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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
+$240B
Cap. Flow
+$3.9B
Cap. Flow %
1.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
90
Increased
2,000
Reduced
983
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.07%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
JBLU icon
176
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.95B
$233M 0.1%
11,460,137
+71,950
+0.6% +$1.46M
LH icon
177
Labcorp
LH
$23.1B
$231M 0.1%
1,426,913
-537
-0% -$86.9K
CNX icon
178
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.13B
$230M 0.1%
14,937,828
+3,202,772
+27% +$49.4M
KMI icon
179
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$60B
$228M 0.1%
15,160,846
+69,680
+0.5% +$1.05M
AVGO icon
180
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.4T
$228M 0.09%
965,989
+159,385
+20% +$37.6M
VAC icon
181
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.7B
$227M 0.09%
1,706,201
-176,502
-9% -$23.5M
BKNG icon
182
Booking.com
BKNG
$181B
$226M 0.09%
108,665
+4,902
+5% +$10.2M
GLW icon
183
Corning
GLW
$57.4B
$224M 0.09%
8,042,803
-70,611
-0.9% -$1.97M
UFS
184
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$223M 0.09%
5,232,250
-61,493
-1% -$2.62M
AEL
185
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$222M 0.09%
7,569,688
+25,141
+0.3% +$738K
NKE icon
186
Nike
NKE
$114B
$221M 0.09%
3,327,835
+125,213
+4% +$8.32M
PFG icon
187
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.9B
$221M 0.09%
3,628,980
+93,980
+3% +$5.72M
TDS icon
188
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.61B
$221M 0.09%
7,881,531
+194,498
+3% +$5.45M
PDCE
189
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$220M 0.09%
4,483,300
+202,845
+5% +$9.95M
RS icon
190
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.5B
$220M 0.09%
2,563,490
+11,851
+0.5% +$1.02M
GATX icon
191
GATX Corp
GATX
$6B
$219M 0.09%
3,203,193
-31,844
-1% -$2.18M
CHL
192
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$219M 0.09%
4,790,500
+281,001
+6% +$12.9M
SJM icon
193
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$11.8B
$219M 0.09%
1,765,003
+6,048
+0.3% +$750K
SBUX icon
194
Starbucks
SBUX
$100B
$218M 0.09%
3,763,386
+86,100
+2% +$4.98M
LOW icon
195
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$145B
$217M 0.09%
2,472,272
+38,139
+2% +$3.35M
STI
196
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$217M 0.09%
3,182,217
-55,927
-2% -$3.81M
CXO
197
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$215M 0.09%
1,433,489
-8,646
-0.6% -$1.3M
HWC icon
198
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.33B
$215M 0.09%
4,149,087
-534,313
-11% -$27.6M
TPH icon
199
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$3.09B
$214M 0.09%
13,002,923
-191,820
-1% -$3.15M
O icon
200
Realty Income
O
$53.7B
$213M 0.09%
4,111,612
+199,866
+5% +$10.3M