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
+2.38%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$217B
AUM Growth
+$7.35B
Cap. Flow
+$4.91B
Cap. Flow %
2.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.9%
Holding
3,388
New
86
Increased
2,154
Reduced
860
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.16%
2 Industrials 13.29%
3 Technology 12.77%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
5 Healthcare 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FCF icon
576
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$1.84B
$95M 0.04%
7,488,674
-56,571
-0.7% -$717K
AIV
577
Aimco
AIV
$1.07B
$94.9M 0.04%
16,578,867
+487,800
+3% +$2.79M
DG icon
578
Dollar General
DG
$23.4B
$94.8M 0.04%
1,315,769
+355,121
+37% +$25.6M
UTHR icon
579
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$17.9B
$94.3M 0.04%
726,760
+266,790
+58% +$34.6M
FI icon
580
Fiserv
FI
$71.8B
$94.3M 0.04%
1,541,070
+8,132
+0.5% +$497K
BDX icon
581
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$54B
$94.2M 0.04%
494,936
+23,985
+5% +$4.57M
MOG.A icon
582
Moog
MOG.A
$6.24B
$94.1M 0.04%
1,312,654
+6,176
+0.5% +$443K
UFCS icon
583
United Fire Group
UFCS
$792M
$94.1M 0.04%
2,136,046
-8,986
-0.4% -$396K
MSGS icon
584
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$4.93B
$93.9M 0.04%
668,612
-6,702
-1% -$941K
EFII
585
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$93.6M 0.04%
1,974,940
-15,669
-0.8% -$742K
NTRS icon
586
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.2B
$93.4M 0.04%
961,075
-40,925
-4% -$3.98M
BDC icon
587
Belden
BDC
$5.15B
$93M 0.04%
1,233,000
+101,168
+9% +$7.63M
NYT icon
588
New York Times
NYT
$9.37B
$92.9M 0.04%
5,248,409
+34,980
+0.7% +$619K
KNGT
589
DELISTED
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
$92.9M 0.04%
2,506,780
-17,442
-0.7% -$646K
MRO
590
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$92.7M 0.04%
7,826,130
+331,161
+4% +$3.92M
SBAC icon
591
SBA Communications
SBAC
$20.8B
$92.6M 0.04%
686,142
+505,530
+280% +$68.2M
LYB icon
592
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$17.5B
$92.3M 0.04%
1,093,522
+20,902
+2% +$1.76M
WPC icon
593
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.8B
$92.1M 0.04%
1,424,605
+52,655
+4% +$3.4M
MFC icon
594
Manulife Financial
MFC
$52.4B
$92M 0.04%
4,902,499
+17,486
+0.4% +$328K
TCBI icon
595
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$3.99B
$91.9M 0.04%
1,187,180
-253,024
-18% -$19.6M
SU icon
596
Suncor Energy
SU
$51.3B
$91.8M 0.04%
3,143,955
+484,729
+18% +$14.2M
PH icon
597
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.9B
$91.7M 0.04%
573,537
-12,913
-2% -$2.06M
BIDU icon
598
Baidu
BIDU
$37B
$91.6M 0.04%
512,142
+90,309
+21% +$16.2M
COL
599
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$91.6M 0.04%
871,612
+396,414
+83% +$41.7M
RIO icon
600
Rio Tinto
RIO
$101B
$91M 0.04%
2,149,655
+554,656
+35% +$23.5M