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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$258B
Cap. Flow
+$421M
Cap. Flow %
0.16%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,930
Reduced
1,177
Closed
62

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.39%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DRE
301
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$173M 0.07%
5,479,093
+6,704
+0.1% +$212K
ABM icon
302
ABM Industries
ABM
$3.03B
$173M 0.07%
4,320,132
-61,798
-1% -$2.47M
TOL icon
303
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.6B
$172M 0.07%
4,695,368
-37,575
-0.8% -$1.38M
DVA icon
304
DaVita
DVA
$9.72B
$172M 0.07%
3,051,313
+405,536
+15% +$22.8M
BECN
305
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$171M 0.07%
4,664,870
+202,056
+5% +$7.42M
RGA icon
306
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$13B
$171M 0.07%
1,093,849
-33,337
-3% -$5.2M
AIZ icon
307
Assurant
AIZ
$10.8B
$171M 0.07%
1,604,215
-336,447
-17% -$35.8M
NSIT icon
308
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.95B
$170M 0.07%
2,916,764
-22,285
-0.8% -$1.3M
MDC
309
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$170M 0.07%
5,177,592
+57,249
+1% +$1.88M
ON icon
310
ON Semiconductor
ON
$19.5B
$170M 0.07%
8,392,421
+526,554
+7% +$10.6M
UHS icon
311
Universal Health Services
UHS
$11.6B
$170M 0.07%
1,300,563
-3,191
-0.2% -$416K
PBCT
312
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$169M 0.07%
10,101,476
+191,388
+2% +$3.21M
JBL icon
313
Jabil
JBL
$21.8B
$169M 0.07%
5,360,648
-200,465
-4% -$6.33M
AUB icon
314
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.07B
$169M 0.07%
4,788,319
+44,353
+0.9% +$1.57M
SUI icon
315
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.7B
$169M 0.07%
1,318,556
+66,839
+5% +$8.57M
BBY icon
316
Best Buy
BBY
$15.8B
$168M 0.07%
2,412,986
+17,833
+0.7% +$1.24M
BDX icon
317
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$54.3B
$168M 0.07%
666,521
+99,688
+18% +$25.1M
VNO icon
318
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.55B
$168M 0.07%
2,616,823
+16,125
+0.6% +$1.03M
SC
319
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$168M 0.07%
7,000,575
+143,342
+2% +$3.43M
MTH icon
320
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.46B
$168M 0.07%
3,266,046
-5,304
-0.2% -$272K
OII icon
321
Oceaneering
OII
$2.37B
$167M 0.07%
8,212,735
+43,721
+0.5% +$891K
PGR icon
322
Progressive
PGR
$145B
$167M 0.07%
2,094,010
-156,853
-7% -$12.5M
STLD icon
323
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.1B
$167M 0.06%
5,518,388
+537,945
+11% +$16.2M
BBD icon
324
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$31.9B
$167M 0.06%
16,969,763
+2,671,426
+19% -$1.85M
L icon
325
Loews
L
$20.1B
$166M 0.06%
3,041,990
-1,609
-0.1% -$88K