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
LEA icon
801
Lear
LEA
$5.91B
$35.3M 0.03%
492,833
+61,328
+14% +$4.39M
PLUS icon
802
ePlus
PLUS
$1.9B
$35.2M 0.03%
2,723,192
+9,040
+0.3% +$117K
ISBC
803
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
$35.2M 0.03%
4,098,407
-57,391
-1% -$493K
WPX
804
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$35.2M 0.03%
1,826,008
+1,099,933
+151% +$21.2M
PX
805
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$35.1M 0.03%
292,229
+8,462
+3% +$1.02M
FINL
806
DELISTED
Finish Line
FINL
$35.1M 0.03%
1,411,141
+153,389
+12% +$3.81M
ZNGA
807
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$35M 0.03%
9,514,802
+4,765,178
+100% +$17.5M
BAP icon
808
Credicorp
BAP
$20.9B
$34.9M 0.03%
282,528
+8,136
+3% +$1.01M
VTOL icon
809
Bristow Group
VTOL
$1.09B
$34.9M 0.03%
641,939
+11,940
+2% +$649K
ZD icon
810
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.57B
$34.9M 0.03%
809,946
+38,410
+5% +$1.65M
ECL icon
811
Ecolab
ECL
$76.8B
$34.9M 0.03%
352,985
-6,107
-2% -$603K
VSAT icon
812
Viasat
VSAT
$4.14B
$34.8M 0.03%
545,296
-7,076
-1% -$451K
UMBF icon
813
UMB Financial
UMBF
$9.29B
$34.7M 0.03%
638,955
+24,436
+4% +$1.33M
AIN icon
814
Albany International
AIN
$1.78B
$34.7M 0.03%
967,628
+14,475
+2% +$519K
DEI icon
815
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.7B
$34.7M 0.03%
1,477,642
+59,911
+4% +$1.41M
HME
816
DELISTED
HOME PROPERTIES, INC
HME
$34.5M 0.03%
597,698
+61,491
+11% +$3.55M
CKP
817
DELISTED
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
CKP
$34.5M 0.03%
2,066,837
+36,864
+2% +$616K
ADP icon
818
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$120B
$34.5M 0.03%
542,760
+12,581
+2% +$799K
NEE icon
819
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$144B
$34.4M 0.03%
1,718,960
+101,104
+6% +$2.03M
NTRS icon
820
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.6B
$34.4M 0.03%
632,821
+41,373
+7% +$2.25M
FNF icon
821
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$16.3B
$34.4M 0.03%
2,265,754
+30,812
+1% +$468K
MDP
822
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$34.4M 0.03%
721,756
-2,992
-0.4% -$142K
BAX icon
823
Baxter International
BAX
$12.6B
$34.4M 0.03%
963,147
+24,609
+3% +$878K
STE icon
824
Steris
STE
$24.5B
$34.3M 0.03%
798,459
+42,346
+6% +$1.82M
CTRA icon
825
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$18.2B
$34.2M 0.03%
917,817
+9,315
+1% +$348K