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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$274B
Cap. Flow
-$3.37B
Cap. Flow %
-1.23%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,292
Reduced
1,826
Closed
86

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LHX icon
251
L3Harris
LHX
$51.9B
$205M 0.07%
1,033,732
-468,751
-31% -$92.8M
DE icon
252
Deere & Co
DE
$129B
$204M 0.07%
1,179,383
+9,494
+0.8% +$1.65M
WPC icon
253
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.7B
$204M 0.07%
2,546,033
+73,011
+3% +$5.84M
CNO icon
254
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$3.83B
$202M 0.07%
11,152,511
-125,728
-1% -$2.28M
MUR icon
255
Murphy Oil
MUR
$3.55B
$202M 0.07%
7,544,451
+593,612
+9% +$15.9M
ESI icon
256
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.21B
$202M 0.07%
17,303,258
-159,494
-0.9% -$1.86M
NAVI icon
257
Navient
NAVI
$1.36B
$202M 0.07%
14,752,125
-17,531
-0.1% -$240K
WPX
258
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$202M 0.07%
14,685,940
+2,503,992
+21% +$34.4M
UFPI icon
259
UFP Industries
UFPI
$5.91B
$202M 0.07%
4,229,877
-219,184
-5% -$10.5M
BPOP icon
260
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.49B
$202M 0.07%
3,430,056
-134,481
-4% -$7.9M
JBL icon
261
Jabil
JBL
$22B
$201M 0.07%
4,857,409
-231,036
-5% -$9.55M
TMHC icon
262
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$6.66B
$200M 0.07%
9,149,740
-240,770
-3% -$5.26M
PWR icon
263
Quanta Services
PWR
$56.3B
$200M 0.07%
4,912,561
-64,610
-1% -$2.63M
STLD icon
264
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$200M 0.07%
5,864,900
+145,673
+3% +$4.96M
SANM icon
265
Sanmina
SANM
$6.26B
$199M 0.07%
5,815,562
+33,851
+0.6% +$1.16M
ZION icon
266
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$8.56B
$199M 0.07%
3,832,661
+47,467
+1% +$2.46M
DIOD icon
267
Diodes
DIOD
$2.53B
$199M 0.07%
3,525,177
-187,663
-5% -$10.6M
ARMK icon
268
Aramark
ARMK
$10.3B
$199M 0.07%
4,578,502
-66,336
-1% -$2.88M
SU icon
269
Suncor Energy
SU
$50.1B
$199M 0.07%
6,056,798
+942
+0% +$30.9K
PAG icon
270
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.2B
$198M 0.07%
3,951,461
+41,099
+1% +$2.06M
PBCT
271
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$198M 0.07%
11,734,387
+1,737,171
+17% +$29.4M
KEY icon
272
KeyCorp
KEY
$21.2B
$198M 0.07%
9,770,053
-31,078
-0.3% -$629K
NSIT icon
273
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.1B
$197M 0.07%
2,808,983
-116,511
-4% -$8.19M
MTH icon
274
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.53B
$197M 0.07%
3,223,795
-37,823
-1% -$2.31M
PXD
275
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$197M 0.07%
1,299,748
+58,648
+5% +$8.88M