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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$277B
Cap. Flow
-$3.48B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
83
Increased
1,313
Reduced
1,786
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.32%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HBAN icon
301
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$25.7B
$191M 0.07%
15,157,963
+105,895
+0.7% +$1.34M
VIPS icon
302
Vipshop
VIPS
$8.36B
$191M 0.07%
6,809,348
+686,634
+11% +$19.3M
WLK icon
303
Westlake Corp
WLK
$10.9B
$191M 0.07%
2,344,834
+1,449
+0.1% +$118K
GPI icon
304
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$6.09B
$191M 0.07%
1,458,354
-13,619
-0.9% -$1.79M
UFPI icon
305
UFP Industries
UFPI
$5.76B
$190M 0.07%
3,428,745
-184,831
-5% -$10.3M
JBL icon
306
Jabil
JBL
$21.8B
$190M 0.07%
4,476,583
-200,339
-4% -$8.52M
PFG icon
307
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.9B
$188M 0.07%
3,798,413
+22,655
+0.6% +$1.12M
NXST icon
308
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.24B
$188M 0.07%
1,721,590
+23,862
+1% +$2.61M
UDR icon
309
UDR
UDR
$12.7B
$186M 0.07%
4,843,213
+44,725
+0.9% +$1.72M
MLM icon
310
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$36.9B
$186M 0.07%
653,520
+2,402
+0.4% +$682K
MMC icon
311
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$101B
$185M 0.07%
1,583,919
+84,088
+6% +$9.84M
UHS icon
312
Universal Health Services
UHS
$11.6B
$185M 0.07%
1,347,600
+24,289
+2% +$3.34M
SSB icon
313
SouthState
SSB
$10.3B
$184M 0.07%
2,551,329
-268,985
-10% -$19.4M
NOC icon
314
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$83.2B
$184M 0.07%
604,404
-1,122
-0.2% -$342K
AA icon
315
Alcoa
AA
$8.05B
$184M 0.07%
7,987,163
+173,499
+2% +$4M
VSH icon
316
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$2.03B
$183M 0.07%
8,821,763
-127,851
-1% -$2.65M
PXD
317
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$183M 0.07%
1,603,825
+14,972
+0.9% +$1.71M
LDOS icon
318
Leidos
LDOS
$22.8B
$182M 0.07%
1,735,295
+16,578
+1% +$1.74M
OTIS icon
319
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$33.6B
$182M 0.07%
2,699,744
-1,223
-0% -$82.6K
CL icon
320
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$67.7B
$182M 0.07%
2,132,527
-47,506
-2% -$4.06M
OC icon
321
Owens Corning
OC
$12.4B
$182M 0.07%
2,401,338
-455,543
-16% -$34.5M
MCO icon
322
Moody's
MCO
$89B
$181M 0.07%
624,700
+4,865
+0.8% +$1.41M
OMF icon
323
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.37B
$181M 0.07%
3,755,233
-113,923
-3% -$5.49M
ADSK icon
324
Autodesk
ADSK
$67.9B
$180M 0.07%
590,209
+125,415
+27% +$38.3M
MIC
325
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
$180M 0.06%
4,783,404
+4,701
+0.1% +$177K