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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
+$257B
Cap. Flow
-$149M
Cap. Flow %
-0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,700
Reduced
1,395
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.34%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DG icon
251
Dollar General
DG
$24.3B
$188M 0.07%
1,184,958
-27,111
-2% -$4.31M
IBOC icon
252
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.4B
$188M 0.07%
4,875,392
-7,787
-0.2% -$301K
WM icon
253
Waste Management
WM
$90.9B
$188M 0.07%
1,636,878
+56,553
+4% +$6.5M
PWR icon
254
Quanta Services
PWR
$55.8B
$188M 0.07%
4,977,171
+7,695
+0.2% +$291K
DRE
255
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$188M 0.07%
5,529,045
+49,952
+0.9% +$1.7M
XRX icon
256
Xerox
XRX
$482M
$187M 0.07%
6,257,569
-38,038
-0.6% -$1.14M
BALL icon
257
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.9B
$187M 0.07%
2,565,016
-12,262
-0.5% -$893K
BNS icon
258
Scotiabank
BNS
$77.2B
$186M 0.07%
3,278,154
-12,222
-0.4% -$695K
VLY icon
259
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$5.83B
$186M 0.07%
17,132,704
+644,260
+4% +$7M
SANM icon
260
Sanmina
SANM
$6.24B
$186M 0.07%
5,781,711
-7,278
-0.1% -$234K
DFS
261
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$185M 0.07%
2,284,838
-12,879
-0.6% -$1.04M
GFI icon
262
Gold Fields
GFI
$30.8B
$185M 0.07%
37,633,153
-500,005
-1% -$2.46M
WHR icon
263
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.06B
$185M 0.07%
1,168,624
+2,446
+0.2% +$387K
PAG icon
264
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.2B
$185M 0.07%
3,910,362
+108,996
+3% +$5.15M
TOL icon
265
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.3B
$184M 0.07%
4,493,495
-201,873
-4% -$8.29M
CME icon
266
CME Group
CME
$95.6B
$184M 0.07%
872,002
-30,800
-3% -$6.51M
DKS icon
267
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$16.8B
$184M 0.07%
4,502,959
+87,724
+2% +$3.58M
AEL
268
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$184M 0.07%
7,583,456
+108,431
+1% +$2.62M
UHAL icon
269
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$10.7B
$183M 0.07%
469,949
-9,542
-2% -$3.72M
DVA icon
270
DaVita
DVA
$9.79B
$182M 0.07%
3,195,696
+144,383
+5% +$8.24M
ADM icon
271
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$29.8B
$182M 0.07%
4,440,188
-5,366
-0.1% -$220K
FBP icon
272
First Bancorp
FBP
$3.53B
$182M 0.07%
18,267,312
+9,344
+0.1% +$93.3K
JBL icon
273
Jabil
JBL
$21.7B
$182M 0.07%
5,088,445
-272,203
-5% -$9.74M
DK icon
274
Delek US
DK
$1.86B
$182M 0.07%
5,011,099
+81,305
+2% +$2.95M
MHK icon
275
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.11B
$182M 0.07%
1,463,506
+236,463
+19% +$29.3M