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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$134B
Cap. Flow
+$4.32B
Cap. Flow %
3.22%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
103
Increased
2,078
Reduced
939
Closed
48

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.97%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HD icon
176
Home Depot
HD
$405B
$137M 0.1%
1,729,257
+129,632
+8% +$10.3M
WNR
177
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
$137M 0.1%
3,541,591
-8,428
-0.2% -$325K
AVT icon
178
Avnet
AVT
$4.55B
$137M 0.1%
2,937,884
+55,511
+2% +$2.58M
RCL icon
179
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$98.7B
$136M 0.1%
2,501,379
+45,796
+2% +$2.5M
AEL
180
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$136M 0.1%
5,739,153
+188,252
+3% +$4.45M
WAFD icon
181
WaFd
WAFD
$2.48B
$134M 0.1%
5,772,129
+154,623
+3% +$3.6M
AIZ icon
182
Assurant
AIZ
$10.9B
$134M 0.1%
2,064,084
-12,540
-0.6% -$815K
TFCFA
183
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$133M 0.1%
4,147,017
+14,824
+0.4% +$474K
GPK icon
184
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.6B
$132M 0.1%
13,007,407
-133,405
-1% -$1.36M
GILD icon
185
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$132M 0.1%
1,860,123
+359,488
+24% +$25.5M
AMGN icon
186
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$131M 0.1%
1,059,743
+11,825
+1% +$1.46M
MGM icon
187
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$10.8B
$130M 0.1%
5,043,262
+138,039
+3% +$3.57M
PM icon
188
Philip Morris
PM
$260B
$130M 0.1%
1,593,010
+8,252
+0.5% +$675K
SFG
189
DELISTED
STANCORP FINL GRP
SFG
$130M 0.1%
1,940,206
-13,679
-0.7% -$914K
HP icon
190
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$2.08B
$129M 0.1%
1,199,057
+36,378
+3% +$3.91M
CKH
191
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
$125M 0.09%
1,451,414
+27,202
+2% +$2.35M
RTX icon
192
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$125M 0.09%
1,072,551
+115,292
+12% +$13.5M
PHH
193
DELISTED
PHH Corporation
PHH
$124M 0.09%
4,810,637
-31,710
-0.7% -$819K
GGP
194
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
$123M 0.09%
5,610,716
+76,607
+1% +$1.69M
CMC icon
195
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.46B
$123M 0.09%
6,534,005
+354,637
+6% +$6.7M
ANDV
196
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
$123M 0.09%
2,433,825
+85,145
+4% +$4.31M
NDAQ icon
197
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$54.4B
$123M 0.09%
3,327,015
+23,913
+0.7% +$883K
FAF icon
198
First American
FAF
$6.72B
$122M 0.09%
4,613,192
+330,491
+8% +$8.77M
HOS
199
DELISTED
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
HOS
$122M 0.09%
2,920,964
-132,289
-4% -$5.53M
PRE
200
DELISTED
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
$122M 0.09%
1,178,839
+6,591
+0.6% +$682K