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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.97%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BRE
601
DELISTED
BRE PROPERTIES INC CL A
BRE
$53.9M 0.04%
858,230
TRK
602
DELISTED
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
TRK
$53.8M 0.04%
2,873,412
-217
-0% -$4.06K
RNST icon
603
Renasant Corp
RNST
$3.75B
$53.8M 0.04%
1,851,528
+74,866
+4% +$2.17M
SMP icon
604
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$879M
$53.7M 0.04%
1,500,607
-3,715
-0.2% -$133K
BH icon
605
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$966M
$53.6M 0.04%
177,490
+2,648
+2% +$799K
ALG icon
606
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.53B
$53.5M 0.04%
985,248
+73
+0% +$3.97K
NPBC
607
DELISTED
NATL PENN BANCSHARES INC
NPBC
$53.5M 0.04%
5,119,916
+46,951
+0.9% +$491K
JEF icon
608
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$13.1B
$53.5M 0.04%
2,135,472
+90,083
+4% +$2.26M
AIV
609
Aimco
AIV
$1.11B
$53.5M 0.04%
13,279,124
+521,701
+4% +$2.1M
BRFS icon
610
BRF SA
BRFS
$5.86B
$53.4M 0.04%
2,673,600
-209,834
-7% -$4.19M
TCF
611
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$53.4M 0.04%
3,205,190
+449,654
+16% +$7.49M
MDC
612
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$53.4M 0.04%
2,620,409
+677,828
+35% +$13.8M
DUK icon
613
Duke Energy
DUK
$93.8B
$53.2M 0.04%
747,678
+9,896
+1% +$705K
LRCX icon
614
Lam Research
LRCX
$130B
$53.2M 0.04%
9,673,840
-347,350
-3% -$1.91M
CODE
615
DELISTED
SPANSION INC, CLASS A COMMON STOCK
CODE
$53M 0.04%
3,042,640
+328,137
+12% +$5.72M
PVH icon
616
PVH
PVH
$4.22B
$52.8M 0.04%
423,255
+16,934
+4% +$2.11M
SBSW icon
617
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$6.08B
$52.7M 0.04%
6,711,849
+51,234
+0.8% +$402K
PRI icon
618
Primerica
PRI
$8.85B
$52.6M 0.04%
1,117,023
+105,084
+10% +$4.95M
SWY
619
DELISTED
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
$52.6M 0.04%
1,589,192
+107,552
+7% +$3.56M
MAN icon
620
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$1.91B
$52.5M 0.04%
666,741
-20,128
-3% -$1.59M
MCK icon
621
McKesson
MCK
$85.5B
$52.5M 0.04%
297,204
+10,308
+4% +$1.82M
PHM icon
622
Pultegroup
PHM
$27.7B
$52.3M 0.04%
2,727,212
+625,458
+30% +$12M
SCI icon
623
Service Corp International
SCI
$10.9B
$52.3M 0.04%
2,632,019
+47,073
+2% +$936K
TCO
624
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
$52.3M 0.04%
738,813
+44,072
+6% +$3.12M
ISBC
625
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
$52.2M 0.04%
4,815,318
-110,285
-2% -$1.2M