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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$144B
Cap. Flow
+$6.3B
Cap. Flow %
4.38%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
56
Increased
2,291
Reduced
889
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FWONA icon
376
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$22.5B
$85.9M 0.06%
628,466
-43,619
-6% -$5.96M
FBR
377
DELISTED
Fibria Celulose Sa
FBR
$85.5M 0.06%
8,799,380
-46,668
-0.5% -$454K
RUSHA icon
378
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.44B
$85.5M 0.06%
2,465,561
+7,128
+0.3% +$247K
CONN
379
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
$85.5M 0.06%
1,730,222
-438,487
-20% -$21.7M
QEP
380
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
$85M 0.06%
2,464,792
+255,379
+12% +$8.81M
IBKC
381
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
$84.6M 0.06%
1,222,998
+124,222
+11% +$8.59M
ORI icon
382
Old Republic International
ORI
$10B
$84.5M 0.06%
5,111,019
-54,912
-1% -$908K
LYB icon
383
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$17.4B
$84.3M 0.06%
863,426
+245,617
+40% +$24M
ANF icon
384
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.35B
$84.2M 0.06%
1,946,918
+987,603
+103% +$42.7M
ABT icon
385
Abbott
ABT
$230B
$83.6M 0.06%
2,043,422
-35,260
-2% -$1.44M
SAIA icon
386
Saia
SAIA
$7.75B
$83.5M 0.06%
1,900,763
+10,325
+0.5% +$454K
BMY icon
387
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96.7B
$83.2M 0.06%
1,713,941
-143,933
-8% -$6.98M
FCN icon
388
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.43B
$82.8M 0.06%
2,189,738
+172,901
+9% +$6.54M
GK
389
DELISTED
G&K Services Inc
GK
$82.8M 0.06%
1,589,974
+35,890
+2% +$1.87M
MDT icon
390
Medtronic
MDT
$118B
$82.7M 0.06%
1,297,451
-4,188
-0.3% -$267K
TGT icon
391
Target
TGT
$42B
$82.5M 0.06%
1,422,789
+604,633
+74% +$35M
BLK icon
392
Blackrock
BLK
$170B
$82.4M 0.06%
257,875
-10,370
-4% -$3.31M
HON icon
393
Honeywell
HON
$136B
$82.4M 0.06%
886,524
+18,282
+2% +$1.7M
PFG icon
394
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.9B
$82.1M 0.06%
1,627,179
+42,342
+3% +$2.14M
NFX
395
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
$81.9M 0.06%
1,853,374
+275,263
+17% +$12.2M
UFPI icon
396
UFP Industries
UFPI
$5.76B
$81.8M 0.06%
1,695,042
+43,832
+3% +$2.12M
SPB icon
397
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$1.32B
$81.8M 0.06%
950,477
-38,113
-4% -$3.28M
TV icon
398
Televisa
TV
$1.51B
$81.7M 0.06%
2,380,522
-74,231
-3% -$2.55M
JNPR
399
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$81.4M 0.06%
3,317,645
-11,102
-0.3% -$272K
NPKI
400
NPK International Inc.
NPKI
$871M
$81.2M 0.06%
6,515,031
+426,506
+7% +$5.31M