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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
+$152B
Cap. Flow
+$4.85B
Cap. Flow %
3.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
85
Increased
2,054
Reduced
912
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.02%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PRU icon
101
Prudential Financial
PRU
$38.6B
$213M 0.14% 2,790,718 -14,681 -0.5% -$1.12M
DD icon
102
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.2B
$211M 0.14% 4,986,222 +885,917 +22% +$37.6M
SWK icon
103
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.5B
$211M 0.14% 2,176,772 +225,436 +12% +$21.9M
CX icon
104
Cemex
CX
$13.2B
$211M 0.14% 30,182,048 -1,908,624 -6% -$13.3M
IBN icon
105
ICICI Bank
IBN
$113B
$210M 0.14% 25,107,336 -557,506 -2% -$4.67M
WBS icon
106
Webster Financial
WBS
$10.3B
$210M 0.14% 5,890,523 -124,217 -2% -$4.43M
FIS icon
107
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$36.5B
$208M 0.14% 3,093,502 +80,417 +3% +$5.39M
AHL
108
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
$204M 0.13% 4,388,537 +36,257 +0.8% +$1.68M
EOG icon
109
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.2B
$203M 0.13% 2,784,149 +902,794 +48% +$65.7M
ANDV
110
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
$200M 0.13% 2,058,144 -200,111 -9% -$19.5M
CVG
111
DELISTED
Convergys
CVG
$199M 0.13% 8,612,102 -34,693 -0.4% -$802K
BCS icon
112
Barclays
BCS
$68.9B
$198M 0.13% 13,398,430 -276,300 -2% -$4.08M
NOC icon
113
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$84.5B
$198M 0.13% 1,191,121 -586,523 -33% -$97.3M
WTFC icon
114
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$9.19B
$197M 0.13% 3,683,978 +34,567 +0.9% +$1.85M
VNO icon
115
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.3B
$195M 0.13% 2,159,918 +8,867 +0.4% +$802K
FAF icon
116
First American
FAF
$6.72B
$193M 0.13% 4,940,338 -87,435 -2% -$3.42M
POST icon
117
Post Holdings
POST
$6.15B
$191M 0.13% 3,225,168 +42,440 +1% +$2.51M
CME icon
118
CME Group
CME
$96B
$191M 0.13% 2,054,587 -195,231 -9% -$18.1M
AMGN icon
119
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$190M 0.12% 1,372,039 +48,365 +4% +$6.69M
MO icon
120
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$189M 0.12% 3,473,358 +66,274 +2% +$3.61M
SYA
121
DELISTED
SYMETRA FINANCIAL CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
SYA
$186M 0.12% 5,883,753 +114,492 +2% +$3.62M
RSG icon
122
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$186M 0.12% 4,508,428 +348,654 +8% +$14.4M
ESS icon
123
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.4B
$183M 0.12% 818,293 +10,318 +1% +$2.31M
TFC icon
124
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.4B
$182M 0.12% 5,119,733 +2,365,258 +86% +$84.2M
TSN icon
125
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
$182M 0.12% 4,218,065 +407,031 +11% +$17.5M