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 12.74%
3 Energy 11.68%
4 Technology 10.9%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BRS
101
DELISTED
Bristow Group, Inc.
BRS
$204M 0.14% 3,028,392 -19,508 -0.6% -$1.31M
SNP
102
DELISTED
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION ADS (REP 100 ORDINARY H SHARES)
SNP
$203M 0.14% 2,322,499 -72,999 -3% -$6.38M
HST icon
103
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$11.8B
$202M 0.14% 9,469,408 +251,633 +3% +$5.37M
DVN icon
104
Devon Energy
DVN
$22.9B
$200M 0.14% 2,937,897 +39,782 +1% +$2.71M
KB icon
105
KB Financial Group
KB
$28.6B
$200M 0.14% 5,526,464 -34,227 -0.6% -$1.24M
SLB icon
106
Schlumberger
SLB
$55B
$198M 0.14% 1,948,700 +146,644 +8% +$14.9M
SNX icon
107
TD Synnex
SNX
$12.2B
$198M 0.14% 3,056,571 +49,339 +2% +$3.19M
ENH
108
DELISTED
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd
ENH
$193M 0.14% 3,502,675 +27,624 +0.8% +$1.52M
CME icon
109
CME Group
CME
$96B
$193M 0.14% 2,415,535 -353,054 -13% -$28.2M
NVS icon
110
Novartis
NVS
$245B
$193M 0.14% 2,050,873 -8,269 -0.4% -$778K
LUMN icon
111
Lumen
LUMN
$5.1B
$193M 0.14% 4,717,151 +86,540 +2% +$3.54M
IP icon
112
International Paper
IP
$26.2B
$192M 0.14% 4,026,809 +100,849 +3% +$4.81M
CENX icon
113
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.08B
$192M 0.14% 7,378,412 +47,716 +0.7% +$1.24M
ORCL icon
114
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$192M 0.14% 5,004,949 +317,383 +7% +$12.2M
HLX icon
115
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$969M
$190M 0.13% 8,621,257 +148,511 +2% +$3.28M
GLW icon
116
Corning
GLW
$57.4B
$190M 0.13% 9,810,744 -1,124,247 -10% -$21.7M
HD icon
117
Home Depot
HD
$405B
$190M 0.13% 2,066,589 +132,957 +7% +$12.2M
ENIA
118
DELISTED
Enel Amricas S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing 50 shares of Common Stock)
ENIA
$189M 0.13% 11,971,892 -8,771 -0.1% -$138K
THG icon
119
Hanover Insurance
THG
$6.21B
$186M 0.13% 3,021,457 +99,432 +3% +$6.11M
AA icon
120
Alcoa
AA
$8.33B
$184M 0.13% 11,445,168 -10,257 -0.1% -$165K
CHU
121
DELISTED
China Unicom (HONG KONG) Limited
CHU
$182M 0.13% 12,138,503 -103,799 -0.8% -$1.56M
IRF
122
DELISTED
INTL RECTIFIER CORP
IRF
$182M 0.13% 4,644,208 +68,227 +1% +$2.68M
CHK
123
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
$181M 0.13% 7,882,620 +802,382 +11% +$18.4M
VOD icon
124
Vodafone
VOD
$28.8B
$180M 0.13% 5,485,095 +105,618 +2% +$3.47M
BCS icon
125
Barclays
BCS
$68.9B
$179M 0.13% 12,088,539 +101,326 +0.8% +$1.5M