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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
+$152B
Cap. Flow
+$4.85B
Cap. Flow %
3.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
85
Increased
2,054
Reduced
912
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.02%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PBR.A icon
176
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$73.9B
$149M 0.1%
40,469,112
+981,372
+2% +$3.61M
MAC icon
177
Macerich
MAC
$4.57B
$148M 0.1%
1,929,076
-42,358
-2% -$3.25M
ENIA
178
DELISTED
Enel Amricas S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing 50 shares of Common Stock)
ENIA
$148M 0.1%
11,698,116
-511,728
-4% -$6.47M
WEN icon
179
Wendy's
WEN
$1.94B
$148M 0.1%
17,092,457
+1,421,093
+9% +$12.3M
CW icon
180
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$18.2B
$147M 0.1%
2,354,085
+74,797
+3% +$4.67M
AFL icon
181
Aflac
AFL
$56.3B
$147M 0.1%
2,526,304
+21,863
+0.9% +$1.27M
ARGO
182
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
$147M 0.1%
2,590,883
-11,598
-0.4% -$656K
HES
183
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$146M 0.1%
2,919,001
+59,274
+2% +$2.97M
SANM icon
184
Sanmina
SANM
$6.26B
$145M 0.09%
6,762,997
+195,924
+3% +$4.19M
ADT
185
DELISTED
ADT CORP
ADT
$144M 0.09%
4,828,368
+580,450
+14% +$17.4M
FFG
186
DELISTED
FBL Financial Group
FFG
$144M 0.09%
2,342,328
-6,065
-0.3% -$373K
AEL
187
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$144M 0.09%
6,173,302
-18,310
-0.3% -$427K
CAT icon
188
Caterpillar
CAT
$194B
$144M 0.09%
2,196,989
+962,236
+78% +$62.9M
UMPQ
189
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$144M 0.09%
8,807,127
-9,211
-0.1% -$150K
DHR icon
190
Danaher
DHR
$144B
$143M 0.09%
1,676,133
-123,442
-7% -$10.5M
PCP
191
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$143M 0.09%
620,356
+193,970
+45% +$44.6M
SSL icon
192
Sasol
SSL
$4.56B
$142M 0.09%
5,101,829
+601,307
+13% +$16.7M
ALR
193
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR
$142M 0.09%
2,945,166
+1,424
+0% +$68.6K
GLW icon
194
Corning
GLW
$59.4B
$141M 0.09%
8,245,060
-51,931
-0.6% -$889K
CELG
195
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$141M 0.09%
1,304,043
+32,467
+3% +$3.51M
AVT icon
196
Avnet
AVT
$4.34B
$141M 0.09%
3,301,533
-43,195
-1% -$1.84M
UGI icon
197
UGI
UGI
$7.33B
$140M 0.09%
4,027,962
+482,461
+14% +$16.8M
VAC icon
198
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.68B
$140M 0.09%
2,052,983
+19,238
+0.9% +$1.31M
LUMN icon
199
Lumen
LUMN
$4.88B
$139M 0.09%
5,531,409
+165,719
+3% +$4.16M
SEB icon
200
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$3.79B
$139M 0.09%
45,055
-210
-0.5% -$647K