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 12.75%
3 Energy 11.68%
4 Technology 10.9%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HIG icon
126
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$179M 0.13%
4,799,235
-169,930
-3% -$6.33M
TRV icon
127
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$176M 0.12%
1,876,595
+338,278
+22% +$31.8M
XRX icon
128
Xerox
XRX
$501M
$175M 0.12%
13,240,109
+65,479
+0.5% +$866K
WBS icon
129
Webster Financial
WBS
$10.3B
$173M 0.12%
5,925,973
+158,647
+3% +$4.62M
SKX icon
130
Skechers
SKX
$9.48B
$171M 0.12%
3,200,439
-12,066
-0.4% -$643K
RCL icon
131
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$98.7B
$170M 0.12%
2,519,033
+7,816
+0.3% +$526K
GBX icon
132
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.44B
$170M 0.12%
2,309,851
-16,664
-0.7% -$1.22M
ICON
133
DELISTED
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
ICON
$168M 0.12%
4,538,878
-185,481
-4% -$6.85M
GPK icon
134
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.6B
$165M 0.12%
13,277,343
+214,930
+2% +$2.67M
PNC icon
135
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$165M 0.12%
1,923,095
+255,337
+15% +$21.9M
VSH icon
136
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$2.1B
$164M 0.12%
11,446,287
-36,373
-0.3% -$520K
META icon
137
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
$164M 0.12%
2,068,870
+508,576
+33% +$40.2M
TECD
138
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$162M 0.11%
2,753,761
+114,636
+4% +$6.75M
AHL
139
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
$162M 0.11%
3,780,807
-33,605
-0.9% -$1.44M
AMZN icon
140
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
$162M 0.11%
501,330
+53,700
+12% +$17.3M
QVCGA
141
QVC Group, Inc. Series A Common Stock
QVCGA
$69.2M
$160M 0.11%
5,627,406
-83,593
-1% -$2.38M
LNC icon
142
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.14B
$160M 0.11%
2,988,470
-93,988
-3% -$5.04M
LYV icon
143
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$38.6B
$159M 0.11%
6,602,974
-774,129
-10% -$18.6M
CVG
144
DELISTED
Convergys
CVG
$157M 0.11%
8,825,418
-51,994
-0.6% -$927K
WDC icon
145
Western Digital
WDC
$27.9B
$157M 0.11%
1,614,869
-67,652
-4% -$6.58M
FIS icon
146
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$36.5B
$157M 0.11%
2,789,332
-18,345
-0.7% -$1.03M
V icon
147
Visa
V
$683B
$157M 0.11%
734,949
-45,651
-6% -$9.74M
SHG icon
148
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
$22.9B
$157M 0.11%
3,445,131
-21,987
-0.6% -$1,000K
GGP
149
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
$156M 0.11%
6,637,898
+314,629
+5% +$7.41M
ANDV
150
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
$155M 0.11%
2,546,191
+5,014
+0.2% +$306K