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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CY
551
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
$92.7M 0.05%
8,099,552
-4,283,631
-35% -$49M
PRA icon
552
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.22B
$92.5M 0.05%
1,645,250
+21,983
+1% +$1.24M
SAFT icon
553
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.09B
$92.3M 0.05%
1,252,170
+67,340
+6% +$4.96M
WAL icon
554
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.8B
$92.3M 0.05%
1,894,016
-218,132
-10% -$10.6M
GEF icon
555
Greif
GEF
$3.54B
$92.2M 0.05%
1,797,690
+42,785
+2% +$2.2M
WM icon
556
Waste Management
WM
$87.7B
$92.1M 0.05%
1,298,744
+26,302
+2% +$1.87M
SPLS
557
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$91.8M 0.05%
10,139,636
+1,084,493
+12% +$9.82M
BANR icon
558
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.3B
$91.5M 0.05%
1,640,008
+192,834
+13% +$10.8M
LZB icon
559
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.43B
$91.4M 0.05%
2,943,288
+34,139
+1% +$1.06M
KR icon
560
Kroger
KR
$44.3B
$91.4M 0.05%
2,647,611
+98,398
+4% +$3.4M
LYB icon
561
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$17.5B
$91.2M 0.05%
1,062,994
+31,227
+3% +$2.68M
IOSP icon
562
Innospec
IOSP
$2.06B
$90.8M 0.05%
1,325,355
+36,052
+3% +$2.47M
SAFM
563
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$90.8M 0.05%
963,069
+197,650
+26% +$18.6M
CNQ icon
564
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$64.9B
$90.6M 0.05%
5,804,781
-2,106,248
-27% -$32.9M
VSTO
565
DELISTED
Vista Outdoor Inc.
VSTO
$90.4M 0.05%
2,448,586
+52,296
+2% +$1.93M
AYR
566
DELISTED
Aircastle Limited
AYR
$90.3M 0.05%
4,331,755
+366,110
+9% +$7.63M
MANT
567
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$90.2M 0.05%
2,133,854
+64,372
+3% +$2.72M
GPRE icon
568
Green Plains
GPRE
$635M
$90.1M 0.05%
3,235,985
-31,706
-1% -$883K
WOR icon
569
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$3.22B
$90.1M 0.05%
3,078,996
+74,627
+2% +$2.18M
DUK icon
570
Duke Energy
DUK
$94.4B
$90M 0.04%
1,159,279
+21,097
+2% +$1.64M
NTRS icon
571
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.2B
$90M 0.04%
1,010,404
-109,463
-10% -$9.75M
UHS icon
572
Universal Health Services
UHS
$11.8B
$89.8M 0.04%
844,357
+78,330
+10% +$8.33M
KRC icon
573
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.98B
$89.8M 0.04%
1,226,650
+28,712
+2% +$2.1M
APA icon
574
APA Corp
APA
$8.33B
$89.5M 0.04%
1,409,582
-447,030
-24% -$28.4M
MLM icon
575
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.2B
$89.3M 0.04%
402,984
-47,675
-11% -$10.6M