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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
-$1.29B
Cap. Flow
+$3.54B
Cap. Flow %
1.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
89
Increased
1,989
Reduced
992
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
IQV icon
501
IQVIA
IQV
$31.7B
$119M 0.05%
1,214,074
+341,692
+39% +$33.5M
AYR
502
DELISTED
Aircastle Limited
AYR
$119M 0.05%
5,991,790
+401,206
+7% +$7.97M
BTU icon
503
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.24B
$119M 0.05%
3,253,684
+798,936
+33% +$29.2M
SSB icon
504
SouthState Bank Corporation
SSB
$10.3B
$119M 0.05%
1,389,908
-29,030
-2% -$2.48M
MODG icon
505
Topgolf Callaway Brands
MODG
$1.68B
$118M 0.05%
7,238,863
+282,436
+4% +$4.62M
WM icon
506
Waste Management
WM
$88.3B
$118M 0.05%
1,405,064
+16,547
+1% +$1.39M
FLR icon
507
Fluor
FLR
$6.64B
$118M 0.05%
2,055,966
+12,484
+0.6% +$714K
CENTA icon
508
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.14B
$118M 0.05%
3,708,815
-100,953
-3% -$3.2M
ON icon
509
ON Semiconductor
ON
$19.6B
$117M 0.05%
4,795,520
-87,274
-2% -$2.13M
GPI icon
510
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$6.18B
$117M 0.05%
1,785,202
-9,604
-0.5% -$628K
EBS icon
511
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$401M
$116M 0.05%
2,205,564
-40,986
-2% -$2.16M
RRC icon
512
Range Resources
RRC
$8.15B
$116M 0.05%
7,983,323
+4,942,378
+163% +$71.9M
DIOD icon
513
Diodes
DIOD
$2.44B
$116M 0.05%
3,805,395
+187,601
+5% +$5.71M
LYB icon
514
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$17B
$116M 0.05%
1,095,425
+15,547
+1% +$1.64M
SHG icon
515
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
$22.5B
$116M 0.05%
2,725,488
+12,219
+0.5% +$518K
ACCO icon
516
Acco Brands
ACCO
$363M
$115M 0.05%
9,202,813
-27,098
-0.3% -$340K
GLIBA
517
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE)
GLIBA
$115M 0.05%
+2,183,455
New +$115M
MON
518
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$115M 0.05%
987,754
-1,613
-0.2% -$188K
INGR icon
519
Ingredion
INGR
$8.18B
$115M 0.05%
890,321
+59,372
+7% +$7.65M
DKS icon
520
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$18B
$115M 0.05%
3,273,962
+401,849
+14% +$14.1M
MD icon
521
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$1.5B
$114M 0.05%
2,058,056
+365,955
+22% +$20.4M
CFFN icon
522
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$832M
$114M 0.05%
9,269,232
+416,979
+5% +$5.15M
CIEN icon
523
Ciena
CIEN
$16.8B
$114M 0.05%
4,405,223
+1,026,844
+30% +$26.6M
CIT
524
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
$114M 0.05%
2,214,403
+254,426
+13% +$13.1M
ZTS icon
525
Zoetis
ZTS
$67.1B
$114M 0.05%
1,362,457
+24,107
+2% +$2.01M