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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LYG icon
1101
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$67.1B
$37.3M 0.02%
8,116,480
-1,026,894
-11% -$4.72M
ANGO icon
1102
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$445M
$37.3M 0.02%
2,829,939
+28,842
+1% +$380K
SNA icon
1103
Snap-on
SNA
$17.2B
$37.3M 0.02%
246,971
+1,557
+0.6% +$235K
BBL
1104
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$37.3M 0.02%
1,214,837
+109,204
+10% +$3.35M
GGB icon
1105
Gerdau
GGB
$6.19B
$37.2M 0.02%
34,193,230
-1,099,465
-3% -$1.2M
DBD
1106
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
$37.2M 0.02%
1,249,781
+126,803
+11% +$3.77M
JBSS icon
1107
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$735M
$37.2M 0.02%
725,789
+2,816
+0.4% +$144K
CLC
1108
DELISTED
Clarcor
CLC
$37.2M 0.02%
779,953
+184,088
+31% +$8.78M
NP
1109
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
$37.2M 0.02%
637,915
+11,458
+2% +$668K
AEP icon
1110
American Electric Power
AEP
$58.4B
$37.2M 0.02%
653,839
+19,783
+3% +$1.12M
BEN icon
1111
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.9B
$37.2M 0.02%
997,236
+93,334
+10% +$3.48M
TSCO icon
1112
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$31.8B
$37.1M 0.02%
2,203,035
+34,220
+2% +$577K
WPX
1113
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$37.1M 0.02%
5,605,856
+868,227
+18% +$5.75M
CATO icon
1114
Cato Corp
CATO
$93.1M
$37.1M 0.02%
1,089,984
+31,549
+3% +$1.07M
XXIA
1115
DELISTED
Ixia
XXIA
$37.1M 0.02%
2,557,509
+251,156
+11% +$3.64M
INCY icon
1116
Incyte
INCY
$16.6B
$37M 0.02%
335,763
+4,937
+1% +$544K
HTLD icon
1117
Heartland Express
HTLD
$656M
$37M 0.02%
1,854,937
+34,088
+2% +$680K
CHTR icon
1118
Charter Communications
CHTR
$35.9B
$37M 0.02%
210,182
-13,411
-6% -$2.36M
SONY icon
1119
Sony
SONY
$174B
$36.9M 0.02%
7,537,075
-2,317,225
-24% -$11.4M
AVG
1120
DELISTED
AVG Technologies N.V.
AVG
$36.9M 0.02%
1,697,699
+107,432
+7% +$2.34M
CSL icon
1121
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$16.3B
$36.9M 0.02%
421,883
-3,294
-0.8% -$288K
NSP icon
1122
Insperity
NSP
$2.01B
$36.9M 0.02%
1,678,414
+64,518
+4% +$1.42M
BTI icon
1123
British American Tobacco
BTI
$124B
$36.9M 0.02%
669,636
+28,592
+4% +$1.57M
DST
1124
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$36.8M 0.02%
700,686
-135,414
-16% -$7.12M
HAFC icon
1125
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$748M
$36.8M 0.02%
1,459,833
+57,981
+4% +$1.46M