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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ECL icon
551
Ecolab
ECL
$77.6B
$127M 0.05%
656,413
-14,298
-2% -$2.76M
CATY icon
552
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.43B
$126M 0.05%
3,324,242
-80,655
-2% -$3.07M
COLB icon
553
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.05B
$126M 0.05%
3,107,505
-40,205
-1% -$1.64M
ODFL icon
554
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$31.7B
$126M 0.05%
1,994,733
+64,365
+3% +$4.07M
ASGN icon
555
ASGN Inc
ASGN
$2.32B
$126M 0.05%
1,776,118
-21,422
-1% -$1.52M
STOR
556
DELISTED
STORE Capital Corporation
STOR
$126M 0.05%
3,373,053
+213,506
+7% +$7.95M
CPE
557
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
$126M 0.05%
2,599,151
+681,277
+36% +$32.9M
TAP icon
558
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.96B
$125M 0.05%
2,327,229
-226,586
-9% -$12.2M
GPK icon
559
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.38B
$125M 0.05%
7,503,098
+2,740
+0% +$45.6K
MSCI icon
560
MSCI
MSCI
$42.9B
$125M 0.05%
483,665
-22,675
-4% -$5.85M
DUK icon
561
Duke Energy
DUK
$93.8B
$125M 0.05%
1,367,956
+683
+0% +$62.3K
PNR icon
562
Pentair
PNR
$18.1B
$125M 0.05%
2,715,994
-13,435
-0.5% -$616K
GES icon
563
Guess, Inc.
GES
$878M
$124M 0.05%
5,543,285
-328,594
-6% -$7.35M
GTLS icon
564
Chart Industries
GTLS
$8.96B
$124M 0.05%
1,835,412
-47,515
-3% -$3.21M
SLG icon
565
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.4B
$124M 0.05%
1,392,043
-30,991
-2% -$2.76M
JHG icon
566
Janus Henderson
JHG
$6.91B
$123M 0.04%
5,032,298
+393,935
+8% +$9.63M
FORM icon
567
FormFactor
FORM
$2.26B
$123M 0.04%
4,727,159
-160,636
-3% -$4.17M
ENIA
568
DELISTED
Enel Amricas S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing 50 shares of Common Stock)
ENIA
$122M 0.04%
11,150,172
-334,560
-3% -$3.67M
ALB icon
569
Albemarle
ALB
$9.6B
$122M 0.04%
1,673,834
+31,152
+2% +$2.28M
BBBY
570
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$122M 0.04%
7,058,092
-3,990,694
-36% -$69M
KNX icon
571
Knight Transportation
KNX
$7B
$122M 0.04%
3,401,198
+28,130
+0.8% +$1.01M
NWL icon
572
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.68B
$122M 0.04%
6,339,476
+153,379
+2% +$2.95M
MTX icon
573
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.01B
$122M 0.04%
2,114,166
+115,276
+6% +$6.64M
GWB
574
DELISTED
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
GWB
$122M 0.04%
3,506,166
+99,375
+3% +$3.45M
ROK icon
575
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$38.2B
$122M 0.04%
600,125
+414
+0.1% +$83.9K