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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.97%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RTN
551
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$58.4M 0.04%
590,726
+6,710
+1% +$663K
FNSR
552
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
$58M 0.04%
2,189,247
+90,267
+4% +$2.39M
SUSS
553
DELISTED
SUSSER HOLDINGS CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
SUSS
$58M 0.04%
928,899
+28,501
+3% +$1.78M
SITC icon
554
SITE Centers
SITC
$490M
$58M 0.04%
2,731,718
+187,538
+7% +$3.98M
EMR icon
555
Emerson Electric
EMR
$74.6B
$57.9M 0.04%
867,511
+95,007
+12% +$6.35M
LEN icon
556
Lennar Class A
LEN
$36.7B
$57.9M 0.04%
1,535,551
+31,930
+2% +$1.2M
MAA icon
557
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$17B
$57.9M 0.04%
847,506
+29,168
+4% +$1.99M
AFL icon
558
Aflac
AFL
$57.2B
$57.7M 0.04%
1,831,782
+28,312
+2% +$892K
MOS icon
559
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.3B
$57.7M 0.04%
1,153,781
+42,093
+4% +$2.1M
CSC
560
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
$57.5M 0.04%
2,243,842
+215,587
+11% +$5.52M
CHMT
561
DELISTED
Chemtura Corporation
CHMT
$57.5M 0.04%
2,272,241
+318,915
+16% +$8.07M
PMC
562
DELISTED
PharMerica Corporation
PMC
$57.4M 0.04%
2,050,562
+166,604
+9% +$4.66M
SAFT icon
563
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.08B
$57.3M 0.04%
1,063,837
+12,175
+1% +$656K
NKE icon
564
Nike
NKE
$109B
$57.2M 0.04%
1,548,702
+92,640
+6% +$3.42M
NEWP
565
DELISTED
NEWPORT CORP
NEWP
$57.1M 0.04%
2,762,331
-10,695
-0.4% -$221K
M icon
566
Macy's
M
$4.64B
$56.9M 0.04%
959,554
+20,838
+2% +$1.24M
EXXI
567
DELISTED
ENERGY XXI LTD COM SHS
EXXI
$56.8M 0.04%
2,411,511
+584,620
+32% +$13.8M
WHR icon
568
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.28B
$56.8M 0.04%
380,440
+24,492
+7% +$3.66M
THS icon
569
Treehouse Foods
THS
$917M
$56.8M 0.04%
789,112
+70,149
+10% +$5.05M
TDS icon
570
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.54B
$56.4M 0.04%
2,150,682
-27,662
-1% -$725K
PBY
571
DELISTED
PEP BOYS MANNY MOE& JACK
PBY
$56.2M 0.04%
4,416,441
-94,508
-2% -$1.2M
STL
572
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$56.1M 0.04%
4,431,079
-16,453
-0.4% -$208K
DHI icon
573
D.R. Horton
DHI
$54.2B
$56M 0.04%
2,587,394
+607,702
+31% +$13.2M
FRED
574
DELISTED
Fred's Inc
FRED
$55.6M 0.04%
3,088,606
-21,150
-0.7% -$381K
ASGN icon
575
ASGN Inc
ASGN
$2.32B
$55.6M 0.04%
1,441,366
-182,471
-11% -$7.04M