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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TGT icon
626
Target
TGT
$41.2B
$49.4M 0.04%
780,918
+445
+0.1% +$28.2K
SXI icon
627
Standex International
SXI
$2.43B
$49.4M 0.04%
785,342
-18,362
-2% -$1.15M
HVT icon
628
Haverty Furniture Companies
HVT
$380M
$49.2M 0.04%
1,570,846
-36,271
-2% -$1.14M
VEDL
629
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$49.1M 0.04%
3,728,436
+90,406
+2% +$1.19M
PTR
630
DELISTED
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED ADS (REP 100 H SHARES)
PTR
$49M 0.04%
446,934
-1,900
-0.4% -$209K
REXX
631
DELISTED
Rex Energy Corporation
REXX
$48.8M 0.04%
247,387
-2,152
-0.9% -$424K
SSB icon
632
SouthState Bank Corporation
SSB
$10.2B
$48.7M 0.04%
731,545
-30,595
-4% -$2.03M
PVA
633
DELISTED
PENN VIRGINIA CORP
PVA
$48.6M 0.04%
5,158,639
+1,171,007
+29% +$11M
VIAB
634
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$48.6M 0.04%
556,875
-7,432
-1% -$649K
RIO icon
635
Rio Tinto
RIO
$101B
$48.6M 0.04%
861,558
+101,714
+13% +$5.74M
STFC
636
DELISTED
State Auto Financial Corp
STFC
$48.6M 0.04%
2,288,168
+5,500
+0.2% +$117K
LEAP
637
DELISTED
LEAP WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL INC NEW
LEAP
$48.6M 0.04%
2,792,854
-1,400
-0.1% -$24.4K
WPX
638
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$48.4M 0.04%
2,375,935
+549,927
+30% +$11.2M
TGI
639
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$48.4M 0.04%
636,500
-5,926
-0.9% -$451K
PLAB icon
640
Photronics
PLAB
$1.32B
$48.4M 0.04%
5,359,580
+178,693
+3% +$1.61M
SHLD
641
DELISTED
Sears Holding Corporation
SHLD
$48.4M 0.04%
1,306,481
-16,178
-1% -$599K
KEG
642
DELISTED
KEY ENERGY SERVICES INC
KEG
$48.3M 0.04%
6,112,492
+2,101,143
+52% +$16.6M
DFS
643
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$48.2M 0.04%
862,493
-13,484
-2% -$754K
CHDN icon
644
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.77B
$48.1M 0.04%
3,221,466
-25,998
-0.8% -$388K
ECPG icon
645
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$992M
$48M 0.04%
955,388
+56,927
+6% +$2.86M
SEMG
646
DELISTED
SEMGROUP CORPORATION
SEMG
$48M 0.04%
736,023
-24,291
-3% -$1.58M
SNDA icon
647
Sonida Senior Living
SNDA
$486M
$47.8M 0.04%
132,953
-16,593
-11% -$5.97M
MDSO
648
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$47.8M 0.04%
789,458
+12,826
+2% +$777K
CSC
649
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
$47.8M 0.04%
2,028,255
-1,378,502
-40% -$32.5M
NCI
650
DELISTED
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
NCI
$47.7M 0.04%
2,484,818
+163,846
+7% +$3.15M