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
+3.1%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$106B
AUM Growth
Cap. Flow
+$106B
Cap. Flow %
100%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.59%
Holding
3,585
New
3,579
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.18%
2 Industrials 12.66%
3 Energy 10.8%
4 Technology 9.12%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CNXN icon
726
PC Connection
CNXN
$1.66B
$34.8M 0.03%
+2,250,658
New +$34.8M
FUL icon
727
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.37B
$34.7M 0.03%
+918,254
New +$34.7M
TRMK icon
728
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.43B
$34.7M 0.03%
+1,411,686
New +$34.7M
PES
729
DELISTED
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
PES
$34.7M 0.03%
+5,238,892
New +$34.7M
CBL
730
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
$34.7M 0.03%
+1,618,629
New +$34.7M
MDC
731
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$34.6M 0.03%
+1,479,384
New +$34.6M
MDP
732
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$34.6M 0.03%
+724,748
New +$34.6M
PRI icon
733
Primerica
PRI
$8.85B
$34.5M 0.03%
+922,357
New +$34.5M
WST icon
734
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$18B
$34.5M 0.03%
+982,920
New +$34.5M
TRAK
735
DELISTED
DEALERTRACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM STK
TRAK
$34.5M 0.03%
+974,510
New +$34.5M
PHIIK
736
DELISTED
PHI, Inc. Non-Voting Common Stock
PHIIK
$34.5M 0.03%
+1,005,054
New +$34.5M
CAG icon
737
Conagra Brands
CAG
$9.23B
$34.5M 0.03%
+1,267,699
New +$34.5M
KLIC icon
738
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$1.99B
$34.4M 0.03%
+3,109,445
New +$34.4M
SAN icon
739
Banco Santander
SAN
$141B
$34.4M 0.03%
+5,849,803
New +$34.4M
ISBC
740
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
$34.4M 0.03%
+4,155,798
New +$34.4M
PB icon
741
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$6.46B
$34.3M 0.03%
+661,680
New +$34.3M
NTRS icon
742
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.3B
$34.2M 0.03%
+591,448
New +$34.2M
HII icon
743
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.6B
$34.2M 0.03%
+606,030
New +$34.2M
UMBF icon
744
UMB Financial
UMBF
$9.45B
$34.2M 0.03%
+614,519
New +$34.2M
HTSI
745
DELISTED
HARRIS TEETER SUPERMARKETS INC COM STK (NC)
HTSI
$34.2M 0.03%
+729,732
New +$34.2M
SF icon
746
Stifel
SF
$11.5B
$34.1M 0.03%
+1,435,410
New +$34.1M
ABM icon
747
ABM Industries
ABM
$3B
$34.1M 0.03%
+1,391,033
New +$34.1M
MIG
748
DELISTED
MEADOWBROOK INSURANCE GRP INC
MIG
$34.1M 0.03%
+4,242,560
New +$34.1M
AFSI
749
DELISTED
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AFSI
$34.1M 0.03%
+2,098,928
New +$34.1M
EXP icon
750
Eagle Materials
EXP
$7.86B
$34.1M 0.03%
+513,822
New +$34.1M