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
+6.4%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$241B
AUM Growth
+$12.4B
Cap. Flow
+$782M
Cap. Flow %
0.32%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.45%
Holding
3,412
New
76
Increased
2,019
Reduced
968
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.2%
3 Technology 12.7%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.42%
5 Healthcare 9.08%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FI icon
651
Fiserv
FI
$71.8B
$96.3M 0.04%
1,469,324
-60,128
-4% -$3.94M
WBS icon
652
Webster Financial
WBS
$10.2B
$96.3M 0.04%
1,714,629
-662,053
-28% -$37.2M
INTU icon
653
Intuit
INTU
$183B
$96.3M 0.04%
610,229
+6,255
+1% +$987K
SAVE
654
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$96M 0.04%
2,140,474
+210,062
+11% +$9.42M
UFCS icon
655
United Fire Group
UFCS
$792M
$96M 0.04%
2,105,446
+2,534
+0.1% +$115K
TREX icon
656
Trex
TREX
$6.43B
$95.7M 0.04%
3,531,532
+9,408
+0.3% +$255K
KALU icon
657
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$1.22B
$95.5M 0.04%
893,824
MFC icon
658
Manulife Financial
MFC
$52.4B
$95.4M 0.04%
4,575,670
+8,487
+0.2% +$177K
FIBK icon
659
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.37B
$95.3M 0.04%
2,379,533
+69,715
+3% +$2.79M
EXTN
660
DELISTED
Exterran Corporation
EXTN
$95.2M 0.04%
3,028,530
+9,852
+0.3% +$310K
LZB icon
661
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.43B
$95.1M 0.04%
3,048,950
-6,505
-0.2% -$203K
CPA icon
662
Copa Holdings
CPA
$4.73B
$95.1M 0.04%
709,154
-207,671
-23% -$27.8M
MRVL icon
663
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$57.8B
$95M 0.04%
4,422,749
-394,616
-8% -$8.47M
ORA icon
664
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$5.51B
$94.9M 0.04%
1,484,022
-26,877
-2% -$1.72M
GIS icon
665
General Mills
GIS
$26.7B
$94.7M 0.04%
1,596,393
+18,417
+1% +$1.09M
AIN icon
666
Albany International
AIN
$1.77B
$94.5M 0.04%
1,538,528
-21,314
-1% -$1.31M
VR
667
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$94.5M 0.04%
2,013,186
-24,865
-1% -$1.17M
CSL icon
668
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$16.2B
$94.5M 0.04%
831,118
+58,142
+8% +$6.61M
LPT
669
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
$94.4M 0.04%
2,195,172
+44,028
+2% +$1.89M
HLX icon
670
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$923M
$94.3M 0.04%
12,512,097
+276,209
+2% +$2.08M
LDOS icon
671
Leidos
LDOS
$23.1B
$94.2M 0.04%
1,459,180
+56,994
+4% +$3.68M
NYT icon
672
New York Times
NYT
$9.37B
$94.1M 0.04%
5,086,644
-43,218
-0.8% -$800K
UCB
673
United Community Banks, Inc.
UCB
$3.95B
$94.1M 0.04%
3,343,840
+28,655
+0.9% +$806K
MRCY icon
674
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.3B
$94.1M 0.04%
1,832,429
-25,907
-1% -$1.33M
ADNT icon
675
Adient
ADNT
$1.92B
$94M 0.04%
1,194,112
+133,501
+13% +$10.5M