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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$128B
Cap. Flow
+$2B
Cap. Flow %
1.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
41
Increased
2,064
Reduced
1,040
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.93%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
OMG
251
DELISTED
OM GROUP INC.
OMG
$102M 0.08%
2,788,472
+67,011
+2% +$2.44M
DD icon
252
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$31.7B
$101M 0.08%
2,285,225
+5,746
+0.3% +$255K
JNY
253
DELISTED
JONES GROUP INC COM STK (PA)
JNY
$101M 0.08%
6,739,816
-74,393
-1% -$1.11M
ATVI
254
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$101M 0.08%
5,637,925
+606,169
+12% +$10.8M
MAGN
255
Magnera Corporation
MAGN
$425M
$100M 0.08%
3,634,534
-7,513
-0.2% -$208K
HTH icon
256
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.21B
$100M 0.08%
4,342,572
+131,230
+3% +$3.04M
MKSI icon
257
MKS Inc. Common Stock
MKSI
$6.83B
$100M 0.08%
3,353,991
+99,115
+3% +$2.97M
WTS icon
258
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$9.24B
$100M 0.08%
1,618,436
-54,886
-3% -$3.4M
LPL icon
259
LG Display
LPL
$4.42B
$99.9M 0.08%
8,231,048
+97,398
+1% +$1.18M
ANR
260
DELISTED
ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES INC.
ANR
$99.8M 0.08%
13,974,143
+3,607,493
+35% +$25.8M
DORM icon
261
Dorman Products
DORM
$4.89B
$99.7M 0.08%
1,778,487
-52,136
-3% -$2.92M
EMC
262
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$99.7M 0.08%
3,964,026
+1,482,060
+60% +$37.3M
MWV
263
DELISTED
MEADWESTVACO CORP
MWV
$99.5M 0.08%
2,695,612
+77,768
+3% +$2.87M
XL
264
DELISTED
XL Group Ltd.
XL
$99.4M 0.08%
3,121,477
-9,717
-0.3% -$309K
GK
265
DELISTED
G&K Services Inc
GK
$99.2M 0.08%
1,594,331
+815
+0.1% +$50.7K
AU icon
266
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$30.2B
$98.9M 0.08%
8,439,724
+1,344,843
+19% +$15.8M
PFS icon
267
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$2.6B
$98.1M 0.08%
5,078,442
-637
-0% -$12.3K
BMY icon
268
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$98.3B
$98M 0.08%
1,844,559
+13,846
+0.8% +$736K
HP icon
269
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$2.09B
$97.8M 0.08%
1,162,679
+14,816
+1% +$1.25M
BEL
270
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$97.6M 0.08%
6,456,941
-11,287
-0.2% -$171K
VALE.P
271
DELISTED
Vale S A
VALE.P
$97.2M 0.08%
6,940,490
+15,110
+0.2% +$212K
SLG icon
272
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.03B
$97M 0.08%
1,049,699
+66,416
+7% +$6.14M
BA icon
273
Boeing
BA
$177B
$96.7M 0.08%
708,293
+22,635
+3% +$3.09M
PXD
274
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$96.2M 0.07%
522,409
-5,456
-1% -$1M
MTG icon
275
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.42B
$96M 0.07%
11,378,633
-391,838
-3% -$3.31M