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
-2.48%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$141B
AUM Growth
+$141B
Cap. Flow
+$2.98B
Cap. Flow %
2.11%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.91%
Holding
3,625
New
34
Increased
1,928
Reduced
1,256
Closed
82

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$202M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
$140M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
$127M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
$86.6M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$75.9M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.75%
3 Energy 11.68%
4 Technology 10.9%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FFG
276
DELISTED
FBL Financial Group
FFG
$106M 0.08%
2,377,074
-7,141
-0.3% -$319K
CELG
277
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$105M 0.07%
1,111,971
+218,633
+24% +$20.7M
SIGI icon
278
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.76B
$105M 0.07%
4,744,824
+28,648
+0.6% +$634K
ABEV icon
279
Ambev
ABEV
$34.1B
$105M 0.07%
16,033,276
+322,034
+2% +$2.11M
ISIL
280
DELISTED
Intersil Corp
ISIL
$105M 0.07%
7,388,566
-13,078
-0.2% -$186K
BHE icon
281
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$1.46B
$105M 0.07%
4,711,425
-35,968
-0.8% -$799K
GFI icon
282
Gold Fields
GFI
$30.8B
$104M 0.07%
26,769,441
+1,471,857
+6% +$5.74M
CYH icon
283
Community Health Systems
CYH
$387M
$104M 0.07%
1,901,340
+129,058
+7% +$7.07M
FULT icon
284
Fulton Financial
FULT
$3.58B
$104M 0.07%
9,389,528
+924,384
+11% +$10.2M
ZTS icon
285
Zoetis
ZTS
$69.3B
$104M 0.07%
2,811,569
-499,213
-15% -$18.4M
EG icon
286
Everest Group
EG
$14.3B
$103M 0.07%
638,437
+54,337
+9% +$8.8M
LOW icon
287
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$145B
$103M 0.07%
1,950,640
-27,651
-1% -$1.46M
DLR icon
288
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$103M 0.07%
1,652,114
+81,481
+5% +$5.08M
XL
289
DELISTED
XL Group Ltd.
XL
$103M 0.07%
3,099,905
-7,488
-0.2% -$248K
NUE icon
290
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$103M 0.07%
1,894,141
+5,405
+0.3% +$293K
FTR
291
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
$101M 0.07%
15,588,463
+543,508
+4% +$3.54M
IM
292
DELISTED
Ingram Micro
IM
$101M 0.07%
3,920,401
-28,290
-0.7% -$730K
AMX icon
293
America Movil
AMX
$60.3B
$101M 0.07%
4,003,565
+221,314
+6% +$5.57M
ASB icon
294
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.47B
$101M 0.07%
5,785,605
+927,784
+19% +$16.2M
HOS
295
DELISTED
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
HOS
$101M 0.07%
3,071,472
+81,355
+3% +$2.66M
TPC
296
Tutor Perini Corporation
TPC
$3.11B
$100M 0.07%
3,805,021
+92,496
+2% +$2.44M
DD
297
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$100M 0.07%
1,398,225
+275,652
+25% +$19.8M
SGY
298
DELISTED
Stone Energy
SGY
$99.8M 0.07%
3,181,952
+254,794
+9% +$7.99M
BIIB icon
299
Biogen
BIIB
$19.4B
$99.7M 0.07%
301,416
+23,137
+8% +$7.65M
AWH
300
DELISTED
Allied World Assurance Co Hld Lt
AWH
$98.9M 0.07%
2,684,907
-7,542
-0.3% -$278K