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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.02%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UPS icon
251
United Parcel Service
UPS
$71.6B
$123M 0.08%
1,249,841
+56,010
+5% +$5.53M
VALE icon
252
Vale
VALE
$43.8B
$123M 0.08%
29,360,096
-1,968,954
-6% -$8.27M
STZ icon
253
Constellation Brands
STZ
$25.7B
$122M 0.08%
976,707
-333,434
-25% -$41.7M
BMO icon
254
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$89.7B
$120M 0.08%
2,206,333
+472,689
+27% +$25.8M
BG icon
255
Bunge Global
BG
$16.2B
$120M 0.08%
1,636,008
+281,400
+21% +$20.6M
MHK icon
256
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.41B
$120M 0.08%
658,886
-24,180
-4% -$4.39M
VMC icon
257
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.6B
$120M 0.08%
1,340,601
-10,337
-0.8% -$922K
UFS
258
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$119M 0.08%
3,328,441
+696,192
+26% +$24.9M
LM
259
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
$119M 0.08%
2,857,920
+29,034
+1% +$1.21M
WCN icon
260
Waste Connections
WCN
$46.6B
$118M 0.08%
3,658,928
+265,370
+8% +$8.59M
PKX icon
261
POSCO
PKX
$15.7B
$118M 0.08%
3,358,395
+54,840
+2% +$1.92M
SNP
262
DELISTED
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION ADS (REP 100 ORDINARY H SHARES)
SNP
$117M 0.08%
1,908,920
-98,658
-5% -$6.07M
KALU icon
263
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$1.23B
$117M 0.08%
1,462,670
+15,798
+1% +$1.27M
HMN icon
264
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$1.91B
$117M 0.08%
3,529,051
-1,647
-0% -$54.7K
MATX icon
265
Matsons
MATX
$3.32B
$117M 0.08%
3,044,196
+11,789
+0.4% +$454K
BMY icon
266
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$95B
$117M 0.08%
1,970,429
+78,201
+4% +$4.63M
BIIB icon
267
Biogen
BIIB
$20.5B
$116M 0.08%
398,759
+26,456
+7% +$7.72M
RF icon
268
Regions Financial
RF
$24.4B
$116M 0.08%
12,910,238
-9,573
-0.1% -$86.2K
COST icon
269
Costco
COST
$424B
$116M 0.08%
802,187
+34,215
+4% +$4.95M
GT icon
270
Goodyear
GT
$2.41B
$116M 0.08%
3,952,547
+951,677
+32% +$27.9M
LLY icon
271
Eli Lilly
LLY
$666B
$116M 0.08%
1,382,890
+36,269
+3% +$3.03M
NDAQ icon
272
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$54.1B
$115M 0.08%
6,493,566
-2,195,685
-25% -$39M
INFY icon
273
Infosys
INFY
$68.8B
$115M 0.08%
12,087,670
-438,092
-3% -$4.17M
LLL
274
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$115M 0.08%
1,101,277
+26,954
+3% +$2.82M
ITGR icon
275
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.73B
$115M 0.08%
2,229,854
-23,486
-1% -$1.21M