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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$258B
Cap. Flow
+$421M
Cap. Flow %
0.16%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,930
Reduced
1,177
Closed
62

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.39%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TRTN
251
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
$188M 0.07%
5,746,957
+81,092
+1% +$2.66M
NEE icon
252
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$150B
$188M 0.07%
915,630
+661
+0.1% +$135K
BWA icon
253
BorgWarner
BWA
$9.23B
$188M 0.07%
4,467,142
+416,081
+10% +$17.5M
PXD
254
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$187M 0.07%
1,218,278
+14,618
+1% +$2.25M
MRO
255
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$187M 0.07%
13,171,671
+620,744
+5% +$8.82M
BMY icon
256
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96.5B
$187M 0.07%
4,122,435
+92,496
+2% +$4.19M
SU icon
257
Suncor Energy
SU
$50.1B
$185M 0.07%
5,942,619
+30,721
+0.5% +$957K
SPGI icon
258
S&P Global
SPGI
$165B
$185M 0.07%
812,460
+29,704
+4% +$6.77M
CELG
259
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$184M 0.07%
1,993,209
-1,410
-0.1% -$130K
ALK icon
260
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.22B
$184M 0.07%
2,881,564
-59,132
-2% -$3.78M
IBOC icon
261
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.4B
$184M 0.07%
4,883,179
-32,285
-0.7% -$1.22M
EMN icon
262
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.97B
$184M 0.07%
2,365,790
+16,156
+0.7% +$1.26M
BLD icon
263
TopBuild
BLD
$11.7B
$184M 0.07%
2,220,595
-53,178
-2% -$4.4M
SF icon
264
Stifel
SF
$11.7B
$184M 0.07%
3,107,685
-55,826
-2% -$3.3M
AN icon
265
AutoNation
AN
$8.3B
$183M 0.07%
4,367,222
+740,793
+20% +$31.1M
LYB icon
266
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$18B
$183M 0.07%
2,123,156
+158,643
+8% +$13.7M
WM icon
267
Waste Management
WM
$90.9B
$182M 0.07%
1,580,325
+22,806
+1% +$2.63M
WDC icon
268
Western Digital
WDC
$28.4B
$182M 0.07%
3,827,069
+511,316
+15% +$24.3M
UHAL icon
269
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$10.7B
$182M 0.07%
479,491
+3,078
+0.6% +$1.17M
ADM icon
270
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$29.8B
$181M 0.07%
4,445,554
-127,630
-3% -$5.21M
MHK icon
271
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.11B
$181M 0.07%
1,227,043
+30,996
+3% +$4.57M
SAFM
272
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$181M 0.07%
1,324,023
-217,771
-14% -$29.7M
BALL icon
273
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.9B
$180M 0.07%
2,577,278
+3,026
+0.1% +$212K
ZTS icon
274
Zoetis
ZTS
$67.8B
$180M 0.07%
1,584,885
+68,602
+5% +$7.79M
PAG icon
275
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.2B
$180M 0.07%
3,801,366
+285,679
+8% +$13.5M