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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$236B
Cap. Flow
+$112M
Cap. Flow %
0.05%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,256
Reduced
1,780
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.16%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AEL
276
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$164M 0.07%
7,474,186
-164,831
-2% -$3.62M
WPC icon
277
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.5B
$164M 0.07%
2,521,565
-39,475
-2% -$2.57M
PRU icon
278
Prudential Financial
PRU
$37.8B
$163M 0.07%
2,570,558
+58,478
+2% +$3.71M
PPG icon
279
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.7B
$163M 0.07%
1,336,102
-59,686
-4% -$7.29M
BECN
280
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$162M 0.07%
5,216,227
-203,695
-4% -$6.33M
SAIA icon
281
Saia
SAIA
$7.79B
$162M 0.07%
1,281,404
-35,263
-3% -$4.45M
APTV icon
282
Aptiv
APTV
$17.1B
$162M 0.07%
1,762,594
-84,790
-5% -$7.77M
JBL icon
283
Jabil
JBL
$21.7B
$160M 0.07%
4,676,922
-99,858
-2% -$3.42M
REGI
284
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$160M 0.07%
2,993,761
-69,849
-2% -$3.73M
BNS icon
285
Scotiabank
BNS
$77.2B
$159M 0.07%
3,840,639
+148,149
+4% +$6.15M
BMCH
286
DELISTED
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc
BMCH
$159M 0.07%
3,714,818
-234,155
-6% -$10M
MSCI icon
287
MSCI
MSCI
$42.9B
$159M 0.07%
445,575
-23,234
-5% -$8.29M
UAL icon
288
United Airlines
UAL
$33.9B
$159M 0.07%
4,570,723
-22,145
-0.5% -$769K
ABM icon
289
ABM Industries
ABM
$3.04B
$158M 0.07%
4,322,041
-45,844
-1% -$1.68M
IDXX icon
290
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$51.2B
$158M 0.07%
403,011
-17,482
-4% -$6.87M
VLY icon
291
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$5.83B
$158M 0.07%
23,115,209
+199,634
+0.9% +$1.37M
ALXN
292
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc
ALXN
$158M 0.07%
1,379,373
+24,456
+2% +$2.8M
RF icon
293
Regions Financial
RF
$24B
$158M 0.07%
13,682,408
-136,997
-1% -$1.58M
UDR icon
294
UDR
UDR
$12.7B
$156M 0.07%
4,798,488
+339,800
+8% +$11.1M
SEDG icon
295
SolarEdge
SEDG
$1.87B
$156M 0.07%
652,885
-76,675
-11% -$18.3M
WRK
296
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$155M 0.07%
4,474,675
+343,945
+8% +$11.9M
ONB icon
297
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$8.88B
$154M 0.07%
12,257,714
-135,302
-1% -$1.7M
ZBH icon
298
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.8B
$153M 0.07%
1,126,394
+6,964
+0.6% +$948K
LDOS icon
299
Leidos
LDOS
$23.2B
$153M 0.07%
1,718,717
+14,484
+0.8% +$1.29M
MLM icon
300
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.2B
$153M 0.07%
651,118
+7,819
+1% +$1.84M