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
LPT
451
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
$144M 0.05%
2,393,418
+36,853
+2% +$2.21M
CNMD icon
452
CONMED
CNMD
$1.68B
$144M 0.05%
1,284,761
-76,193
-6% -$8.52M
LPX icon
453
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$6.62B
$143M 0.05%
4,805,347
-344,976
-7% -$10.2M
WTFC icon
454
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$9.19B
$142M 0.05%
2,005,834
+109,148
+6% +$7.74M
FDP icon
455
Fresh Del Monte Produce
FDP
$1.74B
$142M 0.05%
4,061,884
-23,894
-0.6% -$836K
CDE icon
456
Coeur Mining
CDE
$8.78B
$142M 0.05%
17,575,032
-914,017
-5% -$7.39M
MAR icon
457
Marriott International Class A Common Stock
MAR
$72.7B
$142M 0.05%
937,449
+7,396
+0.8% +$1.12M
BCS icon
458
Barclays
BCS
$68.6B
$142M 0.05%
14,879,144
-642,854
-4% -$6.12M
OLN icon
459
Olin
OLN
$2.71B
$141M 0.05%
8,199,945
+451,769
+6% +$7.79M
OHI icon
460
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$12.6B
$141M 0.05%
3,328,577
+15,461
+0.5% +$655K
GD icon
461
General Dynamics
GD
$87.3B
$141M 0.05%
798,885
+15,794
+2% +$2.79M
PACW
462
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$141M 0.05%
3,678,799
-65,852
-2% -$2.52M
IRM icon
463
Iron Mountain
IRM
$27.3B
$141M 0.05%
4,417,073
+38,156
+0.9% +$1.22M
ORLY icon
464
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$88B
$141M 0.05%
320,787
-646
-0.2% -$283K
FFBC icon
465
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$2.51B
$141M 0.05%
5,524,442
-7,941
-0.1% -$202K
BKU icon
466
Bankunited
BKU
$2.95B
$140M 0.05%
3,840,195
+45,274
+1% +$1.66M
TRN icon
467
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.3B
$140M 0.05%
6,317,621
-85,553
-1% -$1.9M
APTV icon
468
Aptiv
APTV
$17.3B
$140M 0.05%
1,473,386
+7,119
+0.5% +$676K
DVN icon
469
Devon Energy
DVN
$22.9B
$140M 0.05%
5,373,295
+744,879
+16% +$19.3M
IBTX
470
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$139M 0.05%
2,512,520
+84,618
+3% +$4.69M
MD icon
471
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$1.5B
$139M 0.05%
5,005,995
+378,540
+8% +$10.5M
FANG icon
472
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$43.1B
$139M 0.05%
1,497,560
+88,180
+6% +$8.19M
NNI icon
473
Nelnet
NNI
$4.65B
$139M 0.05%
2,385,687
-34,744
-1% -$2.02M
CNX icon
474
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.13B
$139M 0.05%
15,680,238
-536,204
-3% -$4.75M
CF icon
475
CF Industries
CF
$14B
$138M 0.05%
2,899,378
+15,239
+0.5% +$727K