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
+5.13%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$251B
Cap. Flow
+$2.81B
Cap. Flow %
1.12%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.53%
Holding
3,442
New
98
Increased
1,938
Reduced
1,124
Closed
76

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.59%
2 Technology 12.76%
3 Industrials 12.74%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.67%
5 Healthcare 9.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NKE icon
126
Nike
NKE
$110B
$270M 0.11%
3,394,428
+66,593
+2% +$5.3M
AEL
127
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$270M 0.11%
7,496,870
-72,818
-1% -$2.62M
KFY icon
128
Korn Ferry
KFY
$3.87B
$270M 0.11%
4,357,425
-163,682
-4% -$10.1M
TSN icon
129
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.1B
$270M 0.11%
3,915,346
+156
+0% +$10.7K
BKNG icon
130
Booking.com
BKNG
$178B
$268M 0.11%
132,310
+23,645
+22% +$47.9M
AGN
131
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$268M 0.11%
1,605,869
-2,489
-0.2% -$415K
CHRD icon
132
Chord Energy
CHRD
$6.39B
$267M 0.11%
20,586,293
-526,353
-2% -$6.83M
RSG icon
133
Republic Services
RSG
$72.8B
$267M 0.11%
3,902,882
-31,942
-0.8% -$2.18M
AFL icon
134
Aflac
AFL
$56.5B
$266M 0.11%
6,186,634
-53,477
-0.9% -$2.3M
PDCE
135
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$265M 0.11%
4,383,424
-99,876
-2% -$6.04M
PRU icon
136
Prudential Financial
PRU
$37.8B
$264M 0.11%
2,821,205
+6,791
+0.2% +$635K
CB icon
137
Chubb
CB
$110B
$262M 0.1%
2,062,986
+964
+0% +$122K
KLXI
138
DELISTED
KLX Inc.
KLXI
$261M 0.1%
3,631,817
-11,148
-0.3% -$802K
TCF
139
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$261M 0.1%
10,597,008
-718,547
-6% -$17.7M
TECD
140
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$260M 0.1%
3,171,615
+121,200
+4% +$9.95M
ARW icon
141
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.36B
$259M 0.1%
3,445,336
+52,889
+2% +$3.98M
AAN.A
142
DELISTED
AARON'S INC CL-A
AAN.A
$256M 0.1%
5,900,922
-24,998
-0.4% -$1.09M
LH icon
143
Labcorp
LH
$22.8B
$256M 0.1%
1,425,308
-1,605
-0.1% -$288K
WLL
144
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$255M 0.1%
4,840,982
-917,932
-16% -$48.4M
CI icon
145
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
$255M 0.1%
1,498,728
+50,680
+3% +$8.61M
RCL icon
146
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$96.2B
$253M 0.1%
2,441,126
+273
+0% +$28.3K
RF icon
147
Regions Financial
RF
$24B
$252M 0.1%
14,165,211
-39,379
-0.3% -$700K
NFLX icon
148
Netflix
NFLX
$516B
$250M 0.1%
638,901
+36,446
+6% +$14.3M
USB icon
149
US Bancorp
USB
$75.5B
$249M 0.1%
4,978,872
-16,978
-0.3% -$849K
MHK icon
150
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.11B
$247M 0.1%
1,154,636
-8,285
-0.7% -$1.78M