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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$12.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.24B
Cap. Flow %
0.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,905
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 12.82%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.08%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ITUB icon
601
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$75.9B
$97.3M 0.04%
14,214,754
+101,143
+0.7% +$692K
SAFT icon
602
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.09B
$97.2M 0.04%
1,273,396
-4,428
-0.3% -$338K
WPC icon
603
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.8B
$96.9M 0.04%
1,468,773
+44,168
+3% +$2.92M
AON icon
604
Aon
AON
$78.1B
$96.8M 0.04%
662,527
-2,821
-0.4% -$412K
PLCE icon
605
Children's Place
PLCE
$170M
$96.8M 0.04%
818,916
-21,261
-3% -$2.51M
NXST icon
606
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.98B
$96.6M 0.04%
1,551,140
+141,940
+10% +$8.84M
MRCY icon
607
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.3B
$96.4M 0.04%
1,858,336
-48,729
-3% -$2.53M
UFCS icon
608
United Fire Group
UFCS
$792M
$96.4M 0.04%
2,102,912
-33,134
-2% -$1.52M
IP icon
609
International Paper
IP
$24.5B
$96.3M 0.04%
1,790,187
-65,496
-4% -$3.52M
SIG icon
610
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.75B
$96.3M 0.04%
1,446,968
+340,761
+31% +$22.7M
ALK icon
611
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.22B
$96.3M 0.04%
1,262,058
+38,870
+3% +$2.96M
WLK icon
612
Westlake Corp
WLK
$10.9B
$96.2M 0.04%
1,158,262
-28,099
-2% -$2.33M
INDB icon
613
Independent Bank
INDB
$3.46B
$96.2M 0.04%
1,288,508
-11,498
-0.9% -$858K
MODG icon
614
Topgolf Callaway Brands
MODG
$1.7B
$95.7M 0.04%
6,633,502
+240,520
+4% +$3.47M
VSTO
615
DELISTED
Vista Outdoor Inc.
VSTO
$95.5M 0.04%
4,164,649
+600,770
+17% +$13.8M
EXTN
616
DELISTED
Exterran Corporation
EXTN
$95.4M 0.04%
3,018,678
+11,177
+0.4% +$353K
GTLS icon
617
Chart Industries
GTLS
$8.95B
$95.4M 0.04%
2,431,180
+80,677
+3% +$3.16M
MANT
618
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$95.4M 0.04%
2,159,794
+10,337
+0.5% +$456K
MTOR
619
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
$95.3M 0.04%
3,664,216
-537
-0% -$14K
ENDP
620
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$95.1M 0.04%
11,106,199
+1,635,519
+17% +$14M
IBKR icon
621
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$27.8B
$95.1M 0.04%
8,447,340
+459,476
+6% +$5.17M
DDS icon
622
Dillards
DDS
$8.88B
$95M 0.04%
1,694,622
-79,390
-4% -$4.45M
MBI icon
623
MBIA
MBI
$374M
$94.9M 0.04%
10,910,694
-540,354
-5% -$4.7M
RY icon
624
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$203B
$94.9M 0.04%
1,226,386
+8,747
+0.7% +$677K
WD icon
625
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.93B
$94.8M 0.04%
1,811,731
-2,987
-0.2% -$156K