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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$274B
Cap. Flow
-$3.37B
Cap. Flow %
-1.23%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,292
Reduced
1,826
Closed
86

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ABM icon
376
ABM Industries
ABM
$3.04B
$162M 0.06%
4,289,424
-40,297
-0.9% -$1.52M
REG icon
377
Regency Centers
REG
$13.1B
$162M 0.06%
2,562,797
+23,362
+0.9% +$1.47M
KLAC icon
378
KLA
KLAC
$111B
$162M 0.06%
907,099
+10,953
+1% +$1.95M
HP icon
379
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$2.1B
$161M 0.06%
3,552,809
+507,203
+17% +$23M
TXT icon
380
Textron
TXT
$14.2B
$161M 0.06%
3,613,737
+28,720
+0.8% +$1.28M
AA icon
381
Alcoa
AA
$7.97B
$161M 0.06%
7,489,340
+754,009
+11% +$16.2M
PPG icon
382
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.7B
$161M 0.06%
1,204,707
-88,550
-7% -$11.8M
PRGO icon
383
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.22B
$161M 0.06%
3,111,486
+161,935
+5% +$8.37M
CAH icon
384
Cardinal Health
CAH
$35.8B
$161M 0.06%
3,175,646
+1,961
+0.1% +$99.2K
EMR icon
385
Emerson Electric
EMR
$73.7B
$160M 0.06%
2,101,586
+6,814
+0.3% +$520K
ATGE icon
386
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.75B
$160M 0.06%
4,580,259
-40,031
-0.9% -$1.4M
MGLN
387
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$160M 0.06%
2,046,722
+20,022
+1% +$1.57M
M icon
388
Macy's
M
$3.63B
$160M 0.06%
9,408,502
-224,756
-2% -$3.82M
GPI icon
389
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$6.02B
$159M 0.06%
1,592,275
-10,041
-0.6% -$1M
SHW icon
390
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$89.9B
$159M 0.06%
272,165
+11,065
+4% +$6.46M
SCHW icon
391
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$174B
$159M 0.06%
3,338,123
+48,129
+1% +$2.29M
SNA icon
392
Snap-on
SNA
$16.9B
$159M 0.06%
936,684
+17,336
+2% +$2.94M
SC
393
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$158M 0.06%
6,782,102
-40,172
-0.6% -$939K
HOPE icon
394
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.42B
$158M 0.06%
10,627,035
-10,895
-0.1% -$162K
DOV icon
395
Dover
DOV
$24B
$158M 0.06%
1,368,371
-168,698
-11% -$19.4M
AVT icon
396
Avnet
AVT
$4.37B
$158M 0.06%
3,715,195
-55,587
-1% -$2.36M
SFNC icon
397
Simmons First National
SFNC
$3B
$157M 0.06%
5,871,729
+23,310
+0.4% +$624K
L icon
398
Loews
L
$19.9B
$157M 0.06%
2,996,021
-34,614
-1% -$1.82M
PBH icon
399
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$3.26B
$156M 0.06%
3,864,098
-181,118
-4% -$7.34M
TRMK icon
400
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.42B
$156M 0.06%
4,529,106
-130,570
-3% -$4.51M