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
-2.48%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$141B
AUM Growth
+$141B
Cap. Flow
+$2.98B
Cap. Flow %
2.11%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.91%
Holding
3,625
New
34
Increased
1,928
Reduced
1,256
Closed
82

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$202M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
$140M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
$127M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
$86.6M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$75.9M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.75%
3 Energy 11.68%
4 Technology 10.9%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FCN icon
376
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.43B
$81.7M 0.06%
2,335,924
+146,186
+7% +$5.11M
MDT icon
377
Medtronic
MDT
$118B
$81.6M 0.06%
1,316,759
+19,308
+1% +$1.2M
POST icon
378
Post Holdings
POST
$6.03B
$81.5M 0.06%
2,456,301
+34,523
+1% +$1.15M
ODP icon
379
ODP
ODP
$637M
$81.4M 0.06%
15,827,410
+504,310
+3% +$2.59M
SHLM
380
DELISTED
Schulman (A.) Inc
SHLM
$81.2M 0.06%
2,246,885
+23,115
+1% +$836K
KMI icon
381
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$59.4B
$81.2M 0.06%
2,118,101
+789,918
+59% +$30.3M
AIR icon
382
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.72B
$81.2M 0.06%
3,361,827
+2,517
+0.1% +$60.8K
SBUX icon
383
Starbucks
SBUX
$99.2B
$81.1M 0.06%
1,074,513
+179,586
+20% +$13.6M
TM icon
384
Toyota
TM
$252B
$81M 0.06%
688,967
+21,555
+3% +$2.53M
TV icon
385
Televisa
TV
$1.51B
$80.5M 0.06%
2,377,778
-2,744
-0.1% -$92.9K
WOOF
386
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
$80.2M 0.06%
2,037,943
-24,283
-1% -$955K
MW
387
DELISTED
THE MENS WAREHOUSE INC
MW
$79.8M 0.06%
1,690,504
+5,989
+0.4% +$283K
BLK icon
388
Blackrock
BLK
$170B
$79.7M 0.06%
242,689
-15,186
-6% -$4.99M
MAGN
389
Magnera Corporation
MAGN
$413M
$79.5M 0.06%
3,623,634
-24,987
-0.7% -$548K
TIVO
390
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
$79.5M 0.06%
4,027,190
+144,428
+4% +$2.85M
PNFP icon
391
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.56B
$79.4M 0.06%
2,200,510
-58,690
-3% -$2.12M
IBKC
392
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
$79.4M 0.06%
1,270,445
+47,447
+4% +$2.97M
ADT
393
DELISTED
ADT CORP
ADT
$79.4M 0.06%
2,239,089
+642,087
+40% +$22.8M
EBAY icon
394
eBay
EBAY
$41.2B
$78.8M 0.06%
1,393,271
+2,251
+0.2% +$127K
WBA
395
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$78.8M 0.06%
1,328,858
-33,128
-2% -$1.96M
VMC icon
396
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.1B
$78.4M 0.06%
1,302,247
-76,231
-6% -$4.59M
FMBI
397
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$78.4M 0.06%
4,869,516
+156,762
+3% +$2.52M
BEL
398
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$78.3M 0.06%
6,719,328
+72,672
+1% +$847K
FL icon
399
Foot Locker
FL
$2.3B
$78M 0.06%
1,402,026
+21,743
+2% +$1.21M
NKE icon
400
Nike
NKE
$110B
$78M 0.06%
874,706
+85,298
+11% +$7.61M