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
-0.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$325B
AUM Growth
+$325B
Cap. Flow
+$5.28B
Cap. Flow %
1.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.62%
Holding
3,635
New
98
Increased
2,071
Reduced
1,162
Closed
123
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HL icon
376
Hecla Mining
HL
$6.02B
$192M 0.06%
29,195,602
+441,742
+2% +$2.9M
ROK icon
377
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$38.1B
$192M 0.06%
684,709
-1,377
-0.2% -$386K
BAX icon
378
Baxter International
BAX
$12.1B
$191M 0.06%
2,464,360
-20,568
-0.8% -$1.6M
AXS icon
379
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.68B
$190M 0.06%
3,146,707
+381,511
+14% +$23.1M
LNC icon
380
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.21B
$190M 0.06%
2,900,801
+113,356
+4% +$7.41M
AVT icon
381
Avnet
AVT
$4.38B
$190M 0.06%
4,670,372
+427,011
+10% +$17.3M
GWW icon
382
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$48.7B
$189M 0.06%
367,058
+1,922
+0.5% +$991K
M icon
383
Macy's
M
$4.42B
$188M 0.06%
7,717,783
+5,355
+0.1% +$130K
ORI icon
384
Old Republic International
ORI
$10B
$188M 0.06%
7,250,205
+46,499
+0.6% +$1.2M
SWKS icon
385
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$10.9B
$187M 0.06%
1,403,451
+52,829
+4% +$7.04M
CLH icon
386
Clean Harbors
CLH
$12.9B
$187M 0.06%
1,672,165
-352
-0% -$39.3K
MTD icon
387
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$26.1B
$186M 0.06%
135,545
-124
-0.1% -$170K
KFY icon
388
Korn Ferry
KFY
$3.85B
$186M 0.06%
2,865,633
-153,258
-5% -$9.95M
SANM icon
389
Sanmina
SANM
$6.21B
$186M 0.06%
4,594,185
-13,520
-0.3% -$546K
CL icon
390
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$67.7B
$185M 0.06%
2,444,508
+94,837
+4% +$7.19M
TWNK
391
DELISTED
Hostess Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
TWNK
$185M 0.06%
8,447,215
+289,686
+4% +$6.36M
FAST icon
392
Fastenal
FAST
$56.8B
$185M 0.06%
3,116,781
-217,183
-7% -$12.9M
VAC icon
393
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.69B
$185M 0.06%
1,170,510
-84,421
-7% -$13.3M
AMH icon
394
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$12.9B
$184M 0.06%
4,597,311
+134,931
+3% +$5.4M
SIVB
395
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$184M 0.06%
328,826
+407
+0.1% +$228K
CME icon
396
CME Group
CME
$97.1B
$183M 0.06%
770,583
-3,715
-0.5% -$884K
ASGN icon
397
ASGN Inc
ASGN
$2.35B
$183M 0.06%
1,567,450
-29,286
-2% -$3.42M
PBH icon
398
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$3.29B
$183M 0.06%
3,448,246
+12,790
+0.4% +$677K
PPBI icon
399
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$180M 0.06%
5,100,097
+60,891
+1% +$2.15M
CMA icon
400
Comerica
CMA
$9B
$180M 0.06%
1,992,962
+79,871
+4% +$7.22M