Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

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
-2.48%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$141B
AUM Growth
+$141B
Cap. Flow
+$2.98B
Cap. Flow %
2.11%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.91%
Holding
3,625
New
34
Increased
1,928
Reduced
1,256
Closed
82

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$202M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
$140M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
$127M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
$86.6M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$75.9M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.75%
3 Energy 11.68%
4 Technology 10.9%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PBH icon
226
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$3.31B
$124M 0.09%
3,834,801
+3,696
+0.1% +$120K
MWV
227
DELISTED
MEADWESTVACO CORP
MWV
$124M 0.09%
3,016,657
+88,621
+3% +$3.63M
ALR
228
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR
$123M 0.09%
3,180,724
+104,619
+3% +$4.06M
VALE.P
229
DELISTED
Vale S A
VALE.P
$123M 0.09%
12,694,562
+931,002
+8% +$9.04M
SEB icon
230
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$3.77B
$123M 0.09%
46,029
-9
-0% -$24.1K
JNS
231
DELISTED
Janus Capital Group Inc
JNS
$123M 0.09%
8,451,109
-101,369
-1% -$1.47M
AVT icon
232
Avnet
AVT
$4.34B
$122M 0.09%
2,948,674
+3,360
+0.1% +$139K
ARGO
233
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
$121M 0.09%
2,403,722
-7,241
-0.3% -$364K
PTEN icon
234
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$2.19B
$120M 0.09%
3,692,071
+19,005
+0.5% +$618K
LLL
235
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$120M 0.09%
1,009,255
+1,602
+0.2% +$190K
MKSI icon
236
MKS Inc. Common Stock
MKSI
$6.68B
$120M 0.08%
3,587,071
+27,347
+0.8% +$913K
MBFI
237
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$120M 0.08%
4,325,235
+491,719
+13% +$13.6M
KALU icon
238
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$1.23B
$119M 0.08%
1,566,393
-12,763
-0.8% -$973K
RS icon
239
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.3B
$119M 0.08%
1,742,591
+12,735
+0.7% +$871K
WFT
240
DELISTED
Weatherford International plc
WFT
$119M 0.08%
5,725,383
-336,672
-6% -$7M
SLG icon
241
SL Green Realty
SLG
$3.97B
$119M 0.08%
1,174,449
+37,031
+3% +$3.75M
GPRE icon
242
Green Plains
GPRE
$728M
$119M 0.08%
3,170,018
+98,308
+3% +$3.68M
HP icon
243
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$2.08B
$118M 0.08%
1,202,027
-5,037
-0.4% -$493K
EMC
244
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$117M 0.08%
4,016,244
-254,493
-6% -$7.44M
R icon
245
Ryder
R
$7.54B
$117M 0.08%
1,304,258
+27,617
+2% +$2.48M
CVA
246
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$117M 0.08%
5,501,242
+888,108
+19% +$18.8M
MGM icon
247
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$10.5B
$116M 0.08%
5,091,505
-80,036
-2% -$1.82M
AMSG
248
DELISTED
Amsurg Corp
AMSG
$116M 0.08%
2,316,485
+134,520
+6% +$6.73M
SYA
249
DELISTED
SYMETRA FINANCIAL CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
SYA
$116M 0.08%
4,968,417
+278,636
+6% +$6.5M
PL
250
DELISTED
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP
PL
$116M 0.08%
1,669,681
-22,517
-1% -$1.56M