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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$128B
Cap. Flow
+$2B
Cap. Flow %
1.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
41
Increased
2,064
Reduced
1,040
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CACI icon
151
CACI
CACI
$10.6B
$145M 0.11% 1,979,884 +26,687 +1% +$1.95M
WTFC icon
152
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$9.19B
$145M 0.11% 3,140,226 +121,668 +4% +$5.61M
SLB icon
153
Schlumberger
SLB
$55B
$145M 0.11% 1,604,088 +45,193 +3% +$4.07M
AHL
154
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
$144M 0.11% 3,482,780 +260,117 +8% +$10.7M
LUMN icon
155
Lumen
LUMN
$5.1B
$144M 0.11% 4,509,891 -33,601 -0.7% -$1.07M
DDS icon
156
Dillards
DDS
$8.31B
$143M 0.11% 1,472,530 -446,866 -23% -$43.4M
WDC icon
157
Western Digital
WDC
$27.9B
$142M 0.11% 1,695,143 -407,131 -19% -$34.2M
USB icon
158
US Bancorp
USB
$76B
$140M 0.11% 3,473,957 +145,204 +4% +$5.87M
ARW icon
159
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.51B
$140M 0.11% 2,575,732 +104,836 +4% +$5.69M
GME icon
160
GameStop
GME
$10B
$139M 0.11% 2,828,139 -117,114 -4% -$5.77M
RGA icon
161
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$12.9B
$139M 0.11% 1,796,100 +38,155 +2% +$2.95M
PBH icon
162
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$3.35B
$139M 0.11% 3,874,469 -245,682 -6% -$8.8M
GNW icon
163
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.52B
$139M 0.11% 8,921,532 +400,093 +5% +$6.21M
PM icon
164
Philip Morris
PM
$260B
$138M 0.11% 1,584,758 -9,202 -0.6% -$802K
AIZ icon
165
Assurant
AIZ
$10.9B
$138M 0.11% 2,076,624 +40,309 +2% +$2.68M
MRH
166
DELISTED
MONTPELIER RE HOLDINGS LTD
MRH
$138M 0.11% 4,730,629 -96,678 -2% -$2.81M
ANDV
167
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
$137M 0.11% 2,348,680 -299,331 -11% -$17.5M
AFG icon
168
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.3B
$137M 0.11% 2,373,578 +34,248 +1% +$1.98M
MINI
169
DELISTED
Mobile Mini Inc
MINI
$136M 0.11% 3,310,094 -205,100 -6% -$8.45M
CAB
170
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
$135M 0.11% 2,024,482 -340,105 -14% -$22.7M
PEP icon
171
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$135M 0.11% 1,626,213 +39,827 +3% +$3.3M
RF icon
172
Regions Financial
RF
$24.4B
$134M 0.1% 13,573,547 +212,873 +2% +$2.11M
QCOM icon
173
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
$132M 0.1% 1,780,905 +49,374 +3% +$3.67M
SSL icon
174
Sasol
SSL
$4.29B
$132M 0.1% 2,672,234 +68,836 +3% +$3.4M
HD icon
175
Home Depot
HD
$405B
$132M 0.1% 1,599,625 -75,628 -5% -$6.23M