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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$158B
Cap. Flow
+$4.47B
Cap. Flow %
2.82%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,073
Reduced
878
Closed
236

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AMGN icon
126
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$193M 0.12%
1,206,051
+33,960
+3% +$5.43M
HST icon
127
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$11.8B
$193M 0.12%
9,543,682
+62,079
+0.7% +$1.25M
SKX icon
128
Skechers
SKX
$9.48B
$192M 0.12%
2,671,851
-462,825
-15% -$33.3M
GLW icon
129
Corning
GLW
$57.4B
$192M 0.12%
8,468,053
-613,695
-7% -$13.9M
GPK icon
130
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.6B
$192M 0.12%
13,180,935
-441,919
-3% -$6.43M
KB icon
131
KB Financial Group
KB
$28.6B
$188M 0.12%
5,355,367
-43,253
-0.8% -$1.52M
DK icon
132
Delek US
DK
$1.67B
$188M 0.12%
4,732,823
+591,491
+14% +$23.5M
KSS icon
133
Kohl's
KSS
$1.69B
$188M 0.12%
2,401,464
+357,888
+18% +$28M
SEB icon
134
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$3.81B
$188M 0.12%
45,387
-816
-2% -$3.37M
PAG icon
135
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.2B
$187M 0.12%
3,632,804
+144,732
+4% +$7.45M
CHU
136
DELISTED
China Unicom (HONG KONG) Limited
CHU
$185M 0.12%
12,120,803
+66,021
+0.5% +$1.01M
ESS icon
137
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.4B
$185M 0.12%
804,349
+18,236
+2% +$4.19M
CACI icon
138
CACI
CACI
$10.6B
$184M 0.12%
2,049,295
+49,364
+2% +$4.44M
AEL
139
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$184M 0.12%
6,318,282
+186,537
+3% +$5.43M
DVN icon
140
Devon Energy
DVN
$22.9B
$183M 0.12%
3,038,233
-3,079
-0.1% -$186K
LPX icon
141
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$6.62B
$183M 0.12%
11,075,974
+45,605
+0.4% +$753K
OCR
142
DELISTED
OMNICARE INC
OCR
$182M 0.12%
2,367,967
-30,875
-1% -$2.38M
FAF icon
143
First American
FAF
$6.72B
$182M 0.11%
5,099,825
-2,783
-0.1% -$99.3K
FCS
144
DELISTED
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTL INC COMMON
FCS
$181M 0.11%
9,971,966
+279,082
+3% +$5.07M
LUMN icon
145
Lumen
LUMN
$5.1B
$181M 0.11%
5,238,097
+282,266
+6% +$9.75M
PKX icon
146
POSCO
PKX
$15.6B
$179M 0.11%
3,276,561
-36,848
-1% -$2.01M
TECD
147
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$178M 0.11%
3,083,202
+226,742
+8% +$13.1M
SLB icon
148
Schlumberger
SLB
$55B
$177M 0.11%
2,126,406
-33,766
-2% -$2.82M
XRX icon
149
Xerox
XRX
$501M
$177M 0.11%
13,778,351
+212,027
+2% +$2.72M
NOV icon
150
NOV
NOV
$4.94B
$176M 0.11%
3,513,601
-26,147
-0.7% -$1.31M