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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$263B
Cap. Flow
+$2.21B
Cap. Flow %
0.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
118
Increased
2,098
Reduced
974
Closed
59

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.16%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BXP icon
126
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.5B
$288M 0.11%
2,342,925
-13,735
-0.6% -$1.69M
GE icon
127
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
$288M 0.11%
25,487,897
+3,456,902
+16% +$39M
PRU icon
128
Prudential Financial
PRU
$37.8B
$283M 0.11%
2,789,670
-31,535
-1% -$3.2M
SBAC icon
129
SBA Communications
SBAC
$21.7B
$281M 0.11%
1,750,345
+31,268
+2% +$5.02M
LUMN icon
130
Lumen
LUMN
$4.92B
$279M 0.11%
13,175,898
+358,615
+3% +$7.6M
CB icon
131
Chubb
CB
$110B
$277M 0.11%
2,074,833
+11,847
+0.6% +$1.58M
DXC icon
132
DXC Technology
DXC
$2.57B
$270M 0.1%
2,888,464
+451,346
+19% +$42.2M
ASB icon
133
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.37B
$270M 0.1%
10,380,277
-318,650
-3% -$8.28M
KMI icon
134
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$59.4B
$269M 0.1%
15,178,068
-305,565
-2% -$5.42M
GATX icon
135
GATX Corp
GATX
$5.99B
$268M 0.1%
3,091,074
-81,686
-3% -$7.07M
BKNG icon
136
Booking.com
BKNG
$178B
$267M 0.1%
134,797
+2,487
+2% +$4.93M
DINO icon
137
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.74B
$263M 0.1%
3,768,342
-535,178
-12% -$37.4M
RF icon
138
Regions Financial
RF
$24B
$263M 0.1%
14,318,052
+152,841
+1% +$2.8M
SIG icon
139
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.72B
$262M 0.1%
3,976,414
+166,590
+4% +$11M
USB icon
140
US Bancorp
USB
$75.5B
$262M 0.1%
4,962,876
-15,996
-0.3% -$845K
UFS
141
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$262M 0.1%
5,017,988
-73,951
-1% -$3.86M
AEL
142
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$262M 0.1%
7,397,585
-99,285
-1% -$3.51M
DAR icon
143
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$5.21B
$261M 0.1%
13,530,087
-218,518
-2% -$4.22M
HPE icon
144
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$29.8B
$258M 0.1%
15,831,568
-198,302
-1% -$3.23M
PBR.A icon
145
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$74B
$257M 0.1%
24,572,592
-2,629,998
-10% -$27.5M
ALL icon
146
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$256M 0.1%
2,596,154
+93
+0% +$9.18K
WLL
147
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$256M 0.1%
4,817,614
-23,368
-0.5% -$1.24M
CHL
148
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$255M 0.1%
5,222,901
+341,073
+7% +$16.7M
SM icon
149
SM Energy
SM
$3.33B
$255M 0.1%
8,085,585
+562,244
+7% +$17.7M
XPO icon
150
XPO
XPO
$14.9B
$254M 0.1%
2,224,457
-65,953
-3% -$7.53M