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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.97%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FLG
751
Flagstar Financial, Inc.
FLG
$5.39B
$44.1M 0.03%
914,121
+342,428
+60% +$16.5M
AEIS icon
752
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$5.8B
$44.1M 0.03%
1,798,603
+69,480
+4% +$1.7M
NEE icon
753
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$146B
$44M 0.03%
1,842,372
+29,060
+2% +$695K
TCBI icon
754
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$3.96B
$43.9M 0.03%
676,527
+49,369
+8% +$3.21M
UBSI icon
755
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.42B
$43.9M 0.03%
1,432,571
+554,526
+63% +$17M
THO icon
756
Thor Industries
THO
$5.94B
$43.9M 0.03%
718,260
-2,685
-0.4% -$164K
IGTE
757
DELISTED
IGATE CORPORATION
IGTE
$43.8M 0.03%
1,390,213
-13,447
-1% -$424K
AXE
758
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$43.8M 0.03%
431,863
-2,592
-0.6% -$263K
BBT
759
Beacon Financial Corporation
BBT
$2.26B
$43.8M 0.03%
1,693,779
+12,660
+0.8% +$328K
SWN
760
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$43.8M 0.03%
951,973
+119,071
+14% +$5.48M
D icon
761
Dominion Energy
D
$49.7B
$43.7M 0.03%
616,226
+6,863
+1% +$487K
CMD
762
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$43.7M 0.03%
1,295,784
-22,350
-2% -$754K
ZNGA
763
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$43.7M 0.03%
10,155,887
+614,388
+6% +$2.64M
CAKE icon
764
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$3.02B
$43.7M 0.03%
916,638
+48,343
+6% +$2.3M
TRMK icon
765
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.43B
$43.7M 0.03%
1,722,192
+145,175
+9% +$3.68M
MYE icon
766
Myers Industries
MYE
$611M
$43.6M 0.03%
2,188,311
-3,245
-0.1% -$64.6K
JACK icon
767
Jack in the Box
JACK
$386M
$43.6M 0.03%
739,164
+75,129
+11% +$4.43M
VEDL
768
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$43.5M 0.03%
3,503,174
-225,262
-6% -$2.8M
SAFM
769
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$43.5M 0.03%
554,159
-25,428
-4% -$2M
SYNA icon
770
Synaptics
SYNA
$2.7B
$43.5M 0.03%
723,966
+61,881
+9% +$3.71M
DEI icon
771
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.83B
$43.4M 0.03%
1,598,317
+65,110
+4% +$1.77M
MDP
772
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$43.3M 0.03%
932,882
+156,889
+20% +$7.28M
PNK
773
DELISTED
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.
PNK
$43.3M 0.03%
1,827,535
+5,230
+0.3% +$124K
PRXL
774
DELISTED
Parexel International Corp
PRXL
$43.2M 0.03%
798,332
-3,963
-0.5% -$214K
STE icon
775
Steris
STE
$24.2B
$43.1M 0.03%
902,665
+86,272
+11% +$4.12M