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
+3.1%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$106B
AUM Growth
Cap. Flow
+$106B
Cap. Flow %
100%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.59%
Holding
3,585
New
3,579
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.18%
2 Industrials 12.66%
3 Energy 10.8%
4 Technology 9.12%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MKL icon
501
Markel Group
MKL
$24.2B
$49M 0.05%
+93,058
New +$49M
LLY icon
502
Eli Lilly
LLY
$652B
$49M 0.05%
+997,860
New +$49M
NYX
503
DELISTED
NYSE EURONEXT INC
NYX
$48.9M 0.05%
+1,182,142
New +$48.9M
AFL icon
504
Aflac
AFL
$57.2B
$48.8M 0.05%
+1,679,688
New +$48.8M
MOV icon
505
Movado Group
MOV
$431M
$48.8M 0.05%
+1,442,725
New +$48.8M
TMUS icon
506
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$284B
$48.7M 0.05%
+1,961,665
New +$48.7M
UFS
507
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$48.6M 0.05%
+1,462,230
New +$48.6M
IAC icon
508
IAC Inc
IAC
$2.98B
$48.6M 0.05%
+5,714,970
New +$48.6M
TRK
509
DELISTED
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
TRK
$48.6M 0.05%
+2,790,944
New +$48.6M
TCO
510
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
$48.5M 0.05%
+645,642
New +$48.5M
TCF
511
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$48.1M 0.05%
+1,851,599
New +$48.1M
UNTD
512
DELISTED
UNITED ONLINE INC COM NEW
UNTD
$48M 0.05%
+905,194
New +$48M
IVZ icon
513
Invesco
IVZ
$9.81B
$48M 0.05%
+1,509,904
New +$48M
AZTA icon
514
Azenta
AZTA
$1.39B
$48M 0.05%
+4,933,708
New +$48M
DD
515
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$47.8M 0.05%
+959,348
New +$47.8M
COLB icon
516
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.05B
$47.7M 0.05%
+2,005,017
New +$47.7M
TTE icon
517
TotalEnergies
TTE
$133B
$47.7M 0.04%
+979,994
New +$47.7M
FRED
518
DELISTED
Fred's Inc
FRED
$47.7M 0.04%
+3,081,006
New +$47.7M
PKD
519
DELISTED
Parker Drilling Company
PKD
$47.6M 0.04%
+637,184
New +$47.6M
ELNK
520
DELISTED
EarthLink Holdings Corp.
ELNK
$47.6M 0.04%
+7,661,143
New +$47.6M
MOH icon
521
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$9.47B
$47.6M 0.04%
+1,279,143
New +$47.6M
FCN icon
522
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.46B
$47.5M 0.04%
+1,444,456
New +$47.5M
KELYA icon
523
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$489M
$47.5M 0.04%
+2,719,212
New +$47.5M
TDS icon
524
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.54B
$47.5M 0.04%
+1,926,592
New +$47.5M
TGI
525
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$47.4M 0.04%
+598,262
New +$47.4M