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
GME icon
251
GameStop
GME
$10.1B
$116M 0.08%
2,808,113
+83,730
+3% +$3.45M
VAC icon
252
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.63B
$115M 0.08%
1,816,785
+227,650
+14% +$14.4M
DD icon
253
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$31.4B
$115M 0.08%
2,188,521
-78,582
-3% -$4.12M
HNT
254
DELISTED
HEALTH NET INC
HNT
$114M 0.08%
2,477,018
-6,994
-0.3% -$323K
KSS icon
255
Kohl's
KSS
$1.74B
$114M 0.08%
1,862,708
+110,884
+6% +$6.77M
SPN
256
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
$113M 0.08%
3,441,893
+54,250
+2% +$1.78M
CKH
257
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
$113M 0.08%
1,509,876
+30,325
+2% +$2.27M
AXS icon
258
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.66B
$113M 0.08%
2,380,896
-5,957
-0.2% -$282K
KIM icon
259
Kimco Realty
KIM
$15.1B
$113M 0.08%
5,139,320
+96,297
+2% +$2.11M
ITUB icon
260
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$75.9B
$112M 0.08%
8,051,928
-30,979
-0.4% -$430K
SJM icon
261
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$11.6B
$112M 0.08%
1,127,255
-2,948
-0.3% -$292K
NRG icon
262
NRG Energy
NRG
$27.6B
$112M 0.08%
3,660,120
-195,900
-5% -$5.97M
MAC icon
263
Macerich
MAC
$4.57B
$110M 0.08%
1,730,424
+54,481
+3% +$3.48M
MINI
264
DELISTED
Mobile Mini Inc
MINI
$110M 0.08%
3,151,498
+18,843
+0.6% +$659K
O icon
265
Realty Income
O
$52.9B
$110M 0.08%
2,687,539
+53,851
+2% +$2.2M
ZION icon
266
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$8.36B
$109M 0.08%
3,754,132
-25,962
-0.7% -$754K
UNM icon
267
Unum
UNM
$11.7B
$109M 0.08%
3,172,581
-122,397
-4% -$4.21M
LXK
268
DELISTED
Lexmark Intl Inc
LXK
$109M 0.08%
2,562,371
+100,670
+4% +$4.28M
PHH
269
DELISTED
PHH Corporation
PHH
$109M 0.08%
4,865,783
-31,609
-0.6% -$707K
ASH icon
270
Ashland
ASH
$2.5B
$107M 0.08%
1,029,143
-64,989
-6% -$6.77M
ARII
271
DELISTED
American Railcar Industries, Inc.
ARII
$107M 0.08%
1,446,745
-41,733
-3% -$3.08M
GNW icon
272
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.45B
$107M 0.08%
8,162,152
-310,271
-4% -$4.06M
BG icon
273
Bunge Global
BG
$16.3B
$107M 0.08%
1,268,981
-62,280
-5% -$5.25M
CAT icon
274
Caterpillar
CAT
$194B
$107M 0.08%
1,077,676
+55,400
+5% +$5.49M
MA icon
275
Mastercard
MA
$532B
$106M 0.08%
1,440,459
+127,860
+10% +$9.45M