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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$160B
Cap. Flow
+$3.85B
Cap. Flow %
2.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,027
Reduced
957
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.19%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MHK icon
251
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.11B
$126M 0.08%
667,209
+8,323
+1% +$1.58M
AXS icon
252
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.68B
$126M 0.08%
2,243,008
-110,899
-5% -$6.23M
ACN icon
253
Accenture
ACN
$158B
$126M 0.08%
1,204,786
+61,823
+5% +$6.46M
CVA
254
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$126M 0.08%
8,115,000
+216,763
+3% +$3.36M
TGT icon
255
Target
TGT
$42B
$126M 0.08%
1,729,856
+72,564
+4% +$5.27M
LLY icon
256
Eli Lilly
LLY
$661B
$125M 0.08%
1,488,271
+105,381
+8% +$8.88M
FRT icon
257
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.63B
$125M 0.08%
856,369
+18,963
+2% +$2.77M
DK icon
258
Delek US
DK
$1.92B
$124M 0.08%
5,044,535
+69,207
+1% +$1.7M
RNR icon
259
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$11.6B
$124M 0.08%
1,093,449
+25,043
+2% +$2.83M
UDR icon
260
UDR
UDR
$12.7B
$123M 0.08%
3,264,584
+98,049
+3% +$3.68M
RF icon
261
Regions Financial
RF
$24B
$122M 0.08%
12,690,160
-220,078
-2% -$2.11M
TXN icon
262
Texas Instruments
TXN
$178B
$122M 0.08%
2,220,579
+122,237
+6% +$6.7M
BKNG icon
263
Booking.com
BKNG
$181B
$122M 0.08%
95,459
+6,449
+7% +$8.22M
MGM icon
264
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$10.4B
$120M 0.08%
5,297,530
+26,706
+0.5% +$607K
LLL
265
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$120M 0.07%
1,003,609
-97,668
-9% -$11.7M
PKX icon
266
POSCO
PKX
$15.4B
$120M 0.07%
3,380,207
+21,812
+0.6% +$771K
TDS icon
267
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.68B
$119M 0.07%
4,615,432
+399,558
+9% +$10.3M
JNS
268
DELISTED
Janus Capital Group Inc
JNS
$119M 0.07%
8,479,761
+83,537
+1% +$1.18M
DAL icon
269
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$40B
$119M 0.07%
2,353,890
+122,292
+5% +$6.2M
FNB icon
270
FNB Corp
FNB
$5.92B
$119M 0.07%
8,916,131
+547,894
+7% +$7.31M
VAC icon
271
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.69B
$119M 0.07%
2,086,354
+33,371
+2% +$1.9M
CB icon
272
Chubb
CB
$111B
$119M 0.07%
1,015,043
-12,250
-1% -$1.43M
PF
273
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
$118M 0.07%
2,787,059
+270,038
+11% +$11.5M
RS icon
274
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.2B
$118M 0.07%
2,038,218
+90,272
+5% +$5.23M
GT icon
275
Goodyear
GT
$2.4B
$118M 0.07%
3,598,591
-353,956
-9% -$11.6M