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
+6.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$185B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.76B
Cap. Flow %
1.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.17%
Holding
3,357
New
66
Increased
1,965
Reduced
1,000
Closed
80

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.14%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 12.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.35%
5 Healthcare 9.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CADE icon
501
Cadence Bank
CADE
$6.94B
$91.4M 0.05%
3,940,103
+119,779
+3% +$2.78M
BRCD
502
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
$91.3M 0.05%
9,894,960
+814,757
+9% +$7.52M
DUK icon
503
Duke Energy
DUK
$94.4B
$91.1M 0.05%
1,138,182
+40,649
+4% +$3.25M
UFCS icon
504
United Fire Group
UFCS
$792M
$91M 0.05%
2,149,903
+1,609
+0.1% +$68.1K
GES icon
505
Guess, Inc.
GES
$868M
$90.9M 0.05%
6,219,370
+43,786
+0.7% +$640K
DK icon
506
Delek US
DK
$1.79B
$90.1M 0.05%
5,211,806
+10,801
+0.2% +$187K
AAWW
507
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
$90M 0.05%
2,102,203
+9,518
+0.5% +$408K
FET icon
508
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$325M
$90M 0.05%
226,609
+41,724
+23% +$16.6M
UGI icon
509
UGI
UGI
$7.38B
$89.9M 0.05%
1,986,937
-960,721
-33% -$43.5M
COLB icon
510
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$7.84B
$89.8M 0.05%
2,744,543
+62,840
+2% +$2.06M
SEM icon
511
Select Medical
SEM
$1.54B
$89.8M 0.05%
12,345,459
+1,099,404
+10% +$8M
MBI icon
512
MBIA
MBI
$374M
$89.8M 0.05%
11,526,446
-16,009
-0.1% -$125K
TPC
513
Tutor Perini Corporation
TPC
$3.29B
$89.6M 0.05%
4,172,529
+1,967
+0% +$42.2K
ALEX
514
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
$1.36B
$89.4M 0.05%
2,327,126
-5,015
-0.2% -$193K
ISBC
515
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
$89.3M 0.05%
7,437,470
+75,940
+1% +$912K
PB icon
516
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$6.4B
$89.2M 0.05%
1,624,855
+46,397
+3% +$2.55M
AUB icon
517
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.02B
$89.1M 0.05%
3,329,863
+120,146
+4% +$3.22M
KMB icon
518
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$42.5B
$89M 0.05%
705,708
+30,556
+5% +$3.85M
PRI icon
519
Primerica
PRI
$8.74B
$89M 0.05%
1,678,170
+33,158
+2% +$1.76M
WOR icon
520
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$3.22B
$89M 0.05%
3,004,369
-70,735
-2% -$2.09M
VTRS icon
521
Viatris
VTRS
$11.9B
$88.8M 0.05%
2,328,462
+418,681
+22% +$16M
STJ
522
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$88.7M 0.05%
1,112,390
+10,212
+0.9% +$814K
SU icon
523
Suncor Energy
SU
$51.3B
$88.7M 0.05%
3,192,240
-114,285
-3% -$3.17M
HOLX icon
524
Hologic
HOLX
$14.6B
$88.6M 0.05%
2,282,788
-233,939
-9% -$9.08M
MENT
525
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
$88.6M 0.05%
3,350,928
-462,851
-12% -$12.2M