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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$236B
Cap. Flow
+$112M
Cap. Flow %
0.05%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,256
Reduced
1,780
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.16%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ALB icon
301
Albemarle
ALB
$9.36B
$153M 0.07%
1,716,417
-58,418
-3% -$5.21M
TXT icon
302
Textron
TXT
$14.2B
$153M 0.06%
4,231,403
+129,577
+3% +$4.68M
NXST icon
303
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.15B
$153M 0.06%
1,697,728
+105,014
+7% +$9.44M
TCF
304
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$152M 0.06%
6,522,764
+8,051
+0.1% +$188K
MGA icon
305
Magna International
MGA
$12.8B
$152M 0.06%
3,326,778
-16,867
-0.5% -$772K
PFG icon
306
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.8B
$152M 0.06%
3,775,758
+74,914
+2% +$3.02M
CNQ icon
307
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$66.6B
$152M 0.06%
9,467,675
+287,568
+3% +$4.6M
OSK icon
308
Oshkosh
OSK
$8.82B
$150M 0.06%
2,046,199
+37,237
+2% +$2.74M
AU icon
309
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$29.3B
$150M 0.06%
5,693,214
-780,261
-12% -$20.6M
QDEL icon
310
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$1.92B
$150M 0.06%
684,424
-39,986
-6% -$8.77M
ASML icon
311
ASML
ASML
$285B
$150M 0.06%
406,256
+15,956
+4% +$5.89M
GIS icon
312
General Mills
GIS
$26.4B
$150M 0.06%
2,430,355
+270,379
+13% +$16.7M
KMPR icon
313
Kemper
KMPR
$3.41B
$150M 0.06%
2,240,045
-279,247
-11% -$18.7M
IQV icon
314
IQVIA
IQV
$31.2B
$149M 0.06%
948,062
+15,806
+2% +$2.49M
OZK icon
315
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.9B
$149M 0.06%
7,007,400
+174,339
+3% +$3.72M
ODFL icon
316
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$31.5B
$149M 0.06%
824,529
-80,883
-9% -$14.6M
EWT icon
317
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$6.03B
$149M 0.06%
3,310,951
-191,256
-5% -$8.59M
WLK icon
318
Westlake Corp
WLK
$11.1B
$148M 0.06%
2,343,385
+69,516
+3% +$4.39M
NSIT icon
319
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.01B
$148M 0.06%
2,616,806
-85,212
-3% -$4.82M
ICE icon
320
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$100B
$148M 0.06%
1,477,522
+36,616
+3% +$3.66M
SF icon
321
Stifel
SF
$11.7B
$148M 0.06%
2,923,302
-4,745
-0.2% -$240K
STMP
322
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
$148M 0.06%
613,360
-192
-0% -$46.3K
GE icon
323
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
$148M 0.06%
23,699,883
+571,041
+2% +$3.56M
BPOP icon
324
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.47B
$147M 0.06%
4,066,303
+27,491
+0.7% +$997K
RCL icon
325
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$96.2B
$147M 0.06%
2,273,645
-409,135
-15% -$26.5M