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
VSH icon
226
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$2.11B
$206M 0.08%
10,141,017
-391,539
-4% -$7.97M
STL
227
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$206M 0.08%
9,371,655
-1,005,687
-10% -$22.1M
VTRS icon
228
Viatris
VTRS
$12.2B
$204M 0.08%
5,582,182
+449,752
+9% +$16.5M
TJX icon
229
TJX Companies
TJX
$155B
$204M 0.08%
3,640,088
+79,260
+2% +$4.44M
PBR icon
230
Petrobras
PBR
$78.7B
$204M 0.08%
16,881,185
-1,146,304
-6% -$13.8M
PHM icon
231
Pultegroup
PHM
$27.7B
$202M 0.08%
8,169,124
+497,053
+6% +$12.3M
MHK icon
232
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.65B
$202M 0.08%
1,152,979
-1,657
-0.1% -$291K
CCL icon
233
Carnival Corp
CCL
$42.8B
$201M 0.08%
3,152,308
+11,485
+0.4% +$732K
RDC
234
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
$201M 0.08%
10,670,628
+45,103
+0.4% +$849K
CMC icon
235
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.63B
$199M 0.08%
9,708,790
-33,024
-0.3% -$678K
SAVE
236
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$199M 0.08%
4,227,386
+318,549
+8% +$15M
APC
237
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$198M 0.08%
2,944,287
+72,798
+3% +$4.91M
SSL icon
238
Sasol
SSL
$4.51B
$197M 0.08%
5,095,466
-17,144
-0.3% -$663K
GIII icon
239
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.12B
$197M 0.07%
4,085,867
-7,014
-0.2% -$338K
ARE icon
240
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.5B
$196M 0.07%
1,562,120
+58,224
+4% +$7.32M
LLL
241
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$196M 0.07%
923,696
-2,634
-0.3% -$560K
JCI icon
242
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.5B
$196M 0.07%
5,600,090
+635,357
+13% +$22.2M
NVS icon
243
Novartis
NVS
$251B
$196M 0.07%
2,537,275
-32,366
-1% -$2.5M
AEO icon
244
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$3.26B
$196M 0.07%
7,880,167
-595,818
-7% -$14.8M
QEP
245
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
$195M 0.07%
17,252,748
+2,008,767
+13% +$22.7M
FCX icon
246
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$66.5B
$195M 0.07%
14,003,759
+211,789
+2% +$2.95M
PKX icon
247
POSCO
PKX
$15.5B
$194M 0.07%
2,942,031
-31,378
-1% -$2.07M
MCK icon
248
McKesson
MCK
$85.5B
$192M 0.07%
1,449,642
+25,012
+2% +$3.32M
AHL
249
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
$192M 0.07%
4,594,034
-120,677
-3% -$5.04M
ESI icon
250
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.33B
$192M 0.07%
15,396,608
+497,390
+3% +$6.2M