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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RF icon
201
Regions Financial
RF
$24.1B
$206M 0.08%
14,590,577
-14,354
-0.1% -$203K
WCC icon
202
WESCO International
WCC
$10.6B
$206M 0.08%
3,882,301
-20,623
-0.5% -$1.09M
M icon
203
Macy's
M
$4.62B
$206M 0.08%
8,559,577
+1,599,445
+23% +$38.4M
DECK icon
204
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$18.1B
$205M 0.08%
8,376,192
-592,488
-7% -$14.5M
AIG icon
205
American International
AIG
$44.2B
$204M 0.08%
4,731,631
-45,552
-1% -$1.96M
SAFM
206
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$203M 0.08%
1,541,794
-151,796
-9% -$20M
AEL
207
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$202M 0.08%
7,463,850
+17,806
+0.2% +$481K
WAFD icon
208
WaFd
WAFD
$2.51B
$201M 0.08%
6,974,472
-85,283
-1% -$2.46M
IQV icon
209
IQVIA
IQV
$31.8B
$201M 0.08%
1,397,225
-61,314
-4% -$8.82M
TJX icon
210
TJX Companies
TJX
$156B
$201M 0.08%
3,774,281
+64,900
+2% +$3.45M
XRX icon
211
Xerox
XRX
$493M
$200M 0.08%
6,240,019
+221,173
+4% +$7.07M
EXR icon
212
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$31.1B
$199M 0.08%
1,953,128
+9,532
+0.5% +$971K
ONB icon
213
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$8.98B
$199M 0.08%
12,131,206
-20,011
-0.2% -$328K
PFG icon
214
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.8B
$198M 0.08%
3,940,417
-22,823
-0.6% -$1.15M
BPOP icon
215
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.51B
$197M 0.08%
3,785,295
-71,483
-2% -$3.73M
ADM icon
216
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$30B
$197M 0.08%
4,573,184
+190,390
+4% +$8.21M
INTU icon
217
Intuit
INTU
$187B
$197M 0.08%
753,168
+25,883
+4% +$6.77M
BBBY
218
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$197M 0.08%
11,580,734
+321,261
+3% +$5.46M
GTLS icon
219
Chart Industries
GTLS
$8.96B
$197M 0.08%
2,172,086
-90,778
-4% -$8.22M
ARGO
220
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
$196M 0.08%
2,778,120
-51,489
-2% -$3.64M
LRCX icon
221
Lam Research
LRCX
$129B
$195M 0.08%
10,914,820
+655,520
+6% +$11.7M
APA icon
222
APA Corp
APA
$8.16B
$195M 0.08%
5,625,402
+134,194
+2% +$4.65M
SYF icon
223
Synchrony
SYF
$28.2B
$194M 0.08%
6,087,427
+298,479
+5% +$9.52M
BEL
224
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$194M 0.08%
7,779,494
-352,162
-4% -$8.78M
BMY icon
225
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$95.6B
$192M 0.08%
4,029,939
+17,186
+0.4% +$820K