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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$277B
Cap. Flow
-$3.48B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
83
Increased
1,313
Reduced
1,786
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.32%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
OZK icon
251
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.9B
$219M 0.08%
7,004,099
-3,301
-0% -$103K
HL icon
252
Hecla Mining
HL
$5.98B
$218M 0.08%
33,704,366
+308,777
+0.9% +$2M
TCOM icon
253
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$46.8B
$217M 0.08%
6,444,412
-246,423
-4% -$8.31M
IDXX icon
254
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$51.2B
$216M 0.08%
432,796
+29,785
+7% +$14.9M
DAL icon
255
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$39.9B
$216M 0.08%
5,372,732
-1,806,763
-25% -$72.7M
DG icon
256
Dollar General
DG
$24.3B
$214M 0.08%
1,017,402
+118,741
+13% +$25M
SAIA icon
257
Saia
SAIA
$7.79B
$214M 0.08%
1,180,850
-100,554
-8% -$18.2M
REGI
258
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$212M 0.08%
2,999,531
+5,770
+0.2% +$409K
GATX icon
259
GATX Corp
GATX
$5.99B
$212M 0.08%
2,549,247
-134,778
-5% -$11.2M
ZION icon
260
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$8.46B
$212M 0.08%
4,880,146
-32,389
-0.7% -$1.41M
HUN icon
261
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.91B
$212M 0.08%
8,424,762
-226,689
-3% -$5.7M
UL icon
262
Unilever
UL
$156B
$211M 0.08%
3,502,951
+1,865,442
+114% +$113M
APTV icon
263
Aptiv
APTV
$17.1B
$211M 0.08%
1,619,789
-142,805
-8% -$18.6M
UHAL icon
264
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$10.7B
$210M 0.08%
463,124
-7,522
-2% -$3.41M
SNA icon
265
Snap-on
SNA
$16.9B
$210M 0.08%
1,225,866
-19,042
-2% -$3.26M
PVH icon
266
PVH
PVH
$4.13B
$209M 0.08%
2,223,393
+33,833
+2% +$3.18M
BNS icon
267
Scotiabank
BNS
$77.2B
$209M 0.08%
3,861,842
+21,203
+0.6% +$1.15M
BG icon
268
Bunge Global
BG
$16.3B
$208M 0.08%
3,176,457
+14,866
+0.5% +$975K
IBN icon
269
ICICI Bank
IBN
$113B
$208M 0.08%
14,000,687
-433,895
-3% -$6.45M
SF icon
270
Stifel
SF
$11.7B
$208M 0.08%
4,120,737
+1,197,435
+41% +$60.4M
AFL icon
271
Aflac
AFL
$56.5B
$208M 0.08%
4,670,667
+71,270
+2% +$3.17M
MTZ icon
272
MasTec
MTZ
$14.2B
$208M 0.08%
3,044,926
-100,365
-3% -$6.84M
ALXN
273
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc
ALXN
$206M 0.07%
1,320,277
-59,096
-4% -$9.23M
SJM icon
274
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$11.7B
$206M 0.07%
1,783,061
+42,243
+2% +$4.88M
TXT icon
275
Textron
TXT
$14.2B
$204M 0.07%
4,216,786
-14,617
-0.3% -$706K