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
+6.4%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$241B
AUM Growth
+$241B
Cap. Flow
+$495M
Cap. Flow %
0.21%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.45%
Holding
3,412
New
77
Increased
2,028
Reduced
964
Closed
89

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.21%
3 Technology 12.7%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.42%
5 Healthcare 9.08%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FULT icon
151
Fulton Financial
FULT
$3.58B
$255M 0.11% 14,254,652 -76,041 -0.5% -$1.36M
VAC icon
152
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.7B
$255M 0.11% 1,882,703 -146,480 -7% -$19.8M
SNX icon
153
TD Synnex
SNX
$12.2B
$255M 0.11% 1,872,417 -161,804 -8% -$22M
JBLU icon
154
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.95B
$254M 0.11% 11,388,187 +93,083 +0.8% +$2.08M
CNC icon
155
Centene
CNC
$14.3B
$254M 0.11% 2,515,719 +116,722 +5% +$11.8M
SIGI icon
156
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.76B
$253M 0.11% 4,313,602 -119,408 -3% -$7.01M
DAR icon
157
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$5.37B
$252M 0.1% 13,908,432 +64,042 +0.5% +$1.16M
WAFD icon
158
WaFd
WAFD
$2.48B
$252M 0.1% 7,357,133 -52,069 -0.7% -$1.78M
CSX icon
159
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$252M 0.1% 4,573,545 -2,604,516 -36% -$143M
MKSI icon
160
MKS Inc. Common Stock
MKSI
$6.94B
$251M 0.1% 2,656,308 -406,915 -13% -$38.5M
PFG icon
161
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.9B
$249M 0.1% 3,535,000 -127,171 -3% -$8.97M
KLXI
162
DELISTED
KLX Inc.
KLXI
$248M 0.1% 3,640,409 +87,991 +2% +$6.01M
RF icon
163
Regions Financial
RF
$24.4B
$247M 0.1% 14,296,272 -134,627 -0.9% -$2.33M
ACN icon
164
Accenture
ACN
$162B
$246M 0.1% 1,606,676 +16,948 +1% +$2.59M
TFC icon
165
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.4B
$245M 0.1% 4,930,864 -87,753 -2% -$4.36M
BBY icon
166
Best Buy
BBY
$15.6B
$244M 0.1% 3,566,449 -1,259,324 -26% -$86.2M
UAL icon
167
United Airlines
UAL
$34B
$243M 0.1% 3,604,552 +172,569 +5% +$11.6M
HPE icon
168
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$29.6B
$242M 0.1% 16,849,040 -1,371,165 -8% -$19.7M
VOD icon
169
Vodafone
VOD
$28.8B
$240M 0.1% 7,521,826 -108,758 -1% -$3.47M
DK icon
170
Delek US
DK
$1.67B
$240M 0.1% 6,856,595 -201,899 -3% -$7.05M
WDC icon
171
Western Digital
WDC
$27.9B
$239M 0.1% 3,001,214 -85,711 -3% -$6.82M
AAN.A
172
DELISTED
AARON'S INC CL-A
AAN.A
$238M 0.1% 5,967,061 -5,794 -0.1% -$231K
TOL icon
173
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.4B
$237M 0.1% 4,942,294 -198,052 -4% -$9.51M
PKX icon
174
POSCO
PKX
$15.6B
$237M 0.1% 3,027,873 -15,890 -0.5% -$1.24M
TPH icon
175
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$3.09B
$236M 0.1% 13,194,743 -31,577 -0.2% -$566K