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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.03B
Cap. Flow %
1.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,114
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ABCB icon
526
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.23B
$144M 0.05%
3,932,390
+87,348
+2% +$3.2M
SAIA icon
527
Saia
SAIA
$8.39B
$144M 0.05%
528,432
-78,290
-13% -$21.3M
CFG icon
528
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$23.1B
$144M 0.05%
4,728,001
+192,755
+4% +$5.85M
WSBC icon
529
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.1B
$143M 0.05%
4,668,134
+61,437
+1% +$1.89M
GNW icon
530
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.6B
$143M 0.05%
28,545,456
+4,627,187
+19% +$23.2M
LPLA icon
531
LPL Financial
LPLA
$27.3B
$143M 0.05%
707,966
-98,427
-12% -$19.9M
LGIH icon
532
LGI Homes
LGIH
$1.33B
$143M 0.05%
1,254,623
+209,872
+20% +$23.9M
RMBS icon
533
Rambus
RMBS
$11.3B
$143M 0.05%
2,786,888
-772,284
-22% -$39.6M
DHT icon
534
DHT Holdings
DHT
$2.06B
$143M 0.05%
13,190,494
+411,683
+3% +$4.45M
AMH icon
535
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$12.4B
$143M 0.05%
4,533,603
+175,111
+4% +$5.51M
BLD icon
536
TopBuild
BLD
$11.8B
$142M 0.05%
683,925
-98,176
-13% -$20.4M
PPBI
537
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$142M 0.05%
5,924,234
+152,582
+3% +$3.67M
FFBC icon
538
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$2.49B
$142M 0.05%
6,535,230
+145,891
+2% +$3.18M
EMR icon
539
Emerson Electric
EMR
$74.5B
$142M 0.05%
1,632,859
-125,568
-7% -$10.9M
HWM icon
540
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$76.8B
$142M 0.05%
3,354,569
-584,580
-15% -$24.8M
XRX icon
541
Xerox
XRX
$487M
$142M 0.05%
9,225,410
-201,199
-2% -$3.1M
MTX icon
542
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.04B
$141M 0.05%
2,339,976
+48,629
+2% +$2.94M
REG icon
543
Regency Centers
REG
$12.8B
$140M 0.05%
2,293,108
+46,650
+2% +$2.85M
FSS icon
544
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.77B
$140M 0.05%
2,583,462
-162,364
-6% -$8.8M
DUK icon
545
Duke Energy
DUK
$93.8B
$140M 0.05%
1,450,825
+6,985
+0.5% +$674K
B
546
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$139M 0.05%
3,458,851
+79,360
+2% +$3.2M
ST icon
547
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.66B
$139M 0.05%
2,783,713
-27,011
-1% -$1.35M
PRI icon
548
Primerica
PRI
$8.9B
$139M 0.05%
807,081
-5,119
-0.6% -$882K
FBP icon
549
First Bancorp
FBP
$3.58B
$139M 0.05%
12,165,994
-1,548,759
-11% -$17.7M
ISRG icon
550
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$155B
$139M 0.05%
543,725
-685
-0.1% -$175K