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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GDOT icon
576
Green Dot
GDOT
$757M
$91.9M 0.04%
2,753,768
+19,113
+0.7% +$638K
UFCS icon
577
United Fire Group
UFCS
$792M
$91.7M 0.04%
2,145,032
-4,525
-0.2% -$194K
MDRX
578
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$91.6M 0.04%
7,227,789
+621,620
+9% +$7.88M
NCLH icon
579
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$11.5B
$91.4M 0.04%
1,802,173
+752,126
+72% +$38.2M
NCI
580
DELISTED
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
NCI
$91.3M 0.04%
3,994,715
-9,476
-0.2% -$217K
DDS icon
581
Dillards
DDS
$8.88B
$91.1M 0.04%
1,743,444
+168,131
+11% +$8.78M
WFM
582
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$90.6M 0.04%
3,050,285
+874,149
+40% +$26M
PGR icon
583
Progressive
PGR
$144B
$90.4M 0.04%
2,306,275
-40,373
-2% -$1.58M
TROW icon
584
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.4B
$90.3M 0.04%
1,324,911
+542,066
+69% +$36.9M
MCK icon
585
McKesson
MCK
$87.8B
$90.3M 0.04%
608,740
-1,411
-0.2% -$209K
SLM icon
586
SLM Corp
SLM
$6.01B
$90.2M 0.04%
7,454,466
+64,956
+0.9% +$786K
WAL icon
587
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.8B
$89.8M 0.04%
1,828,493
-65,523
-3% -$3.22M
ROG icon
588
Rogers Corp
ROG
$1.44B
$89.7M 0.04%
1,044,159
+34,003
+3% +$2.92M
CPN
589
DELISTED
Calpine Corporation
CPN
$89.6M 0.04%
8,106,991
+481,749
+6% +$5.32M
PXD
590
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$89.3M 0.04%
479,797
-117,422
-20% -$21.9M
IPCC
591
DELISTED
Infinity Property & Casualty C
IPCC
$89.3M 0.04%
934,986
-4,909
-0.5% -$469K
SAFT icon
592
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.09B
$89.2M 0.04%
1,272,944
+20,774
+2% +$1.46M
EIG icon
593
Employers Holdings
EIG
$982M
$89.2M 0.04%
2,350,986
+119,843
+5% +$4.55M
OMI icon
594
Owens & Minor
OMI
$423M
$88.8M 0.04%
2,567,308
+202,892
+9% +$7.02M
MRC icon
595
MRC Global
MRC
$1.24B
$88.6M 0.04%
4,835,683
-556,188
-10% -$10.2M
FI icon
596
Fiserv
FI
$71.8B
$88.4M 0.04%
1,532,938
+9,196
+0.6% +$530K
RY icon
597
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$203B
$88.2M 0.04%
1,209,020
-3,665
-0.3% -$267K
HLX icon
598
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$923M
$88.1M 0.04%
11,341,629
+1,762,314
+18% +$13.7M
SPN
599
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
$88.1M 0.04%
6,176,984
+207,182
+3% +$2.95M
CPS icon
600
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$685M
$88M 0.04%
793,397
+62,329
+9% +$6.91M