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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.16%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EMN icon
201
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.88B
$221M 0.08%
2,308,499
+63,010
+3% +$6.03M
ESL
202
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
$221M 0.08%
2,429,637
-50,225
-2% -$4.57M
LLY icon
203
Eli Lilly
LLY
$666B
$220M 0.08%
2,051,629
+36,980
+2% +$3.97M
RS icon
204
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.5B
$218M 0.08%
2,559,200
-22,531
-0.9% -$1.92M
TEL icon
205
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61.6B
$218M 0.08%
2,477,123
+18,069
+0.7% +$1.59M
DECK icon
206
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$18.4B
$217M 0.08%
10,981,710
-1,520,952
-12% -$30.1M
PFG icon
207
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$18.1B
$217M 0.08%
3,698,571
+66,748
+2% +$3.91M
APA icon
208
APA Corp
APA
$8.39B
$217M 0.08%
4,545,996
+901,022
+25% +$42.9M
CPE
209
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
$216M 0.08%
1,804,428
+78,284
+5% +$9.39M
LHCG
210
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$216M 0.08%
2,097,759
-35,441
-2% -$3.65M
OII icon
211
Oceaneering
OII
$2.47B
$216M 0.08%
7,823,964
+169,888
+2% +$4.69M
IBOC icon
212
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.5B
$215M 0.08%
4,778,570
+23,269
+0.5% +$1.05M
DK icon
213
Delek US
DK
$1.92B
$215M 0.08%
5,064,766
-374,486
-7% -$15.9M
AIZ icon
214
Assurant
AIZ
$10.9B
$214M 0.08%
1,986,397
+998
+0.1% +$108K
AVNS icon
215
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$587M
$214M 0.08%
3,119,334
-127,366
-4% -$8.72M
DGX icon
216
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.1B
$213M 0.08%
1,973,314
-20,968
-1% -$2.26M
TFCFA
217
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$212M 0.08%
4,578,941
-7,742
-0.2% -$359K
KB icon
218
KB Financial Group
KB
$28.5B
$212M 0.08%
4,388,176
+33,176
+0.8% +$1.6M
STI
219
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$211M 0.08%
3,152,202
-33,220
-1% -$2.22M
LPNT
220
DELISTED
LifePoint Health, Inc.
LPNT
$211M 0.08%
3,269,010
-7,123
-0.2% -$459K
ATVI
221
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$210M 0.08%
2,528,777
+1,272
+0.1% +$106K
ITGR icon
222
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.73B
$210M 0.08%
2,525,965
-126,728
-5% -$10.5M
KFY icon
223
Korn Ferry
KFY
$3.86B
$208M 0.08%
4,229,825
-127,600
-3% -$6.28M
BPOP icon
224
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.59B
$208M 0.08%
4,061,970
-238,107
-6% -$12.2M
ADM icon
225
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$29.8B
$208M 0.08%
4,136,661
+46,897
+1% +$2.36M