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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
+$402B
Cap. Flow
+$2.59B
Cap. Flow %
0.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,746
Reduced
1,404
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.95%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
OSK icon
351
Oshkosh
OSK
$8.72B
$251M 0.06%
2,672,423
+354,714
+15% +$33.4M
COOP icon
352
Mr. Cooper
COOP
$12.1B
$251M 0.06%
2,096,704
-31,460
-1% -$3.76M
WAL icon
353
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.84B
$248M 0.06%
3,221,734
-115,954
-3% -$8.91M
PKG icon
354
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$19.2B
$247M 0.06%
1,248,739
+60,710
+5% +$12M
JHG icon
355
Janus Henderson
JHG
$6.79B
$246M 0.06%
6,815,456
-413,939
-6% -$15M
ABCB icon
356
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$4.98B
$246M 0.06%
4,276,977
-39,149
-0.9% -$2.25M
TDS icon
357
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.67B
$246M 0.06%
6,354,795
+107,501
+2% +$4.16M
FLEX icon
358
Flex
FLEX
$20B
$245M 0.06%
7,395,454
-1,117,624
-13% -$37M
NTR icon
359
Nutrien
NTR
$27.8B
$245M 0.06%
4,923,879
+710,908
+17% +$35.3M
UBER icon
360
Uber
UBER
$194B
$245M 0.06%
3,355,842
+397,359
+13% +$29M
OVV icon
361
Ovintiv
OVV
$10.7B
$244M 0.06%
5,708,987
+146,749
+3% +$6.28M
CORT icon
362
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$7.46B
$244M 0.06%
2,136,510
+57,942
+3% +$6.61M
APH icon
363
Amphenol
APH
$134B
$243M 0.06%
3,697,489
+72,280
+2% +$4.74M
AMKR icon
364
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$5.85B
$242M 0.06%
13,398,430
+365,975
+3% +$6.61M
CVE icon
365
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$29.8B
$242M 0.06%
17,363,386
+4,362,384
+34% +$60.7M
BA icon
366
Boeing
BA
$175B
$241M 0.06%
1,411,301
+135,907
+11% +$23.2M
ABG icon
367
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$5B
$241M 0.06%
1,089,177
-18,999
-2% -$4.2M
SSNC icon
368
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.1B
$240M 0.06%
2,879,863
-278,615
-9% -$23.3M
NXST icon
369
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.22B
$240M 0.06%
1,341,899
+10,544
+0.8% +$1.89M
BBY icon
370
Best Buy
BBY
$15.9B
$240M 0.06%
3,263,142
+105,710
+3% +$7.78M
BR icon
371
Broadridge
BR
$29.1B
$240M 0.06%
990,168
+18,388
+2% +$4.46M
R icon
372
Ryder
R
$7.56B
$240M 0.06%
1,666,721
-32,679
-2% -$4.7M
HAL icon
373
Halliburton
HAL
$18.6B
$239M 0.06%
9,426,847
-62,087
-0.7% -$1.57M
NOW icon
374
ServiceNow
NOW
$189B
$239M 0.06%
300,334
+13,154
+5% +$10.5M
KEX icon
375
Kirby Corp
KEX
$4.93B
$239M 0.06%
2,367,115
-8,204
-0.3% -$829K