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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
+$240B
Cap. Flow
+$3.9B
Cap. Flow %
1.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
90
Increased
2,000
Reduced
983
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.07%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
IBKC
226
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
$192M 0.08%
2,465,993
-141,006
-5% -$11M
LLL
227
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$192M 0.08%
923,951
-4,679
-0.5% -$973K
MGM icon
228
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$10.5B
$192M 0.08%
5,473,243
-51,020
-0.9% -$1.79M
TAP icon
229
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.9B
$191M 0.08%
2,540,093
+24,510
+1% +$1.85M
ALLY icon
230
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.5B
$191M 0.08%
7,028,177
-9,904
-0.1% -$269K
FDP icon
231
Fresh Del Monte Produce
FDP
$1.73B
$191M 0.08%
4,211,948
-23,433
-0.6% -$1.06M
LUV icon
232
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$16.7B
$190M 0.08%
3,309,126
-38,847
-1% -$2.23M
UPS icon
233
United Parcel Service
UPS
$72.1B
$188M 0.08%
1,798,911
+27,329
+2% +$2.86M
BPOP icon
234
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.43B
$188M 0.08%
4,519,087
+150,692
+3% +$6.27M
NBR icon
235
Nabors Industries
NBR
$532M
$187M 0.08%
26,742,876
+1,973,537
+8% +$13.8M
WHR icon
236
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.06B
$186M 0.08%
1,217,982
+18,629
+2% +$2.85M
RGA icon
237
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$12.8B
$185M 0.08%
1,203,225
-30,692
-2% -$4.73M
VTRS icon
238
Viatris
VTRS
$12.3B
$185M 0.08%
4,487,787
-79,284
-2% -$3.26M
ESL
239
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
$184M 0.08%
2,514,101
-23,028
-0.9% -$1.68M
TT icon
240
Trane Technologies
TT
$91.1B
$184M 0.08%
2,145,986
-3,737
-0.2% -$320K
STLD icon
241
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19B
$183M 0.08%
4,147,200
-13,568
-0.3% -$600K
ARE icon
242
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$13.8B
$182M 0.08%
1,461,209
+116,218
+9% +$14.5M
IBOC icon
243
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.4B
$182M 0.08%
4,683,586
+30,546
+0.7% +$1.19M
DVA icon
244
DaVita
DVA
$9.71B
$182M 0.08%
2,762,205
+32,357
+1% +$2.13M
KHC icon
245
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.7B
$182M 0.08%
2,921,036
-48,925
-2% -$3.05M
UNFI icon
246
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$1.69B
$182M 0.08%
4,236,710
-45,689
-1% -$1.96M
POST icon
247
Post Holdings
POST
$6.05B
$182M 0.08%
2,400,010
-25,052
-1% -$1.9M
HBAN icon
248
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$25.7B
$182M 0.08%
12,029,588
+790,524
+7% +$11.9M
AIZ icon
249
Assurant
AIZ
$10.7B
$181M 0.08%
1,979,675
-27,641
-1% -$2.53M
BLK icon
250
Blackrock
BLK
$172B
$180M 0.08%
332,932
+2,910
+0.9% +$1.58M