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
+2.38%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$217B
AUM Growth
+$7.35B
Cap. Flow
+$4.91B
Cap. Flow %
2.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.9%
Holding
3,388
New
86
Increased
2,154
Reduced
860
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.16%
2 Industrials 13.29%
3 Technology 12.77%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
5 Healthcare 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ACCO icon
501
Acco Brands
ACCO
$357M
$107M 0.05%
9,193,361
+108,304
+1% +$1.26M
HES
502
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$107M 0.05%
2,432,497
+19,435
+0.8% +$853K
INGR icon
503
Ingredion
INGR
$8.08B
$106M 0.05%
893,393
-15,425
-2% -$1.84M
BBT
504
Beacon Financial Corporation
BBT
$2.2B
$106M 0.05%
3,023,639
+202,898
+7% +$7.13M
MTX icon
505
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$1.98B
$106M 0.05%
1,448,428
-17,359
-1% -$1.27M
GDOT icon
506
Green Dot
GDOT
$757M
$106M 0.05%
2,749,372
-4,396
-0.2% -$169K
SSP icon
507
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$246M
$106M 0.05%
5,942,012
-48,697
-0.8% -$867K
ENDP
508
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$106M 0.05%
9,470,680
+5,646,151
+148% +$63.1M
DBI icon
509
Designer Brands
DBI
$229M
$106M 0.05%
5,974,645
+1,748,831
+41% +$31M
DFS
510
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$106M 0.05%
1,700,136
+4,302
+0.3% +$268K
SRCE icon
511
1st Source
SRCE
$1.56B
$106M 0.05%
2,201,338
-11,079
-0.5% -$531K
ISBC
512
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
$105M 0.05%
7,892,735
+88,113
+1% +$1.18M
CLH icon
513
Clean Harbors
CLH
$12.6B
$105M 0.05%
1,887,610
+8,095
+0.4% +$452K
FLR icon
514
Fluor
FLR
$6.69B
$105M 0.05%
2,294,655
+72,552
+3% +$3.32M
CFG icon
515
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$22.3B
$105M 0.05%
2,938,822
+71,424
+2% +$2.55M
CBU icon
516
Community Bank
CBU
$3.13B
$105M 0.05%
1,875,440
-44,531
-2% -$2.48M
WNC icon
517
Wabash National
WNC
$461M
$105M 0.05%
4,755,725
-23,776
-0.5% -$523K
BCO icon
518
Brink's
BCO
$4.76B
$104M 0.05%
1,552,363
-27,321
-2% -$1.83M
WCG
519
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
$104M 0.05%
578,965
-148,893
-20% -$26.7M
MMC icon
520
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$97.7B
$104M 0.05%
1,332,702
+19,619
+1% +$1.53M
RIG icon
521
Transocean
RIG
$3.06B
$104M 0.05%
12,593,894
+210,390
+2% +$1.73M
ENS icon
522
EnerSys
ENS
$3.92B
$104M 0.05%
1,429,453
-4,232
-0.3% -$307K
CPT icon
523
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.6B
$103M 0.05%
1,208,794
+45,205
+4% +$3.87M
EIG icon
524
Employers Holdings
EIG
$982M
$103M 0.05%
2,442,581
+91,595
+4% +$3.87M
FUL icon
525
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.33B
$103M 0.05%
2,019,675
+15,212
+0.8% +$777K