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
LYG icon
1226
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$66.8B
$29.5M 0.02%
5,730,333
-147,398
-3% -$758K
BEN icon
1227
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.9B
$29.4M 0.02%
508,855
+442
+0.1% +$25.6K
ROST icon
1228
Ross Stores
ROST
$49.4B
$29.4M 0.02%
888,330
+120,086
+16% +$3.97M
NTAP icon
1229
NetApp
NTAP
$25B
$29.4M 0.02%
804,192
+4,376
+0.5% +$160K
ZQK
1230
DELISTED
QUICKSILVER,INC.
ZQK
$29.3M 0.02%
8,175,164
-195,693
-2% -$701K
CPN
1231
DELISTED
Calpine Corporation
CPN
$29.3M 0.02%
1,228,761
+6,337
+0.5% +$151K
SFLY
1232
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
$29.2M 0.02%
679,233
+8,183
+1% +$352K
RBBN icon
1233
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$698M
$29.2M 0.02%
1,628,158
+35,711
+2% +$641K
LH icon
1234
Labcorp
LH
$23.2B
$29.1M 0.02%
331,095
+98,813
+43% +$8.69M
JRN
1235
DELISTED
JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS INC CL-A
JRN
$29.1M 0.02%
3,282,708
+42,131
+1% +$374K
BGS icon
1236
B&G Foods
BGS
$369M
$29M 0.02%
888,509
+83,406
+10% +$2.73M
BCPC
1237
Balchem Corporation
BCPC
$5.17B
$29M 0.02%
542,280
-21,390
-4% -$1.15M
DEO icon
1238
Diageo
DEO
$57.6B
$29M 0.02%
228,157
+10,919
+5% +$1.39M
SFNC icon
1239
Simmons First National
SFNC
$2.99B
$29M 0.02%
1,473,074
+24,296
+2% +$479K
GTAT
1240
DELISTED
GT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK (DE)
GTAT
$29M 0.02%
1,559,417
-25,023
-2% -$465K
RRC icon
1241
Range Resources
RRC
$8.38B
$29M 0.02%
333,298
+34,243
+11% +$2.98M
ATSG
1242
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.
ATSG
$29M 0.02%
3,459,501
+103,707
+3% +$868K
PLKI
1243
DELISTED
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
PLKI
$28.9M 0.02%
662,190
+61,278
+10% +$2.68M
SWFT
1244
DELISTED
Swift Transportation Company
SWFT
$28.9M 0.02%
1,146,868
-48,573
-4% -$1.23M
HR
1245
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
$28.9M 0.02%
1,138,058
+57,079
+5% +$1.45M
AEP icon
1246
American Electric Power
AEP
$58.2B
$28.9M 0.02%
518,638
+10,427
+2% +$581K
NBTB icon
1247
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.29B
$28.9M 0.02%
1,203,212
+32,878
+3% +$790K
WGL
1248
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
$28.9M 0.02%
670,505
+82,308
+14% +$3.55M
PKOH icon
1249
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$319M
$28.9M 0.02%
497,009
+22,410
+5% +$1.3M
EWBC icon
1250
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$15.1B
$28.9M 0.02%
825,168
-21,489
-3% -$752K