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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
+$257B
Cap. Flow
-$149M
Cap. Flow %
-0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,700
Reduced
1,395
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.34%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SC
301
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$174M 0.07%
6,822,274
-178,301
-3% -$4.55M
FCX icon
302
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$66.3B
$174M 0.07%
18,171,765
+469,992
+3% +$4.5M
ELS icon
303
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$11.7B
$173M 0.07%
1,293,739
+11,188
+0.9% +$1.49M
AGO icon
304
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.89B
$173M 0.07%
3,880,997
+49,421
+1% +$2.2M
FBC
305
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
$172M 0.07%
4,614,065
+13,057
+0.3% +$488K
CMC icon
306
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.36B
$172M 0.07%
9,908,969
+547
+0% +$9.51K
GNTX icon
307
Gentex
GNTX
$6.07B
$172M 0.07%
6,251,845
-61,909
-1% -$1.7M
GWR
308
DELISTED
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
GWR
$172M 0.07%
1,557,252
-22,039
-1% -$2.44M
WCC icon
309
WESCO International
WCC
$10.6B
$172M 0.07%
3,594,871
-275,302
-7% -$13.2M
BDX icon
310
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$54.3B
$172M 0.07%
678,327
+11,806
+2% +$2.99M
NFLX icon
311
Netflix
NFLX
$521B
$171M 0.07%
640,073
-8,268
-1% -$2.21M
MLM icon
312
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$36.9B
$171M 0.07%
622,958
-3,478
-0.6% -$953K
STLD icon
313
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.1B
$170M 0.07%
5,719,227
+200,839
+4% +$5.98M
NCLH icon
314
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$11.5B
$170M 0.07%
3,284,114
-1,150
-0% -$59.5K
IBN icon
315
ICICI Bank
IBN
$113B
$170M 0.07%
13,941,214
-331,869
-2% -$4.04M
APA icon
316
APA Corp
APA
$8.11B
$170M 0.07%
6,633,394
+980,797
+17% +$25.1M
MGA icon
317
Magna International
MGA
$12.7B
$170M 0.07%
3,182,553
+314,853
+11% +$16.8M
ITGR icon
318
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.71B
$169M 0.07%
2,235,128
-42,242
-2% -$3.19M
LEN icon
319
Lennar Class A
LEN
$34.7B
$169M 0.07%
3,023,256
-10,753
-0.4% -$600K
ZION icon
320
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$8.48B
$169M 0.07%
3,785,194
+634,571
+20% +$28.3M
CRM icon
321
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
$168M 0.07%
1,134,036
+190,810
+20% +$28.3M
SAFM
322
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$168M 0.07%
1,112,003
-212,020
-16% -$32.1M
BBY icon
323
Best Buy
BBY
$15.8B
$168M 0.07%
2,436,487
+23,501
+1% +$1.62M
AVT icon
324
Avnet
AVT
$4.38B
$168M 0.07%
3,770,782
-198,885
-5% -$8.85M
VNO icon
325
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.55B
$167M 0.07%
2,626,460
+9,637
+0.4% +$614K