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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$134B
Cap. Flow
+$4.32B
Cap. Flow %
3.22%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
103
Increased
2,078
Reduced
939
Closed
48

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.97%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GHC icon
276
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.75B
$101M 0.08%
144,121
+4
+0% +$2.82K
LPL icon
277
LG Display
LPL
$4.28B
$101M 0.08%
8,111,034
-120,014
-1% -$1.5M
JNY
278
DELISTED
JONES GROUP INC COM STK (PA)
JNY
$101M 0.08%
6,739,616
-200
-0% -$2.99K
TAP icon
279
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.94B
$100M 0.08%
1,705,094
+10,966
+0.6% +$645K
LXK
280
DELISTED
Lexmark Intl Inc
LXK
$100M 0.08%
2,167,542
+116,220
+6% +$5.38M
GLF
281
DELISTED
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. Common Stock
GLF
$99.9M 0.07%
2,223,437
-496
-0% -$22.3K
RDC
282
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
$99.5M 0.07%
2,954,671
-20,749
-0.7% -$699K
AMSG
283
DELISTED
Amsurg Corp
AMSG
$99.1M 0.07%
2,104,483
+85,368
+4% +$4.02M
O icon
284
Realty Income
O
$52.8B
$98.6M 0.07%
2,414,179
+136,386
+6% +$5.57M
ABBV icon
285
AbbVie
ABBV
$374B
$98.1M 0.07%
1,909,028
+314,878
+20% +$16.2M
FBR
286
DELISTED
Fibria Celulose Sa
FBR
$97.8M 0.07%
8,846,048
-751,605
-8% -$8.31M
XL
287
DELISTED
XL Group Ltd.
XL
$97.8M 0.07%
3,130,472
+8,995
+0.3% +$281K
R icon
288
Ryder
R
$7.62B
$97.6M 0.07%
1,221,942
+33,522
+3% +$2.68M
BBD icon
289
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$31.9B
$97.3M 0.07%
7,118,407
-375,148
-5% -$5.13M
ALEX
290
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
$1.38B
$97.1M 0.07%
2,281,443
-200,322
-8% -$8.53M
HMN icon
291
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$1.88B
$97.1M 0.07%
3,347,647
-43,117
-1% -$1.25M
PVA
292
DELISTED
PENN VIRGINIA CORP
PVA
$96.9M 0.07%
5,540,625
+381,986
+7% +$6.68M
MAGN
293
Magnera Corporation
MAGN
$432M
$96.8M 0.07%
3,556,958
-77,576
-2% -$2.11M
AOL
294
DELISTED
AOL INC COMMON STOCK
AOL
$96.7M 0.07%
2,209,866
-50,530
-2% -$2.21M
SPN
295
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
$96.7M 0.07%
3,143,831
-10,046
-0.3% -$309K
BMY icon
296
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96.5B
$96.5M 0.07%
1,857,874
+13,315
+0.7% +$692K
DORM icon
297
Dorman Products
DORM
$4.9B
$95.8M 0.07%
1,621,521
-156,966
-9% -$9.27M
WTS icon
298
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$9.27B
$95.6M 0.07%
1,629,279
+10,843
+0.7% +$636K
ALL icon
299
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$95.2M 0.07%
1,682,537
+287,757
+21% +$16.3M
GK
300
DELISTED
G&K Services Inc
GK
$95.1M 0.07%
1,554,084
-40,247
-3% -$2.46M