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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FRME icon
501
First Merchants
FRME
$2.36B
$77.1M 0.05%
3,032,365
+15,264
+0.5% +$388K
URI icon
502
United Rentals
URI
$62.4B
$77M 0.05%
1,061,897
+137,717
+15% +$9.99M
LAD icon
503
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.71B
$76.8M 0.05%
720,318
+34,754
+5% +$3.71M
RAI
504
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
$76.7M 0.05%
1,662,536
+68,355
+4% +$3.15M
CTB
505
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
$76.5M 0.05%
2,020,937
+66,146
+3% +$2.5M
EBS icon
506
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$403M
$76.5M 0.05%
1,911,645
+112,452
+6% +$4.5M
ZD icon
507
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.58B
$76.3M 0.05%
1,066,556
+3,328
+0.3% +$238K
TPH icon
508
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$3.23B
$76.1M 0.05%
6,004,392
+1,706,042
+40% +$21.6M
TCF
509
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$75.9M 0.05%
2,215,862
+87,971
+4% +$3.01M
TMUS icon
510
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$273B
$75.7M 0.05%
1,935,810
+22,047
+1% +$863K
DDS icon
511
Dillards
DDS
$9.03B
$75.5M 0.05%
1,149,179
-14,863
-1% -$977K
QLGC
512
DELISTED
QLOGIC CORP
QLGC
$75.5M 0.05%
6,190,155
+116,622
+2% +$1.42M
OZK icon
513
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.92B
$75.4M 0.05%
1,524,991
+19,482
+1% +$964K
TGI
514
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$75.2M 0.05%
1,892,759
+55,888
+3% +$2.22M
MUFG icon
515
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$177B
$75.2M 0.05%
12,083,433
+41,800
+0.3% +$260K
ORLY icon
516
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$90.3B
$75.1M 0.05%
4,442,670
+120,225
+3% +$2.03M
CBM
517
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
$74.8M 0.05%
1,589,449
+47,279
+3% +$2.23M
OMI icon
518
Owens & Minor
OMI
$434M
$74.7M 0.05%
2,076,681
+190,666
+10% +$6.86M
VSTO
519
DELISTED
Vista Outdoor Inc.
VSTO
$74.3M 0.05%
1,670,027
+418,286
+33% +$18.6M
FNFG
520
DELISTED
FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP INC
FNFG
$74.1M 0.05%
6,832,181
-6,863
-0.1% -$74.5K
GCO icon
521
Genesco
GCO
$360M
$74.1M 0.05%
1,303,687
+302,184
+30% +$17.2M
REGN icon
522
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$59.2B
$74.1M 0.05%
136,447
+7,316
+6% +$3.97M
PXD
523
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$74.1M 0.05%
590,675
+146,830
+33% +$18.4M
RSPP
524
DELISTED
RSP Permian, Inc.
RSPP
$74.1M 0.05%
3,036,256
+918,928
+43% +$22.4M
BRCD
525
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
$74M 0.05%
8,058,859
+197,446
+3% +$1.81M