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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CVA
876
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$36.4M 0.03%
2,050,349
+467,576
+30% +$8.3M
LYG icon
877
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$66.8B
$36.4M 0.03%
6,840,190
-932,809
-12% -$4.96M
HIW icon
878
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.49B
$36.4M 0.03%
1,005,521
+83,245
+9% +$3.01M
KKD
879
DELISTED
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC
KKD
$36.4M 0.03%
1,885,337
+12,294
+0.7% +$237K
BAX icon
880
Baxter International
BAX
$12.6B
$36.3M 0.03%
960,197
-2,950
-0.3% -$111K
ZNGA
881
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$36.3M 0.03%
9,541,499
+26,697
+0.3% +$101K
PRXL
882
DELISTED
Parexel International Corp
PRXL
$36.2M 0.03%
802,295
+13,404
+2% +$606K
GTLS icon
883
Chart Industries
GTLS
$8.98B
$36.1M 0.03%
377,977
-7,213
-2% -$690K
SO icon
884
Southern Company
SO
$101B
$36.1M 0.03%
877,722
+1,059
+0.1% +$43.5K
TEN
885
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
$36.1M 0.03%
637,542
-6,242
-1% -$353K
UIS icon
886
Unisys
UIS
$291M
$36M 0.03%
1,073,420
+59,262
+6% +$1.99M
AIN icon
887
Albany International
AIN
$1.78B
$36M 0.03%
1,000,749
+33,121
+3% +$1.19M
J icon
888
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.8B
$35.9M 0.03%
689,802
+73,143
+12% +$3.81M
REX icon
889
REX American Resources
REX
$1.02B
$35.9M 0.03%
2,410,746
+12,000
+0.5% +$179K
STJ
890
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$35.9M 0.03%
579,861
-6,802
-1% -$421K
VEON icon
891
VEON
VEON
$3.71B
$35.9M 0.03%
111,060
-75
-0.1% -$24.3K
CBRL icon
892
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.16B
$35.9M 0.03%
326,287
-2,106
-0.6% -$232K
CNC icon
893
Centene
CNC
$16.7B
$35.9M 0.03%
2,433,264
-32,036
-1% -$472K
PIR
894
DELISTED
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
PIR
$35.8M 0.03%
77,599
-828
-1% -$382K
NXST icon
895
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.25B
$35.8M 0.03%
642,574
+18,568
+3% +$1.03M
HTSI
896
DELISTED
HARRIS TEETER SUPERMARKETS INC COM STK (NC)
HTSI
$35.7M 0.03%
724,326
-950
-0.1% -$46.9K
DEI icon
897
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.81B
$35.7M 0.03%
1,533,207
+55,565
+4% +$1.29M
OMCL icon
898
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.53B
$35.7M 0.03%
1,397,123
+72,239
+5% +$1.84M
STEL
899
DELISTED
STELLARONE CORPORATION COM
STEL
$35.6M 0.03%
1,480,266
-200
-0% -$4.81K
MSGS icon
900
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$5.09B
$35.6M 0.03%
867,399
-223,668
-20% -$9.19M