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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$277B
Cap. Flow
-$3.48B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
83
Increased
1,313
Reduced
1,786
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.32%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PRU icon
276
Prudential Financial
PRU
$37.8B
$203M 0.07%
2,603,375
+32,817
+1% +$2.56M
DIOD icon
277
Diodes
DIOD
$2.47B
$202M 0.07%
2,860,798
-209,823
-7% -$14.8M
SLB icon
278
Schlumberger
SLB
$53.6B
$201M 0.07%
9,197,556
+1,491,341
+19% +$32.6M
USFD icon
279
US Foods
USFD
$17.4B
$201M 0.07%
6,022,419
+259,807
+5% +$8.65M
AEL
280
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$200M 0.07%
7,246,887
-227,299
-3% -$6.29M
BECN
281
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$200M 0.07%
4,983,567
-232,660
-4% -$9.35M
UBSI icon
282
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.38B
$200M 0.07%
6,178,478
+14,528
+0.2% +$471K
MRVL icon
283
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$55.7B
$199M 0.07%
4,196,336
+21,679
+0.5% +$1.03M
FLEX icon
284
Flex
FLEX
$20.1B
$198M 0.07%
10,987,283
-353,754
-3% -$6.36M
VMC icon
285
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.6B
$197M 0.07%
1,328,546
+20,953
+2% +$3.11M
BMCH
286
DELISTED
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc
BMCH
$197M 0.07%
3,660,710
-54,108
-1% -$2.9M
ONB icon
287
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$8.88B
$196M 0.07%
11,827,427
-430,287
-4% -$7.13M
BDX icon
288
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$53.9B
$195M 0.07%
780,265
+35,614
+5% +$8.91M
LUMN icon
289
Lumen
LUMN
$4.92B
$195M 0.07%
19,980,330
+524,443
+3% +$5.11M
UAL icon
290
United Airlines
UAL
$33.9B
$195M 0.07%
4,502,549
-68,174
-1% -$2.95M
NSIT icon
291
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.01B
$195M 0.07%
2,556,994
-59,812
-2% -$4.55M
PPG icon
292
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.7B
$194M 0.07%
1,346,059
+9,957
+0.7% +$1.44M
PPBI icon
293
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$2.38B
$194M 0.07%
6,191,543
-155,800
-2% -$4.88M
CNXC icon
294
Concentrix
CNXC
$3.26B
$194M 0.07%
+1,965,264
New +$194M
WSC icon
295
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings
WSC
$4.33B
$193M 0.07%
8,351,328
-221,334
-3% -$5.13M
CBRE icon
296
CBRE Group
CBRE
$47.5B
$193M 0.07%
3,082,986
-3,634
-0.1% -$228K
IRDM icon
297
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$2.63B
$193M 0.07%
4,905,775
-247,578
-5% -$9.74M
KSS icon
298
Kohl's
KSS
$1.81B
$193M 0.07%
4,738,602
-146,579
-3% -$5.96M
STL
299
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$192M 0.07%
10,654,140
-67,868
-0.6% -$1.22M
WRK
300
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$192M 0.07%
4,400,499
-74,176
-2% -$3.23M