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
-14.29%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$221B
AUM Growth
-$42B
Cap. Flow
+$815M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.67%
Holding
3,519
New
94
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,004
Closed
67

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.86%
2 Industrials 12.78%
3 Technology 12.78%
4 Healthcare 10.57%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SO icon
701
Southern Company
SO
$101B
$84.4M 0.04%
1,922,644
+105,232
+6% +$4.62M
HOG icon
702
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$3.73B
$84.4M 0.04%
2,473,413
+762,573
+45% +$26M
CE icon
703
Celanese
CE
$4.95B
$84.4M 0.04%
937,919
+171,049
+22% +$15.4M
LZB icon
704
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.43B
$84.1M 0.04%
3,035,803
-1,342
-0% -$37.2K
VOYA icon
705
Voya Financial
VOYA
$7.34B
$83.9M 0.04%
2,090,289
+409,431
+24% +$16.4M
KMT icon
706
Kennametal
KMT
$1.61B
$83.9M 0.04%
2,520,588
+177,905
+8% +$5.92M
OMF icon
707
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.29B
$83.8M 0.04%
3,450,176
+423,499
+14% +$10.3M
SBGI icon
708
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$949M
$83.8M 0.04%
3,181,634
+27,711
+0.9% +$730K
NTRS icon
709
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.5B
$83.8M 0.04%
1,002,337
+65,272
+7% +$5.46M
ANAT
710
DELISTED
American National Group, Inc. Common Stock
ANAT
$83.7M 0.04%
657,823
+28,601
+5% +$3.64M
ST icon
711
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.66B
$83.5M 0.04%
1,862,505
+538,229
+41% +$24.1M
CENTA icon
712
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.07B
$83.5M 0.04%
3,339,823
-84,296
-2% -$2.11M
KWR icon
713
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.47B
$83.5M 0.04%
469,814
-11,092
-2% -$1.97M
DEI icon
714
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.84B
$83.5M 0.04%
2,446,070
-2,457
-0.1% -$83.9K
AWR icon
715
American States Water
AWR
$2.82B
$83.4M 0.04%
1,243,656
-4,849
-0.4% -$325K
TREX icon
716
Trex
TREX
$6.62B
$83.3M 0.04%
2,806,576
+75,904
+3% +$2.25M
WEN icon
717
Wendy's
WEN
$1.88B
$83.3M 0.04%
5,334,815
-233,788
-4% -$3.65M
IAC icon
718
IAC Inc
IAC
$2.92B
$83.3M 0.04%
2,545,642
-409,612
-14% -$13.4M
ROCK icon
719
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.83B
$83.3M 0.04%
2,339,829
-37,559
-2% -$1.34M
FSS icon
720
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.77B
$83.2M 0.04%
4,180,350
-180,678
-4% -$3.6M
RHT
721
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$83.2M 0.04%
473,429
+10,823
+2% +$1.9M
ARCH
722
DELISTED
Arch Resources, Inc.
ARCH
$83.1M 0.04%
1,001,146
+17,728
+2% +$1.47M
APH icon
723
Amphenol
APH
$147B
$82.9M 0.04%
4,092,240
+510,556
+14% +$10.3M
HA
724
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
$82.8M 0.04%
3,137,067
+335,590
+12% +$8.86M
REGI
725
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$82.8M 0.04%
3,221,796
-2,525
-0.1% -$64.9K