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
PX
626
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$85.5M 0.04%
721,264
+2,657
+0.4% +$315K
PF
627
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
$85.4M 0.04%
1,475,638
-258,634
-15% -$15M
FHN icon
628
First Horizon
FHN
$11.5B
$85.4M 0.04%
4,614,139
-55,629
-1% -$1.03M
NNN icon
629
NNN REIT
NNN
$8.06B
$85.3M 0.04%
1,956,302
+40,462
+2% +$1.76M
CAL icon
630
Caleres
CAL
$527M
$85.1M 0.04%
3,220,362
+193,349
+6% +$5.11M
ITUB icon
631
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$75.9B
$85.1M 0.04%
14,106,806
FN icon
632
Fabrinet
FN
$13.3B
$85M 0.04%
2,022,181
-76,846
-4% -$3.23M
MATW icon
633
Matthews International
MATW
$761M
$85M 0.04%
1,256,102
-17,333
-1% -$1.17M
SO icon
634
Southern Company
SO
$101B
$84.9M 0.04%
1,706,194
+74,037
+5% +$3.69M
HRC
635
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$84.9M 0.04%
1,202,363
-14,725
-1% -$1.04M
VC icon
636
Visteon
VC
$3.42B
$84.9M 0.04%
866,608
+21,905
+3% +$2.15M
CCMP
637
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$84.7M 0.04%
1,106,012
+3,316
+0.3% +$254K
KMT icon
638
Kennametal
KMT
$1.59B
$84.6M 0.04%
2,157,774
-41,407
-2% -$1.62M
SCSC icon
639
Scansource
SCSC
$948M
$84.6M 0.04%
2,154,884
-6,628
-0.3% -$260K
CVA
640
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$84.5M 0.04%
5,379,128
-1,686,650
-24% -$26.5M
BCO icon
641
Brink's
BCO
$4.76B
$84.4M 0.04%
1,579,684
+26,778
+2% +$1.43M
RICE
642
DELISTED
Rice Energy Inc.
RICE
$84.4M 0.04%
3,560,491
+450,250
+14% +$10.7M
EBAY icon
643
eBay
EBAY
$41.7B
$84.3M 0.04%
2,512,378
-36,164
-1% -$1.21M
RUSHA icon
644
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.42B
$84.3M 0.04%
5,736,076
-9,783
-0.2% -$144K
BDX icon
645
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$54B
$84.3M 0.04%
470,951
+13,203
+3% +$2.36M
D icon
646
Dominion Energy
D
$50.7B
$84.2M 0.04%
1,086,037
+47,494
+5% +$3.68M
FFBC icon
647
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$2.48B
$84.2M 0.04%
3,068,454
+42,092
+1% +$1.16M
ELS icon
648
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$11.7B
$83.8M 0.04%
2,174,414
+60,514
+3% +$2.33M
ACC
649
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$83.8M 0.04%
1,759,867
+40,801
+2% +$1.94M
WPC icon
650
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.8B
$83.6M 0.04%
1,371,950
+21,669
+2% +$1.32M