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
AFL icon
401
Aflac
AFL
$57.1B
$78M 0.06%
2,677,868
+600,612
+29% +$17.5M
NSIT icon
402
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.95B
$77.9M 0.06%
3,444,080
+45,834
+1% +$1.04M
ASR icon
403
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$9.95B
$77.9M 0.06%
606,380
-1,243
-0.2% -$160K
ALEX
404
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
$1.38B
$77.7M 0.06%
2,159,741
-43,148
-2% -$1.55M
MGLN
405
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$76.4M 0.05%
1,396,732
+108,778
+8% +$5.95M
BKNG icon
406
Booking.com
BKNG
$181B
$76.4M 0.05%
65,929
+6,797
+11% +$7.88M
LLY icon
407
Eli Lilly
LLY
$661B
$76.4M 0.05%
1,177,248
+19,247
+2% +$1.25M
DHR icon
408
Danaher
DHR
$143B
$76.2M 0.05%
1,491,922
+95,199
+7% +$4.86M
CRK icon
409
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.63B
$76.2M 0.05%
818,271
-1,048
-0.1% -$97.6K
TGNA icon
410
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$3.41B
$76M 0.05%
4,897,889
-25,188
-0.5% -$391K
PVA
411
DELISTED
PENN VIRGINIA CORP
PVA
$75.9M 0.05%
5,975,526
+404,762
+7% +$5.14M
RGS icon
412
Regis Corp
RGS
$58.6M
$75.9M 0.05%
237,842
-865
-0.4% -$276K
AUO
413
DELISTED
AU Optronics Corp
AUO
$75.6M 0.05%
18,165,320
-36,061
-0.2% -$150K
CODE
414
DELISTED
SPANSION INC, CLASS A COMMON STOCK
CODE
$75.5M 0.05%
3,314,071
+3,839
+0.1% +$87.5K
MDC
415
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$75.5M 0.05%
4,141,032
+463,977
+13% +$8.46M
KLIC icon
416
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$1.9B
$75.5M 0.05%
5,302,848
+173,272
+3% +$2.47M
GD icon
417
General Dynamics
GD
$86.8B
$75.3M 0.05%
592,771
+1,881
+0.3% +$239K
PES
418
DELISTED
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
PES
$75.2M 0.05%
5,366,047
-6,607
-0.1% -$92.6K
ACN icon
419
Accenture
ACN
$158B
$75.2M 0.05%
924,851
+22,214
+2% +$1.81M
ABT icon
420
Abbott
ABT
$230B
$75M 0.05%
1,803,390
-240,032
-12% -$9.98M
DINO icon
421
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.65B
$74.8M 0.05%
1,712,982
-12,155
-0.7% -$531K
FNB icon
422
FNB Corp
FNB
$5.92B
$74.7M 0.05%
6,231,113
+611,471
+11% +$7.33M
LAD icon
423
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.51B
$74.3M 0.05%
981,879
-123
-0% -$9.31K
THS icon
424
Treehouse Foods
THS
$917M
$74.3M 0.05%
923,163
+43,787
+5% +$3.52M
XEC
425
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$74.3M 0.05%
586,866
+84,348
+17% +$10.7M