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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
+$240B
Cap. Flow
+$3.9B
Cap. Flow %
1.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
90
Increased
2,000
Reduced
983
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.07%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WRK
301
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$167M 0.07%
2,599,418
+1,156
+0% +$74.2K
DLTR icon
302
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$23.1B
$167M 0.07%
1,756,896
+14,378
+0.8% +$1.36M
ATVI
303
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$167M 0.07%
2,469,093
-7,915
-0.3% -$534K
J icon
304
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.3B
$166M 0.07%
2,806,220
-158,028
-5% -$9.35M
TRMK icon
305
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.4B
$165M 0.07%
5,305,474
+58,159
+1% +$1.81M
SAFM
306
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$165M 0.07%
1,387,606
-22,334
-2% -$2.66M
BCS icon
307
Barclays
BCS
$68B
$165M 0.07%
13,960,324
+719,751
+5% +$8.51M
CELG
308
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$164M 0.07%
1,843,305
-3,622
-0.2% -$323K
DOC icon
309
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.4B
$164M 0.07%
7,077,969
+192,367
+3% +$4.47M
SANM icon
310
Sanmina
SANM
$6.22B
$164M 0.07%
6,254,341
-73,283
-1% -$1.92M
ILG
311
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$163M 0.07%
5,251,257
-464,024
-8% -$14.4M
RSPP
312
DELISTED
RSP Permian, Inc.
RSPP
$163M 0.07%
3,482,243
+242,258
+7% +$11.4M
IBN icon
313
ICICI Bank
IBN
$112B
$163M 0.07%
18,399,609
-1,677,424
-8% -$14.8M
NCLH icon
314
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$11B
$163M 0.07%
3,073,924
+57,229
+2% +$3.03M
APC
315
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$162M 0.07%
2,684,548
+90,666
+3% +$5.48M
FMBI
316
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$161M 0.07%
6,550,516
+165,246
+3% +$4.06M
MINI
317
DELISTED
Mobile Mini Inc
MINI
$160M 0.07%
3,689,338
-29,808
-0.8% -$1.3M
JCI icon
318
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.1B
$160M 0.07%
4,543,822
+861,634
+23% +$30.4M
SNP
319
DELISTED
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION ADS (REP 100 ORDINARY H SHARES)
SNP
$159M 0.07%
1,802,522
-10,442
-0.6% -$924K
TMHC icon
320
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$6.59B
$159M 0.07%
6,847,993
+1,415,180
+26% +$32.9M
LNC icon
321
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.98B
$159M 0.07%
2,180,515
-18,066
-0.8% -$1.32M
MAA icon
322
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$16.7B
$159M 0.07%
1,743,118
+57,791
+3% +$5.27M
ACHC icon
323
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.13B
$158M 0.07%
4,031,525
+1,178,151
+41% +$46.2M
AVNS icon
324
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$555M
$158M 0.07%
3,421,297
+40,934
+1% +$1.89M
GDOT icon
325
Green Dot
GDOT
$782M
$158M 0.07%
2,455,835
-109,371
-4% -$7.02M