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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$200B
Cap. Flow
+$779M
Cap. Flow %
0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,828
Reduced
1,248
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.36%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CMC icon
151
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.4B
$212M 0.11%
9,720,095
-111,562
-1% -$2.43M
PFG icon
152
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.8B
$211M 0.11%
3,650,340
+17,769
+0.5% +$1.03M
CB icon
153
Chubb
CB
$110B
$211M 0.11%
1,594,110
+62,824
+4% +$8.3M
PDCE
154
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$209M 0.1%
2,884,018
-314,562
-10% -$22.8M
HON icon
155
Honeywell
HON
$138B
$208M 0.1%
1,797,937
+139,660
+8% +$16.2M
DLR icon
156
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$57.2B
$207M 0.1%
2,103,573
+102,462
+5% +$10.1M
RGA icon
157
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$12.9B
$206M 0.1%
1,639,955
-105,855
-6% -$13.3M
UFS
158
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$206M 0.1%
5,285,731
-12,173
-0.2% -$475K
SIGI icon
159
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.76B
$206M 0.1%
4,785,664
+101,994
+2% +$4.39M
ESS icon
160
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.4B
$206M 0.1%
884,372
+6,428
+0.7% +$1.49M
AVT icon
161
Avnet
AVT
$4.55B
$205M 0.1%
4,308,820
+4,634
+0.1% +$221K
MTZ icon
162
MasTec
MTZ
$14.3B
$205M 0.1%
5,363,249
-253,803
-5% -$9.71M
ZION icon
163
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$8.56B
$205M 0.1%
4,752,483
-659,070
-12% -$28.4M
BA icon
164
Boeing
BA
$179B
$204M 0.1%
1,311,636
+27,447
+2% +$4.27M
ALL icon
165
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$204M 0.1%
2,749,155
-97,313
-3% -$7.21M
FNB icon
166
FNB Corp
FNB
$5.99B
$203M 0.1%
12,687,510
+605,647
+5% +$9.71M
HP icon
167
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$2.08B
$202M 0.1%
2,610,311
-490,006
-16% -$37.9M
WDC icon
168
Western Digital
WDC
$28.4B
$202M 0.1%
2,971,065
+477,939
+19% +$32.5M
CME icon
169
CME Group
CME
$96B
$201M 0.1%
1,745,026
-205,275
-11% -$23.7M
CHL
170
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$200M 0.1%
3,819,794
+78,699
+2% +$4.13M
NOC icon
171
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$84.5B
$200M 0.1%
859,621
-182,586
-18% -$42.5M
CVG
172
DELISTED
Convergys
CVG
$199M 0.1%
8,097,955
+28,402
+0.4% +$698K
SJM icon
173
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$11.8B
$199M 0.1%
1,550,836
+54,290
+4% +$6.95M
FMX icon
174
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$30.2B
$198M 0.1%
2,603,106
-343,970
-12% -$26.2M
AIZ icon
175
Assurant
AIZ
$10.9B
$198M 0.1%
2,134,715
+87,805
+4% +$8.15M