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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$160B
Cap. Flow
+$3.85B
Cap. Flow %
2.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,027
Reduced
957
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.19%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ZION icon
301
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$8.48B
$112M 0.07%
4,084,867
+91,850
+2% +$2.51M
EME icon
302
Emcor
EME
$28.1B
$112M 0.07%
2,321,158
+112,931
+5% +$5.43M
LM
303
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
$111M 0.07%
2,836,913
-21,007
-0.7% -$824K
DHI icon
304
D.R. Horton
DHI
$51.3B
$111M 0.07%
3,461,124
+139,105
+4% +$4.46M
FMBI
305
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$111M 0.07%
6,001,619
+359,260
+6% +$6.62M
LMT icon
306
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$105B
$110M 0.07%
505,402
+29,773
+6% +$6.47M
SNV icon
307
Synovus
SNV
$7.14B
$109M 0.07%
3,375,111
-49,770
-1% -$1.61M
TFCFA
308
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$109M 0.07%
4,008,080
+88,414
+2% +$2.4M
UVV icon
309
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.37B
$109M 0.07%
1,940,016
MOH icon
310
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$9.6B
$108M 0.07%
1,803,884
+153,252
+9% +$9.22M
PHM icon
311
Pultegroup
PHM
$26.3B
$108M 0.07%
6,063,132
+1,028,661
+20% +$18.3M
CAR icon
312
Avis
CAR
$5.53B
$108M 0.07%
2,973,464
+5,777
+0.2% +$210K
PNFP icon
313
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.56B
$108M 0.07%
2,098,343
-29,520
-1% -$1.52M
MU icon
314
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$108M 0.07%
7,609,170
+16,953
+0.2% +$240K
BBY icon
315
Best Buy
BBY
$15.8B
$107M 0.07%
3,528,553
+129,432
+4% +$3.94M
ITGR icon
316
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.71B
$107M 0.07%
2,240,823
+10,969
+0.5% +$525K
AGCO icon
317
AGCO
AGCO
$8.05B
$107M 0.07%
2,361,001
+109,264
+5% +$4.96M
GPK icon
318
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.19B
$107M 0.07%
8,332,161
-1,812,366
-18% -$23.3M
WRB icon
319
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$27.4B
$107M 0.07%
6,571,560
+249,351
+4% +$4.05M
MINI
320
DELISTED
Mobile Mini Inc
MINI
$107M 0.07%
3,421,375
+144,651
+4% +$4.5M
SCHL icon
321
Scholastic
SCHL
$629M
$106M 0.07%
2,756,413
+62,654
+2% +$2.42M
LVLT
322
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$106M 0.07%
1,955,221
+220,807
+13% +$12M
BECN
323
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$106M 0.07%
2,576,809
+190,890
+8% +$7.86M
OA
324
DELISTED
Orbital ATK, Inc.
OA
$106M 0.07%
1,187,634
-117,361
-9% -$10.5M
J icon
325
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.1B
$106M 0.07%
3,056,187
+447,249
+17% +$15.5M