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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FUL icon
626
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.3B
$55M 0.04%
1,143,674
+158,664
+16% +$7.63M
UAL icon
627
United Airlines
UAL
$34.2B
$55M 0.04%
1,338,782
+594,017
+80% +$24.4M
SVC
628
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$476M
$55M 0.04%
1,821,263
+87,915
+5% +$2.65M
RTN
629
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$55M 0.04%
595,726
+5,000
+0.8% +$461K
STC icon
630
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.05B
$54.8M 0.04%
1,767,476
+81,452
+5% +$2.53M
JOY
631
DELISTED
Joy Global Inc
JOY
$54.8M 0.04%
889,203
+186,930
+27% +$11.5M
AMRI
632
DELISTED
Albany Molecular Research Inc
AMRI
$54.7M 0.04%
2,716,245
+86,977
+3% +$1.75M
PTR
633
DELISTED
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED ADS (REP 100 H SHARES)
PTR
$54.6M 0.04%
435,067
+7,418
+2% +$932K
DFS
634
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$54.6M 0.04%
881,083
+10,413
+1% +$645K
TK icon
635
Teekay
TK
$732M
$54.6M 0.04%
877,007
+12,005
+1% +$747K
CMTL icon
636
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$67.9M
$54.5M 0.04%
1,460,136
-65,677
-4% -$2.45M
STL
637
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$54.5M 0.04%
4,540,656
+109,577
+2% +$1.31M
TEX icon
638
Terex
TEX
$3.36B
$54.5M 0.04%
1,325,051
-19,391
-1% -$797K
TJX icon
639
TJX Companies
TJX
$156B
$54.4M 0.04%
2,048,906
+419,644
+26% +$11.2M
DB icon
640
Deutsche Bank
DB
$68.8B
$54.4M 0.04%
1,731,893
-129,287
-7% -$4.06M
WPX
641
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$54.3M 0.04%
2,273,007
-54,602
-2% -$1.31M
ZBRA icon
642
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$15.9B
$54.1M 0.04%
656,833
-60,642
-8% -$4.99M
ISBC
643
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
$54.1M 0.04%
4,891,429
+76,111
+2% +$841K
ZINC
644
DELISTED
HORSEHEAD HLDG CORP COM STK (DE)
ZINC
$54M 0.04%
2,954,661
+126,767
+4% +$2.31M
BWLD
645
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
$53.9M 0.04%
325,318
+17,433
+6% +$2.89M
ALG icon
646
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.52B
$53.9M 0.04%
996,027
+10,779
+1% +$583K
DTV
647
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
$53.8M 0.04%
633,445
+1,247
+0.2% +$106K
TT icon
648
Trane Technologies
TT
$91.1B
$53.8M 0.04%
860,937
+1,615
+0.2% +$101K
STFC
649
DELISTED
State Auto Financial Corp
STFC
$53.8M 0.04%
2,294,589
+9,754
+0.4% +$229K
PLCE icon
650
Children's Place
PLCE
$143M
$53.6M 0.04%
1,079,346
+292,224
+37% +$14.5M