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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$258B
Cap. Flow
+$421M
Cap. Flow %
0.16%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,930
Reduced
1,177
Closed
62

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.39%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AMAT icon
276
Applied Materials
AMAT
$126B
$180M 0.07%
4,002,991
+30,365
+0.8% +$1.36M
AVT icon
277
Avnet
AVT
$4.34B
$180M 0.07%
3,969,667
-13,346
-0.3% -$604K
IBN icon
278
ICICI Bank
IBN
$113B
$180M 0.07%
14,273,083
-1,097,086
-7% -$13.8M
BNS icon
279
Scotiabank
BNS
$77.2B
$179M 0.07%
3,290,376
+423,976
+15% +$23M
ACM icon
280
Aecom
ACM
$16.5B
$179M 0.07%
4,723,160
-61,948
-1% -$2.34M
ESI icon
281
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.15B
$178M 0.07%
17,259,718
+858,393
+5% +$8.88M
UNM icon
282
Unum
UNM
$11.9B
$178M 0.07%
5,319,220
+141,244
+3% +$4.74M
DFS
283
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$178M 0.07%
2,297,717
-8,002
-0.3% -$621K
NOC icon
284
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$84.4B
$178M 0.07%
551,759
+7,690
+1% +$2.48M
VLY icon
285
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$5.83B
$178M 0.07%
16,488,444
+819,275
+5% +$8.83M
B
286
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$177M 0.07%
3,143,214
-3,742
-0.1% -$211K
PDCE
287
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$177M 0.07%
4,907,237
+284,463
+6% +$10.3M
CMC icon
288
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.4B
$177M 0.07%
9,908,422
+28,684
+0.3% +$512K
NCLH icon
289
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$11.2B
$176M 0.07%
3,285,264
+32,649
+1% +$1.75M
LUMN icon
290
Lumen
LUMN
$4.92B
$176M 0.07%
14,944,824
-325,480
-2% -$3.83M
SANM icon
291
Sanmina
SANM
$6.24B
$175M 0.07%
5,788,989
+44,237
+0.8% +$1.34M
LEA icon
292
Lear
LEA
$5.85B
$175M 0.07%
1,258,391
+186,023
+17% +$25.9M
CME icon
293
CME Group
CME
$95.6B
$175M 0.07%
902,802
-497
-0.1% -$96.5K
DOW icon
294
Dow Inc
DOW
$17.3B
$175M 0.07%
+3,549,651
New +$175M
KB icon
295
KB Financial Group
KB
$28.5B
$175M 0.07%
4,435,181
+32,555
+0.7% +$1.29M
VMC icon
296
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.6B
$174M 0.07%
1,270,035
+6,205
+0.5% +$852K
KEY icon
297
KeyCorp
KEY
$20.8B
$174M 0.07%
9,789,848
+79,841
+0.8% +$1.42M
UFPI icon
298
UFP Industries
UFPI
$5.87B
$174M 0.07%
4,561,992
-193,428
-4% -$7.36M
KSU
299
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$174M 0.07%
1,425,169
+6,174
+0.4% +$752K
RIO icon
300
Rio Tinto
RIO
$101B
$173M 0.07%
2,781,073
-139
-0% -$8.67K