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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
OZK icon
751
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.9B
$37.7M 0.03%
1,570,590
-40,542
-3% -$973K
ATMI
752
DELISTED
A T M I INC
ATMI
$37.6M 0.03%
1,419,485
+34,488
+2% +$915K
ESND
753
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
$37.6M 0.03%
864,599
-32,120
-4% -$1.4M
AAN.A
754
DELISTED
AARON'S INC CL-A
AAN.A
$37.6M 0.03%
1,357,758
+188,786
+16% +$5.23M
PZZA icon
755
Papa John's
PZZA
$1.58B
$37.6M 0.03%
1,075,798
-18,972
-2% -$663K
CRZO
756
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
$37.5M 0.03%
1,005,809
+99,250
+11% +$3.7M
LYG icon
757
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$64.5B
$37.4M 0.03%
7,772,999
+362,812
+5% +$1.75M
SFLY
758
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
$37.3M 0.03%
668,158
-27,573
-4% -$1.54M
PPC icon
759
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$10.5B
$37.3M 0.03%
2,223,633
-42,748
-2% -$718K
AMAT icon
760
Applied Materials
AMAT
$130B
$37.1M 0.03%
2,115,787
-75,606
-3% -$1.33M
ITW icon
761
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$77.6B
$37.1M 0.03%
486,006
+2,146
+0.4% +$164K
CIR
762
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
$37.1M 0.03%
596,047
+18,121
+3% +$1.13M
RIO icon
763
Rio Tinto
RIO
$104B
$37.1M 0.03%
759,844
+1,321
+0.2% +$64.4K
TK icon
764
Teekay
TK
$718M
$37M 0.03%
865,929
-3,107
-0.4% -$133K
ONIT
765
Onity Group Inc.
ONIT
$341M
$37M 0.03%
44,202
-677
-2% -$566K
LNW icon
766
Light & Wonder
LNW
$7.48B
$36.9M 0.03%
2,281,511
+113,311
+5% +$1.83M
FRME icon
767
First Merchants
FRME
$2.37B
$36.9M 0.03%
2,128,570
+20,916
+1% +$362K
TCF
768
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$36.8M 0.03%
2,579,257
+211,393
+9% +$3.02M
D icon
769
Dominion Energy
D
$49.7B
$36.8M 0.03%
589,497
+23,682
+4% +$1.48M
CAKE icon
770
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$3.02B
$36.6M 0.03%
833,030
+44,854
+6% +$1.97M
STX icon
771
Seagate
STX
$40B
$36.6M 0.03%
835,760
+44,047
+6% +$1.93M
MCK icon
772
McKesson
MCK
$85.5B
$36.5M 0.03%
284,760
+8,512
+3% +$1.09M
BANR icon
773
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.34B
$36.5M 0.03%
957,306
-15,342
-2% -$585K
ZBH icon
774
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.9B
$36.5M 0.03%
457,713
+12,978
+3% +$1.03M
ROCK icon
775
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.82B
$36.5M 0.03%
2,558,492
-16,743
-0.7% -$239K