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
-2.48%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$141B
AUM Growth
+$141B
Cap. Flow
+$2.98B
Cap. Flow %
2.11%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.91%
Holding
3,625
New
34
Increased
1,928
Reduced
1,256
Closed
82

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$202M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
$140M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
$127M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
$86.6M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$75.9M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.75%
3 Energy 11.68%
4 Technology 10.9%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CCL icon
176
Carnival Corp
CCL
$41.5B
$139M 0.1%
3,472,134
-433,735
-11% -$17.4M
PAG icon
177
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.1B
$139M 0.1%
3,428,357
-9,245
-0.3% -$375K
SFG
178
DELISTED
STANCORP FINL GRP
SFG
$138M 0.1%
2,183,762
+119,592
+6% +$7.56M
AEL
179
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$138M 0.1%
6,026,165
+92,240
+2% +$2.11M
NDAQ icon
180
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$53.5B
$137M 0.1%
3,235,955
-89,707
-3% -$3.81M
AFG icon
181
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.4B
$137M 0.1%
2,363,787
-13,068
-0.5% -$757K
GPI icon
182
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$6.01B
$137M 0.1%
1,879,582
+86,318
+5% +$6.28M
FDP icon
183
Fresh Del Monte Produce
FDP
$1.74B
$137M 0.1%
4,283,893
+35,023
+0.8% +$1.12M
FAF icon
184
First American
FAF
$6.54B
$137M 0.1%
5,038,709
+303,023
+6% +$8.22M
UMPQ
185
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$136M 0.1%
8,279,701
-495,764
-6% -$8.17M
UPBD icon
186
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.44B
$136M 0.1%
4,481,328
+48,016
+1% +$1.46M
RGA icon
187
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$12.8B
$135M 0.1%
1,690,627
-59,737
-3% -$4.79M
F icon
188
Ford
F
$46.6B
$135M 0.1%
9,113,169
+2,292,132
+34% +$33.9M
NBR icon
189
Nabors Industries
NBR
$522M
$135M 0.1%
5,917,979
-35,686
-0.6% -$812K
MBI icon
190
MBIA
MBI
$395M
$134M 0.1%
14,621,874
+45,002
+0.3% +$413K
DDS icon
191
Dillards
DDS
$8.36B
$134M 0.09%
1,229,009
+10,196
+0.8% +$1.11M
ATGE icon
192
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.74B
$134M 0.09%
3,119,972
+218,438
+8% +$9.35M
PACW
193
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$132M 0.09%
3,202,301
-570,859
-15% -$23.5M
MO icon
194
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$132M 0.09%
2,867,118
+231,058
+9% +$10.6M
SWK icon
195
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.1B
$132M 0.09%
1,482,968
+19,016
+1% +$1.69M
MRH
196
DELISTED
MONTPELIER RE HOLDINGS LTD
MRH
$132M 0.09%
4,235,116
-257,625
-6% -$8.01M
RF icon
197
Regions Financial
RF
$23.7B
$131M 0.09%
13,093,309
-779,251
-6% -$7.82M
CMC icon
198
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.36B
$131M 0.09%
7,671,947
+228,777
+3% +$3.91M
MMM icon
199
3M
MMM
$81.8B
$131M 0.09%
924,255
+48,686
+6% +$6.9M
TSN icon
200
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.1B
$131M 0.09%
3,315,218
-46,141
-1% -$1.82M