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
LM
176
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
$132M 0.1% 3,028,287 +84,480 +3% +$3.67M
NDAQ icon
177
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$54.4B
$131M 0.1% 3,303,102 -13,512 -0.4% -$538K
MHK icon
178
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.24B
$131M 0.1% 881,381 -164,276 -16% -$24.5M
WAFD icon
179
WaFd
WAFD
$2.48B
$131M 0.1% 5,617,506 +302,317 +6% +$7.04M
STZ icon
180
Constellation Brands
STZ
$28.5B
$130M 0.1% 1,852,072 -358,236 -16% -$25.2M
CKH
181
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
$130M 0.1% 1,424,212 +98,795 +7% +$9.01M
SFG
182
DELISTED
STANCORP FINL GRP
SFG
$129M 0.1% 1,953,885 +57,328 +3% +$3.8M
SEB icon
183
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$3.81B
$129M 0.1% 46,121 -98 -0.2% -$274K
RS icon
184
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.5B
$129M 0.1% 1,695,043 +49,880 +3% +$3.78M
AVT icon
185
Avnet
AVT
$4.55B
$127M 0.1% 2,882,373 +148,608 +5% +$6.55M
GPK icon
186
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.6B
$126M 0.1% 13,140,812 -263,990 -2% -$2.53M
CMC icon
187
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.46B
$126M 0.1% 6,179,368 +238,931 +4% +$4.86M
SIGI icon
188
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.76B
$125M 0.1% 4,635,146 +18,343 +0.4% +$496K
EFII
189
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$124M 0.1% 3,212,089 -71,799 -2% -$2.78M
RIG icon
190
Transocean
RIG
$2.86B
$124M 0.1% 2,512,005 +168,067 +7% +$8.3M
PRE
191
DELISTED
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
$124M 0.1% 1,172,248 +26,115 +2% +$2.75M
HELE icon
192
Helen of Troy
HELE
$564M
$122M 0.1% 2,467,246 +44,769 +2% +$2.22M
TECD
193
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$121M 0.09% 2,350,518 +135,361 +6% +$6.98M
MBFI
194
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$121M 0.09% 3,773,329 -34,704 -0.9% -$1.11M
FAF icon
195
First American
FAF
$6.72B
$121M 0.09% 4,282,701 +109,248 +3% +$3.08M
FDP icon
196
Fresh Del Monte Produce
FDP
$1.74B
$120M 0.09% 4,254,530 +127,047 +3% +$3.6M
TRN icon
197
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.3B
$120M 0.09% 2,200,295 -270,836 -11% -$14.8M
AMGN icon
198
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$120M 0.09% 1,047,918 -496 -0% -$56.6K
PHH
199
DELISTED
PHH Corporation
PHH
$118M 0.09% 4,842,347 +647 +0% +$15.8K
AA icon
200
Alcoa
AA
$8.33B
$117M 0.09% 10,960,755 +171,834 +2% +$1.83M