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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$258B
Cap. Flow
+$421M
Cap. Flow %
0.16%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,930
Reduced
1,177
Closed
62

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.39%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BG icon
326
Bunge Global
BG
$16.3B
$166M 0.06%
2,980,591
+307,699
+12% +$17.1M
WHR icon
327
Whirlpool
WHR
$5B
$166M 0.06%
1,166,178
-7,457
-0.6% -$1.06M
HES
328
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$165M 0.06%
2,595,481
+77,918
+3% +$4.95M
REG icon
329
Regency Centers
REG
$13.1B
$165M 0.06%
2,467,120
+120,010
+5% +$8.01M
ENOV icon
330
Enovis
ENOV
$1.75B
$165M 0.06%
5,873,293
+1,003,082
+21% +$28.1M
ARMK icon
331
Aramark
ARMK
$10.2B
$164M 0.06%
4,545,681
+713,433
+19% +$25.7M
DG icon
332
Dollar General
DG
$24.1B
$164M 0.06%
1,212,069
-89,907
-7% -$12.2M
APA icon
333
APA Corp
APA
$8.11B
$164M 0.06%
5,652,597
+27,195
+0.5% +$788K
VSH icon
334
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$2.03B
$162M 0.06%
9,818,947
-19,220
-0.2% -$318K
DOV icon
335
Dover
DOV
$24B
$162M 0.06%
1,612,991
-123,818
-7% -$12.4M
TCF
336
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$161M 0.06%
3,924,357
+290,648
+8% +$11.9M
AGO icon
337
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.89B
$161M 0.06%
3,831,576
+121,725
+3% +$5.12M
WSBC icon
338
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.13B
$161M 0.06%
4,172,354
+34,310
+0.8% +$1.32M
FNB icon
339
FNB Corp
FNB
$5.92B
$161M 0.06%
13,658,644
+1,885,315
+16% +$22.2M
LEXEA
340
DELISTED
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
LEXEA
$160M 0.06%
3,351,698
+54,754
+2% +$2.62M
WERN icon
341
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$1.7B
$160M 0.06%
5,142,146
+4,810
+0.1% +$149K
CCL icon
342
Carnival Corp
CCL
$42.5B
$160M 0.06%
3,430,466
+16,256
+0.5% +$757K
KBR icon
343
KBR
KBR
$6.44B
$160M 0.06%
6,396,122
+103,662
+2% +$2.59M
BIIB icon
344
Biogen
BIIB
$20.8B
$159M 0.06%
677,325
+35,206
+5% +$8.24M
RTN
345
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$158M 0.06%
910,207
+5,358
+0.6% +$932K
MAN icon
346
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$1.89B
$158M 0.06%
1,635,141
+12,823
+0.8% +$1.24M
GWR
347
DELISTED
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
GWR
$158M 0.06%
1,579,291
-47,742
-3% -$4.77M
MMC icon
348
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$101B
$158M 0.06%
1,582,794
+24,277
+2% +$2.42M
NTCT icon
349
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$1.78B
$157M 0.06%
6,186,646
-339,575
-5% -$8.62M
TRMK icon
350
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.42B
$156M 0.06%
4,703,035
-304,005
-6% -$10.1M