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
ELS icon
351
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$11.7B
$156M 0.06%
2,565,102
+5,898
+0.2% +$358K
MIC
352
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
$156M 0.06%
3,837,414
+470,531
+14% +$19.1M
GTLS icon
353
Chart Industries
GTLS
$8.94B
$156M 0.06%
2,023,495
-148,591
-7% -$11.4M
VIAB
354
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$155M 0.06%
5,203,038
+73,502
+1% +$2.2M
GNTX icon
355
Gentex
GNTX
$6.07B
$155M 0.06%
6,313,754
+5,189
+0.1% +$128K
LAD icon
356
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.51B
$155M 0.06%
1,306,417
-49,079
-4% -$5.83M
LM
357
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
$155M 0.06%
4,045,255
-9,925
-0.2% -$380K
UMPQ
358
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$154M 0.06%
9,296,954
+1,299,505
+16% +$21.6M
SEB icon
359
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$3.85B
$154M 0.06%
37,248
-1,210
-3% -$5.01M
FANG icon
360
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$41.2B
$154M 0.06%
1,413,099
-21,346
-1% -$2.33M
TROW icon
361
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.2B
$154M 0.06%
1,400,613
-982
-0.1% -$108K
DKS icon
362
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$16.8B
$153M 0.06%
4,415,235
+29,795
+0.7% +$1.03M
PKX icon
363
POSCO
PKX
$15.4B
$153M 0.06%
2,879,654
-4,402
-0.2% -$234K
OLN icon
364
Olin
OLN
$2.67B
$153M 0.06%
6,969,820
+920,713
+15% +$20.2M
ATI icon
365
ATI
ATI
$10.5B
$153M 0.06%
6,055,182
+446,416
+8% +$11.2M
FBC
366
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
$152M 0.06%
4,601,008
+63,062
+1% +$2.09M
HWC icon
367
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.28B
$152M 0.06%
3,791,853
+164,129
+5% +$6.57M
TPH icon
368
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$3.09B
$151M 0.06%
12,604,925
-16,718
-0.1% -$200K
BLK icon
369
Blackrock
BLK
$170B
$151M 0.06%
321,475
-4,922
-2% -$2.31M
XPO icon
370
XPO
XPO
$14.8B
$151M 0.06%
7,540,157
+518,378
+7% +$10.4M
THG icon
371
Hanover Insurance
THG
$6.35B
$151M 0.06%
1,173,333
-343,766
-23% -$44.1M
PPG icon
372
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.6B
$150M 0.06%
1,287,932
+13,974
+1% +$1.63M
MUR icon
373
Murphy Oil
MUR
$3.58B
$150M 0.06%
6,094,081
+337,908
+6% +$8.33M
MGLN
374
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$150M 0.06%
2,021,987
+2,637
+0.1% +$196K
ORI icon
375
Old Republic International
ORI
$10B
$150M 0.06%
6,704,735
-648,692
-9% -$14.5M