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
+6.4%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$241B
AUM Growth
+$12.4B
Cap. Flow
+$782M
Cap. Flow %
0.32%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.45%
Holding
3,412
New
76
Increased
2,019
Reduced
968
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.2%
3 Technology 12.7%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.42%
5 Healthcare 9.08%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WM icon
501
Waste Management
WM
$87.7B
$120M 0.05%
1,388,517
-23,027
-2% -$1.99M
FNB icon
502
FNB Corp
FNB
$5.88B
$119M 0.05%
8,633,143
-870,715
-9% -$12M
LYB icon
503
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$17.5B
$119M 0.05%
1,079,878
-13,371
-1% -$1.48M
GES icon
504
Guess, Inc.
GES
$868M
$119M 0.05%
7,051,944
+49,180
+0.7% +$830K
COL
505
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$119M 0.05%
875,952
+1,028
+0.1% +$139K
CFFN icon
506
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$840M
$119M 0.05%
8,852,253
+376,208
+4% +$5.05M
AZTA icon
507
Azenta
AZTA
$1.34B
$117M 0.05%
4,920,279
-611,648
-11% -$14.6M
BCC icon
508
Boise Cascade
BCC
$3.21B
$117M 0.05%
2,940,368
-13,298
-0.5% -$531K
BANR icon
509
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.3B
$117M 0.05%
2,127,845
+119,237
+6% +$6.57M
TIVO
510
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
$117M 0.05%
7,515,610
BBD icon
511
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$33B
$117M 0.05%
20,028,656
+161,377
+0.8% +$941K
VMC icon
512
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.9B
$117M 0.05%
908,025
+10,367
+1% +$1.33M
INGR icon
513
Ingredion
INGR
$8.08B
$116M 0.05%
830,949
+10,292
+1% +$1.44M
NSIT icon
514
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.96B
$116M 0.05%
3,033,069
-3,504
-0.1% -$134K
KIM icon
515
Kimco Realty
KIM
$15.1B
$116M 0.05%
6,380,498
+260,805
+4% +$4.73M
MOH icon
516
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$9.71B
$116M 0.05%
1,507,089
-831,791
-36% -$63.8M
MON
517
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$116M 0.05%
989,367
-2,765
-0.3% -$323K
CTSH icon
518
Cognizant
CTSH
$33.8B
$115M 0.05%
1,624,890
-95,757
-6% -$6.8M
AXE
519
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$115M 0.05%
1,518,105
+138,402
+10% +$10.5M
HES
520
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$115M 0.05%
2,428,405
+2,107
+0.1% +$100K
MOG.A icon
521
Moog
MOG.A
$6.24B
$115M 0.05%
1,323,490
-1,889
-0.1% -$164K
CENTA icon
522
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.07B
$115M 0.05%
3,809,768
-71,327
-2% -$2.15M
AIR icon
523
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.66B
$115M 0.05%
2,923,664
+14,890
+0.5% +$585K
ZBH icon
524
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.3B
$115M 0.05%
977,478
+121,530
+14% +$14.2M
NFLX icon
525
Netflix
NFLX
$530B
$114M 0.05%
595,131
+23,980
+4% +$4.6M