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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$258B
Cap. Flow
+$421M
Cap. Flow %
0.16%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,930
Reduced
1,177
Closed
62

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.39%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GHC icon
176
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.74B
$230M 0.09%
334,024
+7,203
+2% +$4.97M
VALE icon
177
Vale
VALE
$43.9B
$229M 0.09%
17,056,825
-2,213,263
-11% -$29.7M
FULT icon
178
Fulton Financial
FULT
$3.58B
$229M 0.09%
13,991,116
-21,426
-0.2% -$351K
IP icon
179
International Paper
IP
$26.2B
$228M 0.09%
5,261,011
+472,121
+10% +$20.5M
LLL
180
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$228M 0.09%
928,578
+1,510
+0.2% +$370K
PFG icon
181
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.9B
$227M 0.09%
3,927,560
-12,857
-0.3% -$745K
FNSR
182
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
$226M 0.09%
9,898,900
-2,937
-0% -$67.2K
ADP icon
183
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$123B
$226M 0.09%
1,369,123
+49,188
+4% +$8.13M
AU icon
184
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$28.6B
$225M 0.09%
12,614,636
-72,416
-0.6% -$1.29M
XRX icon
185
Xerox
XRX
$501M
$223M 0.09%
6,295,607
+55,588
+0.9% +$1.97M
ACHC icon
186
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.12B
$220M 0.09%
6,283,402
+240,845
+4% +$8.42M
RF icon
187
Regions Financial
RF
$24.4B
$218M 0.08%
14,594,382
+3,805
+0% +$56.8K
ADI icon
188
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$218M 0.08%
1,930,034
+110,268
+6% +$12.4M
NEM icon
189
Newmont
NEM
$81.7B
$218M 0.08%
5,654,920
-242,992
-4% -$9.35M
ALLY icon
190
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.6B
$216M 0.08%
6,967,871
+8,464
+0.1% +$262K
CNQ icon
191
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$65.9B
$216M 0.08%
8,000,318
+22,860
+0.3% +$617K
IQV icon
192
IQVIA
IQV
$32.4B
$214M 0.08%
1,331,585
-65,640
-5% -$10.6M
VAC icon
193
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.7B
$214M 0.08%
2,221,125
-216,189
-9% -$20.8M
EOG icon
194
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.2B
$214M 0.08%
2,296,689
-1,015
-0% -$94.6K
SYF icon
195
Synchrony
SYF
$28.4B
$213M 0.08%
6,157,672
+70,245
+1% +$2.44M
APC
196
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$211M 0.08%
2,992,124
-16,404
-0.5% -$1.16M
STI
197
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$211M 0.08%
3,351,164
+107,379
+3% +$6.75M
SJM icon
198
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$11.8B
$210M 0.08%
1,826,055
-5,103
-0.3% -$588K
TCF
199
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$210M 0.08%
10,104,934
-470
-0% -$9.77K
DINO icon
200
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.52B
$210M 0.08%
4,529,784
+736,031
+19% +$34.1M