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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.36%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SBUX icon
201
Starbucks
SBUX
$98.9B
$185M 0.09%
3,325,993
+160,100
+5% +$8.89M
STL
202
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$184M 0.09%
7,883,374
-11,254
-0.1% -$263K
VSH icon
203
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$2.08B
$183M 0.09%
11,316,042
-122,790
-1% -$1.99M
JBLU icon
204
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.85B
$183M 0.09%
8,172,565
+197,883
+2% +$4.44M
TT icon
205
Trane Technologies
TT
$91.9B
$183M 0.09%
2,439,858
+102,348
+4% +$7.68M
VOD icon
206
Vodafone
VOD
$28.3B
$183M 0.09%
7,480,755
-80,140
-1% -$1.96M
MHK icon
207
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.41B
$182M 0.09%
913,487
+75,524
+9% +$15.1M
CW icon
208
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$18.1B
$182M 0.09%
1,853,195
-266,207
-13% -$26.2M
SYF icon
209
Synchrony
SYF
$28.6B
$182M 0.09%
5,004,181
-575,222
-10% -$20.9M
EVHC
210
DELISTED
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc
EVHC
$179M 0.09%
2,835,274
+2,472,092
+681% +$156M
UPS icon
211
United Parcel Service
UPS
$71.6B
$177M 0.09%
1,544,981
+54,019
+4% +$6.19M
DGX icon
212
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.1B
$177M 0.09%
1,922,954
+39,748
+2% +$3.65M
STI
213
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$177M 0.09%
3,221,309
+19,749
+0.6% +$1.08M
TCF
214
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$174M 0.09%
8,886,195
+362,234
+4% +$7.1M
STLD icon
215
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$174M 0.09%
4,888,030
-761,381
-13% -$27.1M
HL icon
216
Hecla Mining
HL
$5.93B
$174M 0.09%
33,140,890
+4,294,323
+15% +$22.5M
TEX icon
217
Terex
TEX
$3.39B
$173M 0.09%
5,500,932
+366,280
+7% +$11.5M
OC icon
218
Owens Corning
OC
$12.7B
$173M 0.09%
3,357,696
+424,127
+14% +$21.9M
FMBI
219
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$172M 0.09%
6,829,752
-67,162
-1% -$1.69M
WEN icon
220
Wendy's
WEN
$1.94B
$172M 0.09%
12,720,505
-3,297,311
-21% -$44.6M
AWH
221
DELISTED
Allied World Assurance Co Hld Lt
AWH
$172M 0.09%
3,196,834
+1,568
+0% +$84.2K
IBN icon
222
ICICI Bank
IBN
$114B
$172M 0.09%
25,201,396
-1,365,132
-5% -$9.3M
BABA icon
223
Alibaba
BABA
$312B
$171M 0.09%
+1,948,659
New +$171M
OLN icon
224
Olin
OLN
$2.76B
$171M 0.09%
6,671,681
-947,496
-12% -$24.3M
UMPQ
225
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$171M 0.09%
9,093,973
-119,610
-1% -$2.25M