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
PXD
351
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$83.6M 0.06%
446,583
-75,826
-15% -$14.2M
BKS
352
DELISTED
Barnes & Noble
BKS
$83.5M 0.06%
3,994,693
-746,977
-16% -$15.6M
OVTI
353
DELISTED
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC
OVTI
$83.3M 0.06%
4,708,039
-59,398
-1% -$1.05M
UPS icon
354
United Parcel Service
UPS
$72.3B
$83.3M 0.06%
855,744
+151,305
+21% +$14.7M
DK icon
355
Delek US
DK
$1.92B
$83.1M 0.06%
2,862,774
+396,072
+16% +$11.5M
BIIB icon
356
Biogen
BIIB
$20.8B
$82.4M 0.06%
269,214
+20,325
+8% +$6.22M
AGCO icon
357
AGCO
AGCO
$8.05B
$81.9M 0.06%
1,485,514
+201,740
+16% +$11.1M
CADE icon
358
Cadence Bank
CADE
$6.97B
$81.9M 0.06%
3,281,295
-219,480
-6% -$5.48M
NSIT icon
359
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.95B
$81.9M 0.06%
3,260,635
+36,884
+1% +$926K
TV icon
360
Televisa
TV
$1.51B
$81.7M 0.06%
2,454,753
-263,835
-10% -$8.78M
HY icon
361
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$646M
$81.4M 0.06%
835,372
-31,258
-4% -$3.05M
ANDE icon
362
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$1.39B
$81.2M 0.06%
1,370,437
+461,377
+51% +$406K
ARCB icon
363
ArcBest
ARCB
$1.65B
$80.8M 0.06%
2,185,667
+538
+0% +$19.9K
HON icon
364
Honeywell
HON
$136B
$80.5M 0.06%
868,242
+73,219
+9% +$6.79M
SWC
365
DELISTED
Stillwater Mining Co
SWC
$80.5M 0.06%
5,433,066
+536,561
+11% +$7.95M
HOLX icon
366
Hologic
HOLX
$14.7B
$80.1M 0.06%
3,728,097
-7,178
-0.2% -$154K
MDT icon
367
Medtronic
MDT
$118B
$80.1M 0.06%
1,301,639
+62,018
+5% +$3.81M
ABT icon
368
Abbott
ABT
$230B
$80.1M 0.06%
2,078,682
+37,483
+2% +$1.44M
MA icon
369
Mastercard
MA
$536B
$80M 0.06%
1,071,698
+964,798
+903% +$202K
SPWR
370
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$79.9M 0.06%
2,477,146
-202,026
-8% -$6.52M
RUSHA icon
371
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.44B
$79.8M 0.06%
2,458,433
+57,378
+2% +$1.86M
URS
372
DELISTED
URS CORP
URS
$79.7M 0.06%
1,693,588
-80,554
-5% -$3.79M
VAC icon
373
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.69B
$79.5M 0.06%
1,421,132
+170,822
+14% +$9.55M
FTR
374
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
$79M 0.06%
13,856,294
+780,192
+6% +$4.45M
ASB icon
375
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.36B
$78.8M 0.06%
4,364,915
+733,848
+20% +$13.3M