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
MIDD icon
676
Middleby
MIDD
$6.99B
$45.9M 0.04%
573,378
-10,785
-2% -$863K
ANAT
677
DELISTED
American National Group, Inc. Common Stock
ANAT
$45.9M 0.04%
400,412
+2,999
+0.8% +$343K
BBT
678
Beacon Financial Corporation
BBT
$2.2B
$45.8M 0.04%
1,681,119
+12,547
+0.8% +$342K
CGX
679
DELISTED
CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS INC
CGX
$45.8M 0.04%
678,894
+3,908
+0.6% +$264K
WST icon
680
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$18.4B
$45.8M 0.04%
933,172
-4,656
-0.5% -$228K
BDC icon
681
Belden
BDC
$5.15B
$45.8M 0.04%
649,585
+17,282
+3% +$1.22M
UFI icon
682
UNIFI
UFI
$83M
$45.7M 0.04%
1,676,710
-7,703
-0.5% -$210K
SXC icon
683
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$656M
$45.6M 0.04%
2,000,590
+316,963
+19% +$7.23M
TFCF
684
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$45.6M 0.04%
1,318,301
-104,993
-7% -$3.63M
UAM
685
DELISTED
Universal American Corp
UAM
$45.6M 0.04%
6,244,758
+69,077
+1% +$504K
PRSU
686
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, Inc.
PRSU
$1.02B
$45.4M 0.04%
1,735,022
-157,378
-8% -$4.12M
XLS
687
DELISTED
EXELIS INC COM STK
XLS
$45.3M 0.04%
2,546,248
+127,474
+5% +$2.27M
MOH icon
688
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$9.71B
$45.3M 0.04%
1,302,895
+30,490
+2% +$1.06M
STX icon
689
Seagate
STX
$41.1B
$45.3M 0.04%
805,873
-29,887
-4% -$1.68M
CSGP icon
690
CoStar Group
CSGP
$36.6B
$45.2M 0.04%
2,449,000
-48,900
-2% -$903K
MDC
691
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$45.1M 0.04%
1,942,581
+284,237
+17% +$6.6M
SNY icon
692
Sanofi
SNY
$115B
$45.1M 0.04%
840,744
-7,779
-0.9% -$417K
SI
693
DELISTED
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT ADS
SI
$45.1M 0.04%
325,351
-2,530
-0.8% -$350K
ACTA
694
DELISTED
Actua Corporation
ACTA
$45M 0.04%
2,414,105
+30,234
+1% +$563K
LVNTA
695
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$44.8M 0.03%
1,488,216
+419,511
+39% +$12.6M
RJET
696
DELISTED
REPUBLIC AWYS HLDGS INC
RJET
$44.8M 0.03%
4,188,802
+5,299
+0.1% +$56.6K
TCF
697
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$44.8M 0.03%
2,755,536
+176,279
+7% +$2.86M
ZINC
698
DELISTED
HORSEHEAD HLDG CORP COM STK (DE)
ZINC
$44.7M 0.03%
2,757,795
+91,214
+3% +$1.48M
CMD
699
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$44.7M 0.03%
1,318,134
+26,140
+2% +$886K
KRC icon
700
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.98B
$44.7M 0.03%
890,293
+80,398
+10% +$4.03M