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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$134B
Cap. Flow
+$4.32B
Cap. Flow %
3.22%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
103
Increased
2,078
Reduced
939
Closed
48

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.97%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AF
326
DELISTED
Astoria Financial Corporation
AF
$89.7M 0.07%
6,487,826
+271,934
+4% +$3.76M
ITGR icon
327
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.71B
$89.4M 0.07%
1,947,833
-70,539
-3% -$3.24M
FULT icon
328
Fulton Financial
FULT
$3.54B
$88.7M 0.07%
7,053,747
+809,889
+13% +$10.2M
ABEV icon
329
Ambev
ABEV
$33.5B
$88.5M 0.07%
11,936,811
+1,575,873
+15% +$11.7M
ISIL
330
DELISTED
Intersil Corp
ISIL
$88.5M 0.07%
6,847,727
+463,815
+7% +$5.99M
SCHL icon
331
Scholastic
SCHL
$629M
$88.3M 0.07%
2,562,316
-10,601
-0.4% -$366K
CFN
332
DELISTED
CAREFUSION CORPORATION
CFN
$88.2M 0.07%
2,192,452
-146
-0% -$5.87K
HRI icon
333
Herc Holdings
HRI
$4.2B
$88.1M 0.07%
3,307,827
+771,269
+30% +$20.5M
FWONA icon
334
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$22.5B
$87.8M 0.07%
672,085
+41,909
+7% +$5.48M
META icon
335
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.85T
$87.8M 0.07%
1,456,334
+85,406
+6% +$5.15M
UFS
336
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$87.7M 0.07%
781,482
-4,227
-0.5% -$474K
FRT icon
337
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.63B
$87.6M 0.07%
763,634
+41,923
+6% +$4.81M
RKT
338
DELISTED
ROCK-TENN COMPANY CL-A
RKT
$86.8M 0.06%
822,387
+18,522
+2% +$1.96M
SYA
339
DELISTED
SYMETRA FINANCIAL CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
SYA
$86.8M 0.06%
4,377,105
+368,004
+9% +$7.29M
AIR icon
340
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.72B
$86.2M 0.06%
3,323,527
-38,314
-1% -$994K
PARA
341
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$86M 0.06%
1,391,889
-2,344
-0.2% -$145K
JNPR
342
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$85.7M 0.06%
3,328,747
+48,395
+1% +$1.25M
PNFP icon
343
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.56B
$85.6M 0.06%
2,282,475
-129,365
-5% -$4.85M
CAT icon
344
Caterpillar
CAT
$194B
$85.2M 0.06%
857,293
+193,635
+29% +$19.2M
KSS icon
345
Kohl's
KSS
$1.78B
$84.8M 0.06%
1,493,513
+263,047
+21% +$14.9M
ORI icon
346
Old Republic International
ORI
$10B
$84.7M 0.06%
5,165,931
+9,512
+0.2% +$156K
BLK icon
347
Blackrock
BLK
$170B
$84.3M 0.06%
268,245
-269
-0.1% -$84.6K
CONN
348
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
$84.3M 0.06%
2,168,709
-29,154
-1% -$1.13M
MEI icon
349
Methode Electronics
MEI
$269M
$83.9M 0.06%
2,736,808
+44,889
+2% +$1.38M
MW
350
DELISTED
THE MENS WAREHOUSE INC
MW
$83.6M 0.06%
1,707,059
+51,400
+3% +$2.52M