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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$12.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.24B
Cap. Flow %
0.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,905
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 12.82%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.08%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ACCO icon
526
Acco Brands
ACCO
$357M
$110M 0.05%
9,206,260
+12,899
+0.1% +$154K
HUBG icon
527
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.21B
$110M 0.05%
5,099,048
+62,574
+1% +$1.34M
ISBC
528
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
$109M 0.05%
8,021,712
+128,977
+2% +$1.76M
SCHW icon
529
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$167B
$109M 0.05%
2,499,097
-18,092
-0.7% -$791K
WEN icon
530
Wendy's
WEN
$1.87B
$109M 0.05%
7,032,489
-284,957
-4% -$4.43M
UBSI icon
531
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.36B
$109M 0.05%
2,934,748
+57,657
+2% +$2.14M
LPL icon
532
LG Display
LPL
$4.33B
$109M 0.05%
8,109,498
+6,936
+0.1% +$93.1K
PGR icon
533
Progressive
PGR
$144B
$109M 0.05%
2,246,792
-26,638
-1% -$1.29M
DG icon
534
Dollar General
DG
$23.4B
$109M 0.05%
1,341,388
+25,619
+2% +$2.08M
LYB icon
535
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$17.5B
$108M 0.05%
1,093,249
-273
-0% -$27K
MRO
536
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$108M 0.05%
7,985,274
+159,144
+2% +$2.16M
WNC icon
537
Wabash National
WNC
$461M
$108M 0.05%
4,732,045
-23,680
-0.5% -$540K
CLH icon
538
Clean Harbors
CLH
$12.6B
$108M 0.05%
1,903,264
+15,654
+0.8% +$888K
MDP
539
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$108M 0.05%
1,940,875
-22,942
-1% -$1.27M
TROX icon
540
Tronox
TROX
$755M
$108M 0.05%
5,103,542
+164,915
+3% +$3.48M
ESE icon
541
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$5.3B
$108M 0.05%
1,795,983
-18,434
-1% -$1.11M
VMC icon
542
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.9B
$107M 0.05%
897,658
+3,048
+0.3% +$365K
HOMB icon
543
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.82B
$107M 0.05%
4,255,372
+1,206,395
+40% +$30.4M
FNSR
544
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
$107M 0.05%
4,832,951
+471,882
+11% +$10.5M
RDC
545
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
$107M 0.05%
8,337,819
-2,227,736
-21% -$28.6M
VC icon
546
Visteon
VC
$3.42B
$107M 0.05%
865,150
-2,329
-0.3% -$288K
ALV icon
547
Autoliv
ALV
$9.63B
$107M 0.05%
1,201,444
+72,496
+6% +$6.46M
GEF icon
548
Greif
GEF
$3.54B
$106M 0.05%
1,818,482
-13,053
-0.7% -$764K
FCF icon
549
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$1.84B
$106M 0.05%
7,532,469
+43,795
+0.6% +$619K
KRA
550
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
$106M 0.05%
2,631,627
+13,374
+0.5% +$541K