icon
481
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$17.5B
$128M 0.05%
1,160,732
+65,307
+6% +$7.17M
EMR icon
482
Emerson Electric
EMR
$74.3B
$127M 0.05%
1,835,959
+7,593
+0.4% +$525K
NSP icon
483
Insperity
NSP
$2.01B
$127M 0.05%
1,330,835
-152,679
-10% -$14.5M
CFFN icon
484
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$835M
$126M 0.05%
9,604,268
+335,036
+4% +$4.41M
ACCO icon
485
Acco Brands
ACCO
$361M
$126M 0.05%
9,109,324
-93,489
-1% -$1.29M
SPN
486
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
$126M 0.05%
12,933,972
+1,648,465
+15% +$16.1M
MDRX
487
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$125M 0.05%
10,445,549
+367,072
+4% +$4.4M
COLB icon
488
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$7.77B
$125M 0.05%
3,058,940
-140,117
-4% -$5.73M
PXD
489
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$125M 0.05%
660,540
+121,098
+22% +$22.9M
CAL icon
490
Caleres
CAL
$515M
$125M 0.05%
3,628,051
-14,925
-0.4% -$513K
HTH icon
491
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.19B
$124M 0.05%
5,613,864
-47,821
-0.8% -$1.06M
NRG icon
492
NRG Energy
NRG
$29.5B
$124M 0.05%
4,033,725
-131,867
-3% -$4.05M
DFS
493
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$124M 0.05%
1,756,204
-8,611
-0.5% -$606K
MOS icon
494
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.2B
$124M 0.05%
4,406,028
-712,957
-14% -$20M
GNTX icon
495
Gentex
GNTX
$6.19B
$124M 0.05%
5,368,077
-10,608
-0.2% -$244K
VIAB
496
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$123M 0.05%
4,090,139
+150,514
+4% +$4.54M
SSB icon
497
SouthState Bank Corporation
SSB
$10.2B
$123M 0.05%
1,429,842
+39,934
+3% +$3.44M
CPT icon
498
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.9B
$123M 0.05%
1,353,117
+30,454
+2% +$2.78M
SCHL icon
499
Scholastic
SCHL
$656M
$123M 0.05%
2,780,180
-28,515
-1% -$1.26M
PGR icon
500
Progressive
PGR
$143B
$123M 0.05%
2,078,276
+5,415
+0.3% +$320K