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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$116B
Cap. Flow
+$2.25B
Cap. Flow %
1.95%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,102
Reduced
1,190
Closed
51

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.91%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RSG icon
251
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$93.9M 0.08%
2,814,372
+44,206
+2% +$1.47M
ZION icon
252
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$8.56B
$93.8M 0.08%
3,419,571
+34,127
+1% +$936K
MCD icon
253
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
$93.7M 0.08%
973,886
+23,344
+2% +$2.25M
PNR icon
254
Pentair
PNR
$17.6B
$93.7M 0.08%
1,442,716
+30,351
+2% +$1.97M
RCL icon
255
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$96.2B
$93.5M 0.08%
2,442,453
+42,091
+2% +$1.61M
ACAS
256
DELISTED
American Capital Ltd
ACAS
$93.4M 0.08%
6,790,874
-1,637,134
-19% -$22.5M
URS
257
DELISTED
URS CORP
URS
$93.2M 0.08%
1,734,232
+75,868
+5% +$4.08M
TSN icon
258
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
$92.8M 0.08%
3,282,495
+45,017
+1% +$1.27M
OMG
259
DELISTED
OM GROUP INC.
OMG
$91.9M 0.08%
2,721,461
-13,244
-0.5% -$447K
AWH
260
DELISTED
Allied World Assurance Co Hld Lt
AWH
$91.8M 0.08%
923,655
+2,863
+0.3% +$285K
GILD icon
261
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$91.8M 0.08%
1,460,724
+32,891
+2% +$2.07M
AIR icon
262
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.72B
$91M 0.08%
3,328,287
+45,338
+1% +$1.24M
LLL
263
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$90.8M 0.08%
960,697
+14,592
+2% +$1.38M
DORM icon
264
Dorman Products
DORM
$4.9B
$90.7M 0.08%
1,830,623
-24,860
-1% -$1.23M
KIM icon
265
Kimco Realty
KIM
$15.2B
$90.3M 0.08%
4,474,546
+205,577
+5% +$4.15M
EOG icon
266
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.8B
$89.7M 0.08%
529,857
-46,770
-8% -$7.92M
ALR
267
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR
$88.9M 0.08%
2,908,862
+345,757
+13% +$10.6M
ORI icon
268
Old Republic International
ORI
$9.93B
$88.8M 0.08%
5,763,342
-90,304
-2% -$1.39M
MWA icon
269
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$4.12B
$88.5M 0.08%
11,077,252
+56,476
+0.5% +$451K
EG icon
270
Everest Group
EG
$14.3B
$88.5M 0.08%
608,394
+3,864
+0.6% +$562K
STEI
271
DELISTED
STEWART ENTERPRISES INC CL-A
STEI
$88.5M 0.08%
6,731,562
-18,567
-0.3% -$244K
AA icon
272
Alcoa
AA
$8.01B
$87.6M 0.08%
10,788,921
-190,866
-2% -$1.55M
DD icon
273
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.2B
$87.5M 0.08%
2,279,479
-331,989
-13% -$12.8M
SLG icon
274
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.04B
$87.4M 0.08%
983,283
+56,587
+6% +$5.03M
IM
275
DELISTED
Ingram Micro
IM
$87.2M 0.08%
3,782,884
+47,685
+1% +$1.1M