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
ZTS icon
301
Zoetis
ZTS
$67.6B
$94.7M 0.07%
3,273,665
-66,671
-2% -$1.93M
CENX icon
302
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.07B
$94.6M 0.07%
7,159,788
-49,971
-0.7% -$660K
PL
303
DELISTED
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP
PL
$94.5M 0.07%
1,797,509
-342,470
-16% -$18M
BGC
304
DELISTED
General Cable Corporation
BGC
$94.4M 0.07%
3,687,674
+72,497
+2% +$1.86M
VMC icon
305
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.1B
$94.3M 0.07%
1,418,931
-26,278
-2% -$1.75M
BEL
306
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$94.2M 0.07%
6,536,087
+79,146
+1% +$1.14M
SANM icon
307
Sanmina
SANM
$6.21B
$94M 0.07%
5,383,959
+424,612
+9% +$7.41M
AWH
308
DELISTED
Allied World Assurance Co Hld Lt
AWH
$93.9M 0.07%
909,675
-10,716
-1% -$1.11M
EPL
309
DELISTED
EPL OIL & GAS, INC COMMON STK
EPL
$93.5M 0.07%
2,422,064
+53,036
+2% +$2.05M
PLCM
310
DELISTED
POLYCOM INC
PLCM
$93.2M 0.07%
6,796,313
+1,555,677
+30% +$21.3M
PFS icon
311
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$2.59B
$93.1M 0.07%
5,066,530
-11,912
-0.2% -$219K
EG icon
312
Everest Group
EG
$14.6B
$93M 0.07%
607,919
+72,027
+13% +$11M
LOW icon
313
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$146B
$93M 0.07%
1,901,754
+91,705
+5% +$4.48M
CB icon
314
Chubb
CB
$111B
$92.9M 0.07%
938,552
+124,952
+15% +$12.4M
MO icon
315
Altria Group
MO
$112B
$92.8M 0.07%
2,479,259
+283,696
+13% +$10.6M
MRVL icon
316
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$53.7B
$92.7M 0.07%
5,887,964
+196,677
+3% +$3.1M
PWR icon
317
Quanta Services
PWR
$55.8B
$92.4M 0.07%
2,503,825
+122,407
+5% +$4.52M
CRK icon
318
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.63B
$92.1M 0.07%
4,031,117
-27,371
-0.7% -$626K
NUE icon
319
Nucor
NUE
$33.3B
$91.7M 0.07%
1,813,985
+69,209
+4% +$3.5M
JNS
320
DELISTED
Janus Capital Group Inc
JNS
$91.6M 0.07%
8,427,043
-70,551
-0.8% -$767K
CAB
321
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
$91.5M 0.07%
1,397,192
-627,290
-31% -$41.1M
UFPI icon
322
UFP Industries
UFPI
$5.76B
$91.4M 0.07%
1,651,210
-38,865
-2% -$2.15M
B
323
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
$46.3B
$91.3M 0.07%
5,122,479
+1,136,057
+28% +$20.3M
GFI icon
324
Gold Fields
GFI
$31.3B
$90.4M 0.07%
24,478,798
+880,527
+4% +$3.25M
OMG
325
DELISTED
OM GROUP INC.
OMG
$89.8M 0.07%
2,704,639
-83,833
-3% -$2.78M