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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SAFT icon
576
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.1B
$69.9M 0.04%
1,240,187
-6,335
-0.5% -$357K
CAL icon
577
Caleres
CAL
$528M
$69.7M 0.04%
2,599,981
+17,436
+0.7% +$468K
ACGL icon
578
Arch Capital
ACGL
$33.9B
$69.6M 0.04%
2,995,479
-257,649
-8% -$5.99M
NEE icon
579
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$144B
$69.5M 0.04%
2,675,224
+199,120
+8% +$5.17M
SPTN icon
580
SpartanNash
SPTN
$908M
$69.5M 0.04%
3,211,120
-12,251
-0.4% -$265K
NNN icon
581
NNN REIT
NNN
$8.12B
$69.4M 0.04%
1,732,263
+54,894
+3% +$2.2M
TIME
582
DELISTED
Time Inc.
TIME
$69.3M 0.04%
4,425,636
+255,447
+6% +$4M
JCP
583
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
$69.1M 0.04%
10,369,570
+4,985,651
+93% +$33.2M
DE icon
584
Deere & Co
DE
$130B
$69.1M 0.04%
905,258
+42,172
+5% +$3.22M
TPC
585
Tutor Perini Corporation
TPC
$3.26B
$68.9M 0.04%
4,116,970
-19,855
-0.5% -$332K
SRCE icon
586
1st Source
SRCE
$1.58B
$68.8M 0.04%
2,228,314
+9,752
+0.4% +$301K
ETFC
587
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$68.6M 0.04%
2,314,413
-603,932
-21% -$17.9M
FCF icon
588
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$1.86B
$68.6M 0.04%
7,560,198
-20,297
-0.3% -$184K
KNGT
589
DELISTED
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
$68.4M 0.04%
2,823,459
+352,764
+14% +$8.55M
KEX icon
590
Kirby Corp
KEX
$4.98B
$68.4M 0.04%
1,299,981
+259,980
+25% +$13.7M
ELS icon
591
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$11.9B
$68.3M 0.04%
2,049,460
+22,132
+1% +$738K
TEL icon
592
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61.4B
$68.3M 0.04%
1,056,949
+9,094
+0.9% +$588K
RLI icon
593
RLI Corp
RLI
$6.27B
$68.1M 0.04%
2,206,168
+56,326
+3% +$1.74M
GIS icon
594
General Mills
GIS
$26.8B
$68M 0.04%
1,178,359
+66,419
+6% +$3.83M
PARA
595
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$67.9M 0.04%
1,441,182
+45,707
+3% +$2.15M
RRX icon
596
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.54B
$67.9M 0.04%
1,159,962
+279,852
+32% +$16.4M
CUBE icon
597
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.38B
$67.7M 0.04%
2,212,122
+102,812
+5% +$3.15M
TFX icon
598
Teleflex
TFX
$5.75B
$67.6M 0.04%
514,594
-22,714
-4% -$2.99M
SSB icon
599
SouthState Bank Corporation
SSB
$10.3B
$67.6M 0.04%
939,488
+27,189
+3% +$1.96M
MATW icon
600
Matthews International
MATW
$767M
$67.5M 0.04%
1,262,915
+76,393
+6% +$4.08M