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
-2.48%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$141B
AUM Growth
+$141B
Cap. Flow
+$2.98B
Cap. Flow %
2.11%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.91%
Holding
3,625
New
34
Increased
1,928
Reduced
1,256
Closed
82

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$202M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
$140M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
$127M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
$86.6M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$75.9M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.75%
3 Energy 11.68%
4 Technology 10.9%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MHK icon
326
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.16B
$93.5M 0.07%
693,497
-35,781
-5% -$4.82M
ETFC
327
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$93.2M 0.07%
4,127,509
-441,012
-10% -$9.96M
KND
328
DELISTED
Kindred Healthcare
KND
$93.2M 0.07%
4,802,616
+148,237
+3% +$2.88M
BKS
329
DELISTED
Barnes & Noble
BKS
$92.2M 0.07%
4,669,799
+320,836
+7% +$6.33M
CB icon
330
Chubb
CB
$110B
$92.1M 0.07%
878,285
-23,413
-3% -$2.46M
B
331
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
$46.1B
$92M 0.07%
6,272,811
+374,833
+6% +$5.5M
MWA icon
332
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$4.13B
$91.6M 0.06%
11,068,259
+38,494
+0.3% +$319K
TSM icon
333
TSMC
TSM
$1.19T
$91.6M 0.06%
4,540,339
+1,457,753
+47% +$29.4M
KS
334
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
$91.2M 0.06%
3,261,921
-294,194
-8% -$8.23M
OLN icon
335
Olin
OLN
$2.71B
$90.6M 0.06%
3,586,500
+369,548
+11% +$9.33M
UGI icon
336
UGI
UGI
$7.36B
$90.2M 0.06%
2,644,738
+892,576
+51% +$30.4M
ANF icon
337
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.39B
$90.1M 0.06%
2,479,817
+532,899
+27% +$19.4M
PLCM
338
DELISTED
POLYCOM INC
PLCM
$90M 0.06%
7,324,300
-67,451
-0.9% -$829K
FITB icon
339
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$89.9M 0.06%
4,490,008
+815,964
+22% +$16.3M
HOLX icon
340
Hologic
HOLX
$14.8B
$89.8M 0.06%
3,691,932
+46,389
+1% +$1.13M
PAC icon
341
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
PAC
$12.2B
$89.7M 0.06%
1,329,791
+5,193
+0.4% +$350K
MEI icon
342
Methode Electronics
MEI
$274M
$89.6M 0.06%
2,429,010
-195,929
-7% -$7.22M
PWR icon
343
Quanta Services
PWR
$55.8B
$88.5M 0.06%
2,437,580
-205,070
-8% -$7.44M
PFG icon
344
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.9B
$88.1M 0.06%
1,679,594
+52,415
+3% +$2.75M
GK
345
DELISTED
G&K Services Inc
GK
$88.1M 0.06%
1,589,999
+25
+0% +$1.38K
OC icon
346
Owens Corning
OC
$12.5B
$88M 0.06%
2,770,788
+6,696
+0.2% +$213K
HON icon
347
Honeywell
HON
$137B
$87.8M 0.06%
942,623
+56,099
+6% +$5.22M
BMY icon
348
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$98.5B
$87.7M 0.06%
1,713,965
+24
+0% +$1.23K
RKT
349
DELISTED
ROCK-TENN COMPANY CL-A
RKT
$87.7M 0.06%
1,843,666
+973,403
+112% +$46.3M
AF
350
DELISTED
Astoria Financial Corporation
AF
$87.4M 0.06%
7,050,843
+306,289
+5% +$3.79M