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
+2.38%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$217B
AUM Growth
+$217B
Cap. Flow
+$4.92B
Cap. Flow %
2.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.9%
Holding
3,388
New
88
Increased
2,164
Reduced
856
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.16%
2 Industrials 13.3%
3 Technology 12.77%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
5 Healthcare 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
USB icon
126
US Bancorp
USB
$76B
$255M 0.12% 4,920,581 +8,558 +0.2% +$444K
VAC icon
127
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.7B
$255M 0.12% 2,161,714 -48,745 -2% -$5.74M
THG icon
128
Hanover Insurance
THG
$6.21B
$253M 0.12% 2,857,221 -45,108 -2% -$4M
FIS icon
129
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$36.5B
$253M 0.12% 2,963,230 +16,342 +0.6% +$1.4M
HON icon
130
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$252M 0.12% 1,890,753 +45,102 +2% +$6.01M
JBLU icon
131
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.95B
$252M 0.12% 11,035,605 +230,067 +2% +$5.25M
WAFD icon
132
WaFd
WAFD
$2.48B
$252M 0.12% 7,578,019 -56,149 -0.7% -$1.86M
TSN icon
133
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
$251M 0.12% 4,014,415 +10,832 +0.3% +$678K
DLR icon
134
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$251M 0.12% 2,223,547 +65,168 +3% +$7.36M
AHL
135
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
$251M 0.12% 5,032,477 -28,309 -0.6% -$1.41M
OC icon
136
Owens Corning
OC
$12.6B
$245M 0.11% 3,666,185 +27,809 +0.8% +$1.86M
SANM icon
137
Sanmina
SANM
$6.26B
$242M 0.11% 6,347,050 +65,223 +1% +$2.49M
GLW icon
138
Corning
GLW
$57.4B
$241M 0.11% 8,033,734 +84,743 +1% +$2.55M
CNO icon
139
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$3.83B
$241M 0.11% 11,558,795
CELG
140
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$239M 0.11% 1,839,740 +28,679 +2% +$3.72M
UAL icon
141
United Airlines
UAL
$34B
$238M 0.11% 3,162,764 -87,481 -3% -$6.58M
PFG icon
142
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.9B
$237M 0.11% 3,705,442 -29,473 -0.8% -$1.89M
ESS icon
143
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.4B
$237M 0.11% 921,756 +26,095 +3% +$6.71M
ESL
144
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
$237M 0.11% 2,499,253 -8,568 -0.3% -$812K
AFL icon
145
Aflac
AFL
$57.2B
$236M 0.11% 3,034,909 -2,373 -0.1% -$184K
AAN.A
146
DELISTED
AARON'S INC CL-A
AAN.A
$235M 0.11% 6,037,087 -50,265 -0.8% -$1.96M
ALL icon
147
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$233M 0.11% 2,638,887 +7,762 +0.3% +$686K
MKSI icon
148
MKS Inc. Common Stock
MKSI
$6.94B
$233M 0.11% 3,461,053 -271,191 -7% -$18.3M
LUMN icon
149
Lumen
LUMN
$5.1B
$231M 0.11% 9,689,431 +301,671 +3% +$7.2M
CI icon
150
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
$231M 0.11% 1,381,416 +255,109 +23% +$42.7M