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
+3.1%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$106B
AUM Growth
Cap. Flow
+$106B
Cap. Flow %
100%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.59%
Holding
3,585
New
3,585
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.18%
2 Industrials 12.66%
3 Energy 10.8%
4 Technology 9.12%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ESRX
126
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$139M 0.13% +2,245,692 New +$139M
LYV icon
127
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$38.6B
$138M 0.13% +8,920,597 New +$138M
HIG icon
128
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$138M 0.13% +4,459,342 New +$138M
PM icon
129
Philip Morris
PM
$260B
$136M 0.13% +1,565,945 New +$136M
PTP
130
DELISTED
PLATINUM UNDERWRITERS HLDGS LTD
PTP
$135M 0.13% +2,363,038 New +$135M
CHK
131
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
$135M 0.13% +6,605,543 New +$135M
WBS icon
132
Webster Financial
WBS
$10.3B
$134M 0.13% +5,222,281 New +$134M
GFI icon
133
Gold Fields
GFI
$30B
$134M 0.13% +25,531,792 New +$134M
HD icon
134
Home Depot
HD
$405B
$133M 0.13% +1,717,621 New +$133M
BSX icon
135
Boston Scientific
BSX
$156B
$133M 0.13% +14,338,206 New +$133M
MU icon
136
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
$133M 0.12% +9,251,766 New +$133M
FDX icon
137
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$133M 0.12% +1,344,027 New +$133M
WNR
138
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
$132M 0.12% +4,718,709 New +$132M
UMPQ
139
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$132M 0.12% +8,823,132 New +$132M
HST icon
140
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$11.8B
$132M 0.12% +7,796,806 New +$132M
QVCGA
141
QVC Group, Inc. Series A Common Stock
QVCGA
$69.2M
$131M 0.12% +5,681,830 New +$131M
FCX icon
142
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$63.7B
$129M 0.12% +4,688,902 New +$129M
WDC icon
143
Western Digital
WDC
$27.9B
$128M 0.12% +2,062,055 New +$128M
PEP icon
144
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$128M 0.12% +1,562,418 New +$128M
SEB icon
145
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$3.81B
$125M 0.12% +46,211 New +$125M
RF icon
146
Regions Financial
RF
$24.4B
$125M 0.12% +13,088,383 New +$125M
GME icon
147
GameStop
GME
$10B
$124M 0.12% +2,958,961 New +$124M
HUM icon
148
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
$124M 0.12% +1,469,732 New +$124M
CACI icon
149
CACI
CACI
$10.6B
$123M 0.12% +1,935,740 New +$123M
OCR
150
DELISTED
OMNICARE INC
OCR
$122M 0.12% +2,562,296 New +$122M