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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$128B
Cap. Flow
+$2B
Cap. Flow %
1.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
41
Increased
2,064
Reduced
1,040
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.93%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AXP icon
276
American Express
AXP
$230B
$96M 0.07%
1,058,130
+12,777
+1% +$1.16M
GHC icon
277
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.74B
$95.6M 0.07%
144,117
+5,033
+4% +$3.34M
TAP icon
278
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.94B
$95.1M 0.07%
1,694,128
+8,570
+0.5% +$481K
POST icon
279
Post Holdings
POST
$6.15B
$94.7M 0.07%
1,921,105
+61,178
+3% +$3.01M
MAC icon
280
Macerich
MAC
$4.65B
$94.6M 0.07%
1,606,768
+75,420
+5% +$4.44M
MMM icon
281
3M
MMM
$82.2B
$94.4M 0.07%
673,161
+8,825
+1% +$1.24M
AIR icon
282
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.75B
$94.2M 0.07%
3,361,841
+33,554
+1% +$940K
MCD icon
283
McDonald's
MCD
$225B
$94.1M 0.07%
969,415
-4,471
-0.5% -$434K
URS
284
DELISTED
URS CORP
URS
$94M 0.07%
1,774,142
+39,910
+2% +$2.11M
BBD icon
285
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$31.9B
$93.8M 0.07%
7,493,555
-39,270
-0.5% -$492K
RSG icon
286
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$93.6M 0.07%
2,819,016
+4,644
+0.2% +$154K
TPC
287
Tutor Perini Corporation
TPC
$3.12B
$93.2M 0.07%
3,545,204
+145,087
+4% +$3.82M
NUE icon
288
Nucor
NUE
$33.6B
$93.1M 0.07%
1,744,776
-804
-0% -$42.9K
ARRS
289
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$93.1M 0.07%
3,822,117
+331,278
+9% +$8.07M
EOG icon
290
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.8B
$93.1M 0.07%
554,614
+24,757
+5% +$4.16M
IM
291
DELISTED
Ingram Micro
IM
$92.9M 0.07%
3,959,995
+177,111
+5% +$4.16M
TQNT
292
DELISTED
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR INC
TQNT
$92.8M 0.07%
11,130,803
+880,980
+9% +$7.35M
AMSG
293
DELISTED
Amsurg Corp
AMSG
$92.7M 0.07%
2,019,115
+18,516
+0.9% +$850K
KIM icon
294
Kimco Realty
KIM
$15.2B
$92.3M 0.07%
4,674,494
+199,948
+4% +$3.95M
FWONA icon
295
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$22.5B
$92.3M 0.07%
630,176
+149,842
+31% +$21.9M
NBR icon
296
Nabors Industries
NBR
$543M
$92.2M 0.07%
5,429,685
+690,714
+15% +$11.7M
MEI icon
297
Methode Electronics
MEI
$272M
$92M 0.07%
2,691,919
+31,152
+1% +$1.07M
RTI
298
DELISTED
RTI INTL METALS INC(HLDG CO)
RTI
$91.8M 0.07%
2,683,514
+20,174
+0.8% +$690K
AVTA
299
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$91.2M 0.07%
3,128,743
+57,352
+2% +$1.67M
PTEN icon
300
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$2.21B
$90.8M 0.07%
3,586,303
+201,214
+6% +$5.09M