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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
+$260B
Cap. Flow
+$2.35B
Cap. Flow %
0.9%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,922
Reduced
1,330
Closed
118
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
F icon
151
Ford
F
$46.8B
$284M 0.11% 25,384,739 +668,984 +3% +$7.5M
BPOP icon
152
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.49B
$282M 0.11% 3,914,632 -164,190 -4% -$11.8M
INVH icon
153
Invitation Homes
INVH
$19.2B
$281M 0.11% 8,331,708 -546,729 -6% -$18.5M
PCAR icon
154
PACCAR
PCAR
$52.5B
$281M 0.11% 3,355,414 +30,923 +0.9% +$2.59M
AR icon
155
Antero Resources
AR
$9.86B
$281M 0.11% 9,190,710 +178,349 +2% +$5.44M
MMM icon
156
3M
MMM
$82.8B
$280M 0.11% 2,530,857 +98,813 +4% +$10.9M
BP icon
157
BP
BP
$90.8B
$278M 0.11% 9,733,784 -4,098,659 -30% -$117M
TSN icon
158
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
$277M 0.11% 4,200,100 +38,193 +0.9% +$2.52M
AFL icon
159
Aflac
AFL
$57.2B
$277M 0.11% 4,925,673 +69,532 +1% +$3.91M
GD icon
160
General Dynamics
GD
$87.3B
$276M 0.11% 1,300,833 +73,805 +6% +$15.7M
CNQ icon
161
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$65.9B
$274M 0.11% 5,892,207 -2,526,578 -30% -$118M
FITB icon
162
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$274M 0.11% 8,559,800 +258,958 +3% +$8.28M
NXST icon
163
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.2B
$274M 0.11% 1,639,427 -12,259 -0.7% -$2.05M
ATVI
164
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$273M 0.1% 3,673,196 -23,330 -0.6% -$1.73M
RF icon
165
Regions Financial
RF
$24.4B
$273M 0.1% 13,578,909 +248,401 +2% +$4.99M
CMC icon
166
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.46B
$271M 0.1% 7,645,358 +140,355 +2% +$4.98M
GLW icon
167
Corning
GLW
$57.4B
$271M 0.1% 9,331,685 +62,417 +0.7% +$1.81M
AN icon
168
AutoNation
AN
$8.26B
$270M 0.1% 2,652,325 -23,207 -0.9% -$2.36M
CNC icon
169
Centene
CNC
$14.3B
$269M 0.1% 3,461,777 +4,989 +0.1% +$388K
BLDR icon
170
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$15.3B
$269M 0.1% 4,563,913 +64,900 +1% +$3.82M
PFG icon
171
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.9B
$268M 0.1% 3,708,800 +47,675 +1% +$3.44M
ASML icon
172
ASML
ASML
$292B
$267M 0.1% 643,631 +55,347 +9% +$23M
AMKR icon
173
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$5.98B
$267M 0.1% 15,659,878 +145,752 +0.9% +$2.49M
AON icon
174
Aon
AON
$79.1B
$267M 0.1% 994,825 +4,557 +0.5% +$1.22M
WMB icon
175
Williams Companies
WMB
$70.7B
$266M 0.1% 9,288,185 -391,779 -4% -$11.2M