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
THG icon
151
Hanover Insurance
THG
$6.21B
$254M 0.1%
2,057,846
-228,754
-10% -$28.2M
ARW icon
152
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.51B
$253M 0.1%
3,432,394
-12,942
-0.4% -$954K
MET icon
153
MetLife
MET
$54.1B
$253M 0.1%
5,414,073
-61,164
-1% -$2.86M
TXT icon
154
Textron
TXT
$14.3B
$253M 0.1%
3,535,075
-17,029
-0.5% -$1.22M
CA
155
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
$252M 0.1%
5,697,564
-22,116
-0.4% -$976K
VAC icon
156
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.7B
$250M 0.1%
2,234,273
+774,107
+53% +$86.5M
ESV
157
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
$250M 0.1%
29,566,847
-886,608
-3% -$7.48M
LH icon
158
Labcorp
LH
$23.1B
$248M 0.09%
1,425,417
+109
+0% +$18.9K
TCF
159
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$247M 0.09%
10,390,567
-206,441
-2% -$4.92M
ESS icon
160
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.4B
$247M 0.09%
1,002,531
-2,851
-0.3% -$703K
SKYW icon
161
Skywest
SKYW
$4.9B
$247M 0.09%
4,196,559
-46,752
-1% -$2.75M
TDS icon
162
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.61B
$247M 0.09%
8,114,496
+22,897
+0.3% +$697K
BMY icon
163
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$247M 0.09%
3,977,100
+50,255
+1% +$3.12M
MRO
164
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$247M 0.09%
10,597,350
+1,711,342
+19% +$39.8M
SWK icon
165
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.5B
$244M 0.09%
1,667,750
+18,788
+1% +$2.75M
DHI icon
166
D.R. Horton
DHI
$50.5B
$244M 0.09%
5,788,547
+74,437
+1% +$3.14M
O icon
167
Realty Income
O
$52.8B
$244M 0.09%
4,290,354
+100,254
+2% +$5.7M
M icon
168
Macy's
M
$3.66B
$243M 0.09%
7,003,849
-1,583,234
-18% -$55M
NFLX icon
169
Netflix
NFLX
$516B
$241M 0.09%
643,758
+4,857
+0.8% +$1.82M
ATGE icon
170
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.71B
$241M 0.09%
4,994,840
-100,538
-2% -$4.85M
SIGI icon
171
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.76B
$241M 0.09%
3,789,211
-181,958
-5% -$11.6M
FITB icon
172
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$240M 0.09%
8,613,248
+212,416
+3% +$5.93M
CNO icon
173
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$3.83B
$240M 0.09%
11,302,789
-16,168
-0.1% -$343K
HST icon
174
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$11.8B
$239M 0.09%
11,310,000
-72,347
-0.6% -$1.53M
POST icon
175
Post Holdings
POST
$6.15B
$238M 0.09%
2,427,624
+57
+0% +$5.59K