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
KB icon
351
KB Financial Group
KB
$28.9B
$159M 0.06%
4,446,552
+11,371
+0.3% +$406K
IQV icon
352
IQVIA
IQV
$31.4B
$159M 0.06%
1,061,508
-270,077
-20% -$40.3M
TROW icon
353
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.2B
$158M 0.06%
1,385,105
-15,508
-1% -$1.77M
SAVE
354
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$158M 0.06%
4,342,222
+83,441
+2% +$3.03M
KBR icon
355
KBR
KBR
$6.44B
$157M 0.06%
6,408,406
+12,284
+0.2% +$301K
ABM icon
356
ABM Industries
ABM
$3.04B
$157M 0.06%
4,329,721
+9,589
+0.2% +$348K
VOYA icon
357
Voya Financial
VOYA
$7.28B
$157M 0.06%
2,884,970
+384,430
+15% +$20.9M
MIC
358
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
$157M 0.06%
3,975,048
+137,634
+4% +$5.43M
WSBC icon
359
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.13B
$157M 0.06%
4,188,432
+16,078
+0.4% +$601K
RY icon
360
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$205B
$156M 0.06%
1,926,775
+245,540
+15% +$19.9M
PBCT
361
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$156M 0.06%
9,997,216
-104,260
-1% -$1.63M
PXD
362
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$156M 0.06%
1,241,100
+22,822
+2% +$2.87M
L icon
363
Loews
L
$20.1B
$156M 0.06%
3,030,635
-11,355
-0.4% -$585K
FRT icon
364
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.63B
$156M 0.06%
1,145,263
+6,905
+0.6% +$940K
MMC icon
365
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$101B
$156M 0.06%
1,557,015
-25,779
-2% -$2.58M
PLXS icon
366
Plexus
PLXS
$3.64B
$156M 0.06%
2,489,610
-19,528
-0.8% -$1.22M
PVH icon
367
PVH
PVH
$4.1B
$155M 0.06%
1,759,246
+375,256
+27% +$33.1M
HMN icon
368
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$1.88B
$155M 0.06%
3,344,897
-9,803
-0.3% -$454K
MANT
369
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$154M 0.06%
2,162,854
+452
+0% +$32.3K
NNI icon
370
Nelnet
NNI
$4.6B
$154M 0.06%
2,420,431
-11,714
-0.5% -$745K
MUR icon
371
Murphy Oil
MUR
$3.58B
$154M 0.06%
6,950,839
+856,758
+14% +$18.9M
PGR icon
372
Progressive
PGR
$145B
$153M 0.06%
1,986,712
-107,298
-5% -$8.29M
PPG icon
373
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.6B
$153M 0.06%
1,293,257
+5,325
+0.4% +$631K
AON icon
374
Aon
AON
$80.6B
$153M 0.06%
790,809
+52,349
+7% +$10.1M
DOV icon
375
Dover
DOV
$24B
$153M 0.06%
1,537,069
-75,922
-5% -$7.56M