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
+3.16%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$167B
AUM Growth
+$6.62B
Cap. Flow
+$4.56B
Cap. Flow %
2.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9%
Holding
3,387
New
58
Increased
2,018
Reduced
918
Closed
88

Top Buys

1
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$277M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$169M
3
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$159M
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$130M
5
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$116M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.43%
2 Industrials 13.68%
3 Technology 12.18%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MFC icon
1176
Manulife Financial
MFC
$54.1B
$40M 0.02%
2,830,162
+529,419
+23% +$7.48M
MODV
1177
DELISTED
ModivCare
MODV
$39.9M 0.02%
782,041
+62,100
+9% +$3.17M
PKG icon
1178
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$19.4B
$39.9M 0.02%
661,142
+97,818
+17% +$5.91M
AXE
1179
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$39.9M 0.02%
765,865
+88,943
+13% +$4.63M
MOV icon
1180
Movado Group
MOV
$438M
$39.9M 0.02%
1,448,713
-4,312
-0.3% -$119K
RGR icon
1181
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$606M
$39.9M 0.02%
583,103
+24,601
+4% +$1.68M
TLRD
1182
DELISTED
Tailored Brands, Inc.
TLRD
$39.9M 0.02%
+2,226,537
New +$39.9M
PIPR icon
1183
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$6.12B
$39.8M 0.02%
803,598
-1,253
-0.2% -$62.1K
FAST icon
1184
Fastenal
FAST
$54.4B
$39.8M 0.02%
3,248,332
+160,208
+5% +$1.96M
BBWI icon
1185
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$5.59B
$39.8M 0.02%
560,316
+14,505
+3% +$1.03M
SCS icon
1186
Steelcase
SCS
$1.93B
$39.7M 0.02%
2,662,091
+359,644
+16% +$5.37M
COL
1187
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$39.7M 0.02%
430,347
+8,720
+2% +$804K
MSA icon
1188
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.64B
$39.5M 0.02%
817,842
+39,135
+5% +$1.89M
BXLT
1189
DELISTED
BAXALTA INC COM STK (DE)
BXLT
$39.4M 0.02%
976,378
+24,521
+3% +$991K
MGRC icon
1190
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$3.03B
$39.4M 0.02%
1,569,612
+165,258
+12% +$4.14M
JWN
1191
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$39.3M 0.02%
687,623
-10,095
-1% -$578K
DB icon
1192
Deutsche Bank
DB
$71.5B
$39.3M 0.02%
2,598,472
+12,745
+0.5% +$193K
WEC icon
1193
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.5B
$39.3M 0.02%
653,956
+10,247
+2% +$615K
LTXB
1194
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
$39.3M 0.02%
1,998,846
+5,820
+0.3% +$114K
CIT
1195
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
$39.3M 0.02%
1,265,129
-80,909
-6% -$2.51M
LGND icon
1196
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.22B
$39.2M 0.02%
587,448
-296,074
-34% -$19.8M
LKQ icon
1197
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.36B
$39.2M 0.02%
1,228,936
+40,356
+3% +$1.29M
RLJ icon
1198
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.15B
$39.1M 0.02%
1,710,119
-7,451
-0.4% -$170K
CONE
1199
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
$39.1M 0.02%
855,536
+11,294
+1% +$516K
MHO icon
1200
M/I Homes
MHO
$4.09B
$39M 0.02%
2,092,686
+4,949
+0.2% +$92.3K