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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$158B
Cap. Flow
+$4.47B
Cap. Flow %
2.82%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,073
Reduced
878
Closed
236

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ALEX
401
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
$1.38B
$90.7M 0.06%
2,100,719
-89,533
-4% -$3.87M
AAWW
402
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
$90.7M 0.06%
2,107,548
+944
+0% +$40.6K
B
403
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
$46.3B
$90.1M 0.06%
8,225,026
+1,088,700
+15% +$11.9M
GPRE icon
404
Green Plains
GPRE
$708M
$90.1M 0.06%
3,157,404
-1,296
-0% -$37K
ALJ
405
DELISTED
Alon U S A Energy Inc
ALJ
$90M 0.06%
5,429,507
+710,515
+15% +$11.8M
B
406
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$90M 0.06%
2,221,648
+268,692
+14% +$10.9M
AUO
407
DELISTED
AU Optronics Corp
AUO
$89.8M 0.06%
17,934,196
-191,331
-1% -$958K
SAN icon
408
Banco Santander
SAN
$140B
$89.5M 0.06%
12,663,474
-13,983,658
-52% -$98.9M
TDS icon
409
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.68B
$88.9M 0.06%
3,569,704
+551,810
+18% +$13.7M
WERN icon
410
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$1.7B
$88.7M 0.06%
2,823,581
+222,347
+9% +$6.98M
GD icon
411
General Dynamics
GD
$86.8B
$88.5M 0.06%
652,298
+40,363
+7% +$5.48M
LLY icon
412
Eli Lilly
LLY
$661B
$88.5M 0.06%
1,217,525
-8,641
-0.7% -$628K
IPCC
413
DELISTED
Infinity Property & Casualty C
IPCC
$88M 0.06%
1,073,044
-411
-0% -$33.7K
KFY icon
414
Korn Ferry
KFY
$3.85B
$88M 0.06%
2,676,999
+78,353
+3% +$2.58M
HTH icon
415
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.21B
$88M 0.06%
4,525,816
+190,631
+4% +$3.71M
ARE icon
416
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$13.9B
$87.8M 0.06%
895,960
+5,997
+0.7% +$588K
PLCE icon
417
Children's Place
PLCE
$111M
$87.8M 0.06%
1,368,030
+79,939
+6% +$5.13M
MW
418
DELISTED
THE MENS WAREHOUSE INC
MW
$87.8M 0.06%
1,681,989
-26,469
-2% -$1.38M
EBAY icon
419
eBay
EBAY
$41.2B
$87.8M 0.06%
3,615,673
+66,138
+2% +$1.61M
BEL
420
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$87.6M 0.06%
7,131,143
+300,925
+4% +$3.7M
BLK icon
421
Blackrock
BLK
$170B
$87.5M 0.06%
239,315
-7,325
-3% -$2.68M
LMT icon
422
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$105B
$87.3M 0.06%
429,998
+17,654
+4% +$3.58M
AEO icon
423
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$2.36B
$86.6M 0.05%
5,070,359
+1,400,563
+38% +$23.9M
AGCO icon
424
AGCO
AGCO
$8.05B
$86.6M 0.05%
1,817,484
+192,091
+12% +$9.15M
BMS
425
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$86M 0.05%
1,856,162
+672,046
+57% +$31.1M