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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NXST icon
876
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.98B
$41.5M 0.03%
804,191
+87,979
+12% +$4.54M
SKT icon
877
Tanger
SKT
$3.86B
$41.4M 0.03%
1,185,227
+77,801
+7% +$2.72M
AMAT icon
878
Applied Materials
AMAT
$130B
$41.4M 0.03%
1,837,092
-241,867
-12% -$5.45M
CMA icon
879
Comerica
CMA
$8.9B
$41.4M 0.03%
825,724
-29,644
-3% -$1.49M
BBL
880
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$41.4M 0.03%
634,870
+36,202
+6% +$2.36M
HUBG icon
881
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.21B
$41.4M 0.03%
1,643,226
+218,248
+15% +$5.5M
HNGR
882
DELISTED
Hanger Inc.
HNGR
$41.4M 0.03%
1,315,868
+135,703
+11% +$4.27M
CINF icon
883
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$23.8B
$41.4M 0.03%
861,253
+14,421
+2% +$693K
PCP
884
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$41.4M 0.03%
163,899
+2,571
+2% +$649K
LORL
885
DELISTED
Loral Space and Communications, Inc.
LORL
$41.3M 0.03%
568,798
-35,022
-6% -$2.55M
SHLD
886
DELISTED
Sears Holding Corporation
SHLD
$41.3M 0.03%
1,110,974
-256,619
-19% -$9.55M
STJ
887
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$41.2M 0.03%
595,076
+13,866
+2% +$960K
ADEA icon
888
Adeia
ADEA
$1.65B
$41.1M 0.03%
7,032,641
-125,284
-2% -$732K
HPY
889
DELISTED
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. COM STK
HPY
$41.1M 0.03%
996,606
+87,683
+10% +$3.61M
WM icon
890
Waste Management
WM
$87.7B
$41M 0.03%
917,663
+20,955
+2% +$937K
AKRX
891
DELISTED
Akorn, Inc.
AKRX
$41M 0.03%
1,233,706
+237,524
+24% +$7.9M
ZD icon
892
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.5B
$41M 0.03%
926,974
+45,499
+5% +$2.01M
CIT
893
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
$41M 0.03%
895,026
+18,415
+2% +$843K
NTRS icon
894
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.2B
$40.9M 0.03%
637,696
+568
+0.1% +$36.5K
AIN icon
895
Albany International
AIN
$1.77B
$40.9M 0.03%
1,078,352
+56,294
+6% +$2.14M
THO icon
896
Thor Industries
THO
$5.66B
$40.9M 0.03%
719,224
+964
+0.1% +$54.8K
KR icon
897
Kroger
KR
$44.3B
$40.9M 0.03%
1,654,588
+137,090
+9% +$3.39M
SAH icon
898
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$2.77B
$40.9M 0.03%
1,531,648
+105,705
+7% +$2.82M
CVBF icon
899
CVB Financial
CVBF
$2.8B
$40.8M 0.03%
2,547,185
+204,034
+9% +$3.27M
CST
900
DELISTED
CST Brands, Inc.
CST
$40.8M 0.03%
1,183,548
+375,287
+46% +$12.9M