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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$160B
Cap. Flow
+$3.85B
Cap. Flow %
2.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,027
Reduced
957
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.19%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GGP
126
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
$196M 0.12% 7,202,286 +400,914 +6% +$10.9M
TECD
127
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$196M 0.12% 2,950,804 -170,816 -5% -$11.3M
MA icon
128
Mastercard
MA
$538B
$195M 0.12% 1,999,475 +148,682 +8% +$14.5M
ALL icon
129
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$192M 0.12% 3,098,464 +8,592 +0.3% +$534K
CACI icon
130
CACI
CACI
$10.6B
$191M 0.12% 2,057,605 +3,279 +0.2% +$304K
IP icon
131
International Paper
IP
$26.2B
$189M 0.12% 5,020,542 +621,585 +14% +$23.4M
FIS icon
132
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$36.5B
$187M 0.12% 3,092,424 -1,078 -0% -$65.3K
SYA
133
DELISTED
SYMETRA FINANCIAL CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
SYA
$187M 0.12% 5,871,996 -11,757 -0.2% -$374K
WTFC icon
134
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$9.19B
$185M 0.12% 3,809,773 +125,795 +3% +$6.1M
ABBV icon
135
AbbVie
ABBV
$372B
$183M 0.11% 3,096,460 +71,792 +2% +$4.25M
CME icon
136
CME Group
CME
$96B
$183M 0.11% 2,024,263 -30,324 -1% -$2.75M
PBF icon
137
PBF Energy
PBF
$3.16B
$181M 0.11% 4,918,385 +204,472 +4% +$7.53M
ESL
138
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
$181M 0.11% 2,230,792 +27,426 +1% +$2.22M
USB icon
139
US Bancorp
USB
$76B
$180M 0.11% 4,229,703 +216,616 +5% +$9.24M
BA icon
140
Boeing
BA
$177B
$180M 0.11% 1,241,441 +74,872 +6% +$10.8M
SBUX icon
141
Starbucks
SBUX
$100B
$176M 0.11% 2,937,485 +234,372 +9% +$14.1M
WAFD icon
142
WaFd
WAFD
$2.48B
$176M 0.11% 7,398,585 +384,721 +5% +$9.17M
FAF icon
143
First American
FAF
$6.72B
$175M 0.11% 4,867,798 -72,540 -1% -$2.6M
QCOM icon
144
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$174M 0.11% 3,472,681 +137,468 +4% +$6.87M
WBA
145
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$173M 0.11% 2,037,089 +233,249 +13% +$19.9M
FDP icon
146
Fresh Del Monte Produce
FDP
$1.74B
$173M 0.11% 4,456,206 +8,280 +0.2% +$322K
AFG icon
147
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.3B
$173M 0.11% 2,397,175 +61,011 +3% +$4.4M
PDCE
148
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$173M 0.11% 3,236,419 +124,024 +4% +$6.62M
LUMN icon
149
Lumen
LUMN
$5.1B
$172M 0.11% 6,818,705 +1,287,296 +23% +$32.4M
TSM icon
150
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
$169M 0.11% 7,435,942 -670,249 -8% -$15.3M