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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$158B
Cap. Flow
+$4.47B
Cap. Flow %
2.82%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,073
Reduced
878
Closed
236

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VMC icon
301
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.6B
$113M 0.07%
1,343,864
+25,184
+2% +$2.12M
PNR icon
302
Pentair
PNR
$17.4B
$113M 0.07%
1,796,465
+321,906
+22% +$20.2M
BHE icon
303
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$1.44B
$112M 0.07%
4,678,553
-5,794
-0.1% -$139K
KRFT
304
DELISTED
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
$112M 0.07%
1,289,139
+30,680
+2% +$2.67M
SBUX icon
305
Starbucks
SBUX
$102B
$111M 0.07%
1,176,050
+81,221
+7% +$7.69M
WOOF
306
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
$111M 0.07%
2,031,435
-27,259
-1% -$1.49M
DLR icon
307
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$55.6B
$111M 0.07%
1,677,576
+12,029
+0.7% +$793K
CF icon
308
CF Industries
CF
$14.2B
$111M 0.07%
389,971
+6,187
+2% +$1.76M
PACW
309
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$111M 0.07%
2,357,525
-410,189
-15% -$19.2M
KS
310
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
$110M 0.07%
3,351,744
-26,089
-0.8% -$857K
ABEV icon
311
Ambev
ABEV
$34.1B
$110M 0.07%
19,051,573
+1,283,956
+7% +$7.4M
SHLM
312
DELISTED
Schulman (A.) Inc
SHLM
$109M 0.07%
2,269,468
+8,021
+0.4% +$387K
WNR
313
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
$109M 0.07%
2,208,503
-664,726
-23% -$32.8M
MOH icon
314
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$9.93B
$109M 0.07%
1,617,467
-6,615
-0.4% -$445K
ZION icon
315
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$8.46B
$109M 0.07%
4,028,404
+69,066
+2% +$1.86M
UPS icon
316
United Parcel Service
UPS
$72.2B
$109M 0.07%
1,121,852
+48,008
+4% +$4.65M
RS icon
317
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.3B
$109M 0.07%
1,779,331
-3,269
-0.2% -$200K
CKH
318
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
$109M 0.07%
1,557,696
+60
+0% +$4.18K
DY icon
319
Dycom Industries
DY
$7.1B
$108M 0.07%
2,215,817
+88,816
+4% +$4.34M
CA
320
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
$108M 0.07%
3,315,672
+1,173,636
+55% +$38.3M
MWA icon
321
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$4.12B
$108M 0.07%
10,952,767
-47,685
-0.4% -$470K
SCHL icon
322
Scholastic
SCHL
$635M
$108M 0.07%
2,626,934
-13,431
-0.5% -$550K
SSP icon
323
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$254M
$107M 0.07%
3,762,693
+54,962
+1% +$1.56M
SCI icon
324
Service Corp International
SCI
$10.9B
$107M 0.07%
4,100,268
+468,431
+13% +$12.2M
ETFC
325
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$107M 0.07%
3,739,242
-410,744
-10% -$11.7M