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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$277B
Cap. Flow
-$3.48B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
83
Increased
1,313
Reduced
1,786
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.32%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SYY icon
351
Sysco
SYY
$38.8B
$172M 0.06%
2,313,836
+222,388
+11% +$16.5M
IBOC icon
352
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.42B
$170M 0.06%
4,553,769
-141,956
-3% -$5.31M
HAL icon
353
Halliburton
HAL
$18.4B
$170M 0.06%
8,992,465
+1,024,917
+13% +$19.4M
ST icon
354
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.63B
$170M 0.06%
3,222,546
-94,241
-3% -$4.97M
KEY icon
355
KeyCorp
KEY
$20.8B
$170M 0.06%
10,354,457
+76,716
+0.7% +$1.26M
DKS icon
356
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$16.8B
$170M 0.06%
3,022,449
-288,973
-9% -$16.2M
FBC
357
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
$170M 0.06%
4,167,956
-390,338
-9% -$15.9M
FL icon
358
Foot Locker
FL
$2.31B
$170M 0.06%
4,198,601
-229,456
-5% -$9.28M
KMPR icon
359
Kemper
KMPR
$3.38B
$170M 0.06%
2,207,367
-32,678
-1% -$2.51M
KNX icon
360
Knight Transportation
KNX
$7.07B
$169M 0.06%
4,036,179
-72,589
-2% -$3.04M
UNM icon
361
Unum
UNM
$12.4B
$169M 0.06%
7,351,835
+309,830
+4% +$7.11M
NIO icon
362
NIO
NIO
$14.2B
$169M 0.06%
3,458,883
-642,856
-16% -$31.3M
FBIN icon
363
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$6.86B
$168M 0.06%
2,294,544
+8,570
+0.4% +$628K
PNFP icon
364
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.56B
$168M 0.06%
2,609,943
-13,203
-0.5% -$850K
DOV icon
365
Dover
DOV
$24B
$168M 0.06%
1,330,123
+5,904
+0.4% +$745K
MPW icon
366
Medical Properties Trust
MPW
$2.66B
$168M 0.06%
7,693,300
+21,064
+0.3% +$459K
AME icon
367
Ametek
AME
$42.6B
$167M 0.06%
1,381,793
+656
+0% +$79.3K
LKQ icon
368
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.23B
$167M 0.06%
4,735,798
+44,026
+0.9% +$1.55M
TROW icon
369
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.2B
$167M 0.06%
1,101,313
+19,747
+2% +$2.99M
FCN icon
370
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.43B
$166M 0.06%
1,487,674
-195,466
-12% -$21.8M
GFI icon
371
Gold Fields
GFI
$31.3B
$166M 0.06%
17,905,649
-4,106,877
-19% -$38.1M
AEO icon
372
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$2.36B
$166M 0.06%
8,267,006
-694,500
-8% -$13.9M
VOYA icon
373
Voya Financial
VOYA
$7.28B
$166M 0.06%
2,821,237
-83,766
-3% -$4.93M
OSK icon
374
Oshkosh
OSK
$8.77B
$166M 0.06%
1,924,065
-122,134
-6% -$10.5M
IBTX
375
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$165M 0.06%
2,642,204
-51,689
-2% -$3.23M