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
+3.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$174B
AUM Growth
+$6.73B
Cap. Flow
+$3.1B
Cap. Flow %
1.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.37%
Holding
3,367
New
68
Increased
1,890
Reduced
1,091
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.48%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.95%
4 Healthcare 9.25%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VTRS icon
526
Viatris
VTRS
$11.9B
$82.6M 0.05%
1,909,781
+471,116
+33% +$20.4M
DFS
527
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$82.5M 0.05%
1,539,396
+58,506
+4% +$3.14M
NSIT icon
528
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.96B
$82.4M 0.05%
3,167,377
-206,918
-6% -$5.38M
ISBC
529
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
$81.6M 0.05%
7,361,530
+801,950
+12% +$8.89M
MMC icon
530
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$97.7B
$81.5M 0.05%
1,189,943
+72,936
+7% +$4.99M
WM icon
531
Waste Management
WM
$87.7B
$81.4M 0.05%
1,229,220
+10,062
+0.8% +$667K
KALU icon
532
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$1.22B
$81.4M 0.05%
900,759
-351,953
-28% -$31.8M
PNFP icon
533
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.58B
$81.4M 0.05%
1,665,900
-226,595
-12% -$11.1M
PARA
534
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$81.2M 0.05%
1,492,606
+13,094
+0.9% +$713K
CST
535
DELISTED
CST Brands, Inc.
CST
$81.2M 0.05%
1,883,842
-6,746
-0.4% -$291K
MENT
536
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
$81.1M 0.05%
3,813,779
+16,493
+0.4% +$351K
TGI
537
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$80.9M 0.05%
2,279,832
+181,210
+9% +$6.43M
SRC
538
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$80.9M 0.05%
1,412,485
+84,268
+6% +$4.83M
SCSC icon
539
Scansource
SCSC
$948M
$80.9M 0.05%
2,179,401
+160,822
+8% +$5.97M
PB icon
540
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$6.4B
$80.5M 0.05%
1,578,458
+127,644
+9% +$6.51M
DDS icon
541
Dillards
DDS
$8.88B
$80.3M 0.05%
1,324,652
+157,924
+14% +$9.57M
WOR icon
542
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$3.22B
$80.2M 0.05%
3,075,104
+57,701
+2% +$1.5M
DF
543
DELISTED
Dean Foods Company
DF
$80M 0.05%
4,424,316
+501,600
+13% +$9.07M
ADP icon
544
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$118B
$79.7M 0.05%
867,825
+11,487
+1% +$1.06M
OHI icon
545
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$12.6B
$79.7M 0.05%
2,346,144
+53,299
+2% +$1.81M
UBSI icon
546
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.36B
$79.6M 0.05%
2,121,465
+18,058
+0.9% +$677K
SWC
547
DELISTED
Stillwater Mining Co
SWC
$79.6M 0.05%
6,708,565
+1,633,353
+32% +$19.4M
AUB icon
548
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.02B
$79.3M 0.05%
3,209,717
+179,412
+6% +$4.43M
BGG
549
DELISTED
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
BGG
$79.2M 0.05%
3,739,001
-11,120
-0.3% -$236K
ITW icon
550
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$76.5B
$79M 0.05%
758,892
+8,562
+1% +$892K