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
+0.77%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$163B
AUM Growth
+$4.84B
Cap. Flow
+$5.48B
Cap. Flow %
3.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.7%
Holding
3,417
New
88
Increased
2,266
Reduced
881
Closed
55

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.38%
2 Industrials 13.08%
3 Technology 11.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BBY icon
526
Best Buy
BBY
$16.2B
$76.4M 0.05%
2,342,200
+519,128
+28% +$16.9M
AMED
527
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$76.2M 0.05%
1,917,652
-76,580
-4% -$3.04M
ANF icon
528
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.48B
$76M 0.05%
3,533,312
+187,772
+6% +$4.04M
CENX icon
529
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.03B
$75.6M 0.05%
7,248,233
+46,125
+0.6% +$481K
WWW icon
530
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$2.56B
$75.6M 0.05%
2,654,476
+200,110
+8% +$5.7M
LAD icon
531
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.84B
$75.5M 0.05%
667,607
+28,407
+4% +$3.21M
NNI icon
532
Nelnet
NNI
$4.52B
$75.3M 0.05%
1,739,042
+24,463
+1% +$1.06M
CRZO
533
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
$75.3M 0.05%
1,529,259
+346,171
+29% +$17M
PARA
534
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$75.2M 0.05%
1,354,834
+26,717
+2% +$1.48M
KR icon
535
Kroger
KR
$44.7B
$75.1M 0.05%
2,070,812
+117,820
+6% +$4.27M
MSGS icon
536
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$4.96B
$74.8M 0.05%
1,256,050
+198,903
+19% +$11.8M
KEY icon
537
KeyCorp
KEY
$20.9B
$74.8M 0.05%
4,978,756
+481,410
+11% +$7.23M
CNC icon
538
Centene
CNC
$15.3B
$74.7M 0.05%
1,858,750
-202,146
-10% -$8.13M
HA
539
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
$74.7M 0.05%
3,145,778
+166,932
+6% +$3.96M
KLIC icon
540
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$1.98B
$74.5M 0.05%
6,360,008
+499,189
+9% +$5.85M
STC icon
541
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.05B
$74.4M 0.05%
1,870,392
+54,404
+3% +$2.17M
BGG
542
DELISTED
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
BGG
$74.2M 0.05%
3,850,025
+12,934
+0.3% +$249K
DIN icon
543
Dine Brands
DIN
$360M
$74M 0.05%
747,184
+2,878
+0.4% +$285K
NPBC
544
DELISTED
NATL PENN BANCSHARES INC
NPBC
$73.9M 0.05%
6,552,713
+276,782
+4% +$3.12M
COLB icon
545
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$7.77B
$73.9M 0.05%
2,270,678
+20,009
+0.9% +$651K
MDP
546
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$73.8M 0.05%
1,414,639
+70,414
+5% +$3.67M
RYL
547
DELISTED
RYLAND GROUP INC
RYL
$73.7M 0.05%
1,590,161
+4,430
+0.3% +$205K
CTB
548
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
$73.7M 0.05%
2,178,880
+22,096
+1% +$748K
SAIA icon
549
Saia
SAIA
$8.16B
$73.7M 0.05%
1,875,991
-15,142
-0.8% -$595K
MOG.A icon
550
Moog
MOG.A
$6.07B
$73.7M 0.05%
1,042,747
+85,347
+9% +$6.03M