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
+2.38%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$217B
AUM Growth
+$7.35B
Cap. Flow
+$4.91B
Cap. Flow %
2.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.9%
Holding
3,388
New
86
Increased
2,154
Reduced
860
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.16%
2 Industrials 13.29%
3 Technology 12.77%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
5 Healthcare 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HIW icon
801
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.49B
$73M 0.03%
1,440,330
+50,610
+4% +$2.57M
NBTB icon
802
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.29B
$73M 0.03%
1,974,934
+23,784
+1% +$879K
PKG icon
803
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$19.5B
$72.9M 0.03%
654,746
-144
-0% -$16K
ASH icon
804
Ashland
ASH
$2.5B
$72.9M 0.03%
1,105,789
-835,563
-43% -$55.1M
AUO
805
DELISTED
AU Optronics Corp
AUO
$72.9M 0.03%
15,982,521
-337,975
-2% -$1.54M
CE icon
806
Celanese
CE
$5.13B
$72.8M 0.03%
766,902
+119,108
+18% +$11.3M
SASR
807
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$72.7M 0.03%
1,787,390
+28,837
+2% +$1.17M
DNOW icon
808
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$1.65B
$72.6M 0.03%
4,515,967
+1,353,934
+43% +$21.8M
GIII icon
809
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.15B
$72.5M 0.03%
2,904,916
+907,701
+45% +$22.6M
GGB icon
810
Gerdau
GGB
$6.21B
$72.3M 0.03%
29,862,160
-1,438,296
-5% -$3.48M
LSTR icon
811
Landstar System
LSTR
$4.59B
$72.1M 0.03%
842,426
+5,141
+0.6% +$440K
PPG icon
812
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.2B
$72M 0.03%
654,909
+47,898
+8% +$5.27M
KWR icon
813
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.47B
$72M 0.03%
495,634
-21,586
-4% -$3.13M
PRXL
814
DELISTED
Parexel International Corp
PRXL
$71.9M 0.03%
827,320
+14,855
+2% +$1.29M
X
815
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$71.9M 0.03%
3,245,149
+236,714
+8% +$5.24M
CVBF icon
816
CVB Financial
CVBF
$2.8B
$71.8M 0.03%
3,199,901
-35,963
-1% -$807K
BSX icon
817
Boston Scientific
BSX
$155B
$71.7M 0.03%
2,587,867
-229,844
-8% -$6.37M
HAL icon
818
Halliburton
HAL
$19B
$71.7M 0.03%
1,679,208
-383,789
-19% -$16.4M
JLL icon
819
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$14.9B
$71.7M 0.03%
573,375
+106,093
+23% +$13.3M
HR icon
820
Healthcare Realty
HR
$6.44B
$71.6M 0.03%
2,302,561
+378,481
+20% +$11.8M
COR icon
821
Cencora
COR
$58.7B
$71.6M 0.03%
757,141
+78,192
+12% +$7.39M
MAGN
822
Magnera Corporation
MAGN
$414M
$71.5M 0.03%
281,485
-548
-0.2% -$139K
CLGX
823
DELISTED
Corelogic, Inc.
CLGX
$71.5M 0.03%
1,647,527
+79,447
+5% +$3.45M
IDCC icon
824
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.38B
$71.4M 0.03%
923,558
+37,058
+4% +$2.86M
ANF icon
825
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.44B
$71.3M 0.03%
5,729,055
+42,983
+0.8% +$535K