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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$116B
Cap. Flow
+$2.25B
Cap. Flow %
1.95%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,102
Reduced
1,190
Closed
51

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.91%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LOW icon
276
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$145B
$87.2M 0.08%
1,830,925
-98,043
-5% -$4.67M
MKSI icon
277
MKS Inc. Common Stock
MKSI
$6.94B
$86.5M 0.07%
3,254,876
+75,772
+2% +$2.01M
MAC icon
278
Macerich
MAC
$4.65B
$86.4M 0.07%
1,531,348
+105,810
+7% +$5.97M
IRF
279
DELISTED
INTL RECTIFIER CORP
IRF
$86.4M 0.07%
3,486,245
+334,915
+11% +$8.3M
BOBE
280
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
$86.3M 0.07%
1,507,504
-83,219
-5% -$4.77M
CI icon
281
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
$86.3M 0.07%
1,122,167
-60,513
-5% -$4.65M
EPL
282
DELISTED
EPL OIL & GAS, INC COMMON STK
EPL
$86M 0.07%
2,316,907
+14,475
+0.6% +$537K
WBA
283
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$85.8M 0.07%
1,594,018
-1,465
-0.1% -$78.8K
KEY icon
284
KeyCorp
KEY
$20.8B
$85.7M 0.07%
7,517,580
-1,038,350
-12% -$11.8M
MTG icon
285
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.42B
$85.7M 0.07%
11,770,471
-208,396
-2% -$1.52M
NUE icon
286
Nucor
NUE
$33.6B
$85.6M 0.07%
1,745,580
+77,532
+5% +$3.8M
RTI
287
DELISTED
RTI INTL METALS INC(HLDG CO)
RTI
$85.3M 0.07%
2,663,340
+30,188
+1% +$967K
GHC icon
288
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.74B
$85M 0.07%
139,084
+3,579
+3% +$2.19M
AOL
289
DELISTED
AOL INC COMMON STOCK
AOL
$84.9M 0.07%
2,454,546
-132,304
-5% -$4.57M
TRV icon
290
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$84.8M 0.07%
999,803
-33,351
-3% -$2.83M
BMY icon
291
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96.5B
$84.7M 0.07%
1,830,713
+17,353
+1% +$803K
TAP icon
292
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.94B
$84.5M 0.07%
1,685,558
+22,349
+1% +$1.12M
TV icon
293
Televisa
TV
$1.51B
$84.2M 0.07%
3,011,859
-291,987
-9% -$8.16M
AAWW
294
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
$84.1M 0.07%
1,824,346
+49,317
+3% +$2.27M
HAIN icon
295
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$163M
$84.1M 0.07%
1,090,124
-217,701
-17% -$16.8M
BEL
296
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$84M 0.07%
6,468,228
-23,761
-0.4% -$308K
ATVI
297
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$83.9M 0.07%
5,031,756
+3,489
+0.1% +$58.2K
PFG icon
298
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.8B
$83.8M 0.07%
1,956,073
+38,167
+2% +$1.63M
TQNT
299
DELISTED
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR INC
TQNT
$83.3M 0.07%
10,249,823
+1,789,694
+21% +$14.6M
VPHM
300
DELISTED
VIROPHARMA INC
VPHM
$82.6M 0.07%
2,102,876
-307,643
-13% -$12.1M