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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$274B
Cap. Flow
-$3.37B
Cap. Flow %
-1.23%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,292
Reduced
1,826
Closed
86

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BG icon
301
Bunge Global
BG
$16.8B
$189M 0.07%
3,287,690
+121,527
+4% +$6.99M
UFS
302
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$189M 0.07%
4,932,025
-335,193
-6% -$12.8M
HTZ
303
DELISTED
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
HTZ
$188M 0.07%
11,945,587
+4,234
+0% +$66.7K
HWC icon
304
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.33B
$188M 0.07%
4,283,042
+85,464
+2% +$3.75M
KBR icon
305
KBR
KBR
$6.5B
$188M 0.07%
6,150,457
-257,949
-4% -$7.87M
FNB icon
306
FNB Corp
FNB
$5.99B
$187M 0.07%
14,757,143
+371,261
+3% +$4.71M
EMN icon
307
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8.08B
$187M 0.07%
2,360,762
-9,252
-0.4% -$733K
PLXS icon
308
Plexus
PLXS
$3.7B
$186M 0.07%
2,421,504
-68,106
-3% -$5.24M
SJM icon
309
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$11.8B
$186M 0.07%
1,786,071
-17,968
-1% -$1.87M
MHK icon
310
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.24B
$186M 0.07%
1,362,199
-101,307
-7% -$13.8M
APA icon
311
APA Corp
APA
$8.31B
$185M 0.07%
7,229,725
+596,331
+9% +$15.3M
UHS icon
312
Universal Health Services
UHS
$11.6B
$183M 0.07%
1,275,229
-7,650
-0.6% -$1.1M
VMC icon
313
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.5B
$183M 0.07%
1,268,712
+3,611
+0.3% +$520K
ELS icon
314
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$11.7B
$183M 0.07%
2,593,754
+1,300,015
+100% +$91.5M
CRM icon
315
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
$183M 0.07%
1,122,122
-11,914
-1% -$1.94M
ALK icon
316
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.24B
$182M 0.07%
2,686,644
-75,861
-3% -$5.14M
MRO
317
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$181M 0.07%
13,304,163
+180,649
+1% +$2.45M
WHR icon
318
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.21B
$180M 0.07%
1,223,052
+54,428
+5% +$8.03M
MGA icon
319
Magna International
MGA
$12.9B
$180M 0.07%
3,288,776
+106,223
+3% +$5.83M
WERN icon
320
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$1.73B
$180M 0.07%
4,947,143
-196,587
-4% -$7.15M
DLTR icon
321
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$22.8B
$180M 0.07%
1,913,287
-106,903
-5% -$10.1M
KB icon
322
KB Financial Group
KB
$28.6B
$179M 0.07%
4,332,039
-114,513
-3% -$4.74M
SF icon
323
Stifel
SF
$11.8B
$179M 0.07%
2,945,984
-121,215
-4% -$7.35M
VOYA icon
324
Voya Financial
VOYA
$7.24B
$178M 0.07%
2,924,252
+39,282
+1% +$2.4M
PB icon
325
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$6.57B
$178M 0.06%
2,472,804
+664,357
+37% +$47.8M