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
MOG.A icon
601
Moog
MOG.A
$6.24B
$88M 0.04%
1,306,478
+29,441
+2% +$1.98M
KCG
602
DELISTED
KCG Holdings, Inc.
KCG
$88M 0.04%
4,933,452
+334,821
+7% +$5.97M
UCB
603
United Community Banks, Inc.
UCB
$3.95B
$87.7M 0.04%
3,166,175
+152,234
+5% +$4.22M
DBI icon
604
Designer Brands
DBI
$229M
$87.4M 0.04%
4,225,814
+1,135,336
+37% +$23.5M
IOSP icon
605
Innospec
IOSP
$2.06B
$87.3M 0.04%
1,348,607
+23,252
+2% +$1.51M
GLPI icon
606
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.6B
$87.3M 0.04%
2,610,789
+115,108
+5% +$3.85M
LTXB
607
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
$87.2M 0.04%
2,184,832
-89,266
-4% -$3.56M
INFY icon
608
Infosys
INFY
$70.4B
$86.8M 0.04%
10,987,358
-14,222
-0.1% -$112K
NTRS icon
609
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.2B
$86.8M 0.04%
1,002,000
-8,404
-0.8% -$728K
SSB icon
610
SouthState Bank Corporation
SSB
$10.3B
$86.7M 0.04%
970,808
-125,374
-11% -$11.2M
ZBH icon
611
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.3B
$86.7M 0.04%
731,627
+68,045
+10% +$8.07M
MFC icon
612
Manulife Financial
MFC
$52.4B
$86.7M 0.04%
4,885,013
+1,420,128
+41% +$25.2M
ANDE icon
613
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$1.37B
$86.4M 0.04%
2,280,900
+169,452
+8% +$6.42M
MLM icon
614
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.2B
$86.4M 0.04%
396,188
-6,796
-2% -$1.48M
DELL icon
615
Dell
DELL
$84.2B
$86.3M 0.04%
4,797,665
+15,272
+0.3% +$275K
SAVE
616
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$86.1M 0.04%
1,621,926
+234,734
+17% +$12.5M
BRX icon
617
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$8.51B
$86M 0.04%
4,005,354
+373,344
+10% +$8.01M
NRG icon
618
NRG Energy
NRG
$31.2B
$85.9M 0.04%
4,596,795
-472,795
-9% -$8.84M
DY icon
619
Dycom Industries
DY
$7.51B
$85.9M 0.04%
924,649
-129,698
-12% -$12.1M
NXST icon
620
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.98B
$85.9M 0.04%
1,223,810
+384,696
+46% +$27M
PNFP icon
621
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.58B
$85.8M 0.04%
1,290,740
-189,731
-13% -$12.6M
CUB
622
DELISTED
Cubic Corporation
CUB
$85.7M 0.04%
1,623,939
-29,144
-2% -$1.54M
BPFH
623
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
$85.7M 0.04%
5,224,779
-164,971
-3% -$2.71M
GGB icon
624
Gerdau
GGB
$6.19B
$85.7M 0.04%
31,300,456
-340,694
-1% -$932K
OHI icon
625
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$12.6B
$85.6M 0.04%
2,593,727
+58,619
+2% +$1.93M