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
GTLS icon
526
Chart Industries
GTLS
$8.95B
$114M 0.05%
2,437,811
+6,631
+0.3% +$311K
VER
527
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
$114M 0.05%
2,924,683
+136,251
+5% +$5.31M
SYKE
528
DELISTED
SYKES Enterprises Inc
SYKE
$114M 0.05%
3,618,976
+16,505
+0.5% +$519K
WRB icon
529
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$27.4B
$114M 0.05%
5,360,418
-252,298
-4% -$5.36M
KS
530
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
$113M 0.05%
4,999,001
+124,236
+3% +$2.82M
FLEX icon
531
Flex
FLEX
$21.7B
$113M 0.05%
8,365,782
+10,074
+0.1% +$137K
SCHL icon
532
Scholastic
SCHL
$660M
$113M 0.05%
2,818,908
+12,748
+0.5% +$511K
SPGI icon
533
S&P Global
SPGI
$165B
$113M 0.05%
665,722
+6,577
+1% +$1.11M
ACCO icon
534
Acco Brands
ACCO
$357M
$113M 0.05%
9,229,911
+23,651
+0.3% +$289K
PLCE icon
535
Children's Place
PLCE
$170M
$113M 0.05%
774,268
-44,648
-5% -$6.49M
FNSR
536
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
$112M 0.05%
5,525,235
+692,284
+14% +$14.1M
AMP icon
537
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$46.4B
$112M 0.05%
662,510
-127,389
-16% -$21.6M
LAD icon
538
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.64B
$112M 0.05%
987,728
+9,979
+1% +$1.13M
FUL icon
539
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.33B
$112M 0.05%
2,078,740
+46,014
+2% +$2.48M
UVV icon
540
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.38B
$112M 0.05%
2,128,493
+18,054
+0.9% +$948K
PX
541
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$112M 0.05%
721,828
+303
+0% +$46.9K
ISBC
542
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
$112M 0.05%
8,040,248
+18,536
+0.2% +$257K
UBSI icon
543
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.36B
$112M 0.05%
3,211,104
+276,356
+9% +$9.6M
EG icon
544
Everest Group
EG
$14.3B
$111M 0.05%
502,756
-67,832
-12% -$15M
EIG icon
545
Employers Holdings
EIG
$982M
$111M 0.05%
2,505,183
+35,218
+1% +$1.56M
LPL icon
546
LG Display
LPL
$4.33B
$111M 0.05%
8,075,201
-34,297
-0.4% -$472K
WMB icon
547
Williams Companies
WMB
$71.8B
$111M 0.05%
3,631,421
+979,842
+37% +$29.9M
FCF icon
548
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$1.84B
$111M 0.05%
7,728,240
+195,771
+3% +$2.8M
BBBY
549
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$111M 0.05%
5,027,590
+1,603,482
+47% +$35.3M
GEF icon
550
Greif
GEF
$3.54B
$111M 0.05%
1,824,383
+5,901
+0.3% +$357K