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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
+$257B
Cap. Flow
-$149M
Cap. Flow %
-0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,700
Reduced
1,395
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.34%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AMKR icon
326
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$5.88B
$167M 0.06%
18,342,117
+32,071
+0.2% +$292K
ON icon
327
ON Semiconductor
ON
$19.5B
$166M 0.06%
8,660,349
+267,928
+3% +$5.15M
VSH icon
328
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$2.03B
$166M 0.06%
9,803,417
-15,530
-0.2% -$263K
FNB icon
329
FNB Corp
FNB
$5.92B
$166M 0.06%
14,385,882
+727,238
+5% +$8.39M
ORI icon
330
Old Republic International
ORI
$10B
$166M 0.06%
7,030,639
+325,904
+5% +$7.68M
RGA icon
331
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$13B
$166M 0.06%
1,035,673
-58,176
-5% -$9.3M
HTZ
332
DELISTED
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
HTZ
$165M 0.06%
11,941,353
+4,839,207
+68% +$67M
PRGO icon
333
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.21B
$165M 0.06%
2,949,551
+250,825
+9% +$14M
UNM icon
334
Unum
UNM
$12.4B
$165M 0.06%
5,544,654
+225,434
+4% +$6.7M
COHR icon
335
Coherent
COHR
$13.8B
$164M 0.06%
4,667,511
+2,036,104
+77% +$71.7M
LEA icon
336
Lear
LEA
$5.77B
$164M 0.06%
1,391,604
+133,213
+11% +$15.7M
ITW icon
337
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$76.2B
$164M 0.06%
1,048,236
+57,100
+6% +$8.94M
NSIT icon
338
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.95B
$163M 0.06%
2,925,494
+8,730
+0.3% +$486K
BECN
339
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$161M 0.06%
4,816,057
+151,187
+3% +$5.07M
B
340
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$161M 0.06%
3,131,664
-11,550
-0.4% -$595K
AXE
341
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$161M 0.06%
2,334,986
+27,141
+1% +$1.88M
MRO
342
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$161M 0.06%
13,123,514
-48,157
-0.4% -$591K
CNC icon
343
Centene
CNC
$14.8B
$161M 0.06%
3,720,456
+13,643
+0.4% +$590K
HWC icon
344
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.28B
$161M 0.06%
4,197,578
+405,725
+11% +$15.5M
BIIB icon
345
Biogen
BIIB
$20.8B
$160M 0.06%
688,022
+10,697
+2% +$2.49M
CPT icon
346
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.7B
$160M 0.06%
1,440,744
+9,605
+0.7% +$1.07M
HES
347
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$159M 0.06%
2,632,843
+37,362
+1% +$2.26M
SEB icon
348
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$3.85B
$159M 0.06%
36,378
-870
-2% -$3.81M
UMPQ
349
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$159M 0.06%
9,658,508
+361,554
+4% +$5.95M
TRMK icon
350
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.42B
$159M 0.06%
4,659,676
-43,359
-0.9% -$1.48M