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
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
+$192B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.34%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,537
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
KSU
176
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$172M 0.09%
1,353,571
-48,024
-3% -$6.11M
SUI icon
177
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.7B
$171M 0.09%
1,372,840
+2,730
+0.2% +$341K
USB icon
178
US Bancorp
USB
$75.1B
$171M 0.09%
4,964,106
+261,683
+6% +$9.02M
GFI icon
179
Gold Fields
GFI
$31.5B
$170M 0.09%
35,843,312
-1,243,982
-3% -$5.91M
BMO icon
180
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$87.9B
$169M 0.09%
3,363,513
-49,869
-1% -$2.51M
NOC icon
181
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$82.9B
$169M 0.09%
557,967
+2,322
+0.4% +$703K
GPN icon
182
Global Payments
GPN
$20.9B
$168M 0.09%
1,167,034
-94,280
-7% -$13.6M
DG icon
183
Dollar General
DG
$24.2B
$165M 0.09%
1,090,984
-15,113
-1% -$2.28M
INVH icon
184
Invitation Homes
INVH
$18.5B
$164M 0.09%
7,683,744
+69,537
+0.9% +$1.49M
VLY icon
185
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$5.81B
$163M 0.08%
22,293,647
-192,350
-0.9% -$1.41M
UDR icon
186
UDR
UDR
$12.7B
$163M 0.08%
4,447,611
-19,151
-0.4% -$700K
WAFD icon
187
WaFd
WAFD
$2.46B
$162M 0.08%
6,252,525
-305,497
-5% -$7.93M
ONB icon
188
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$8.82B
$162M 0.08%
12,287,523
-9,488
-0.1% -$125K
KMI icon
189
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$59.4B
$162M 0.08%
11,637,393
-1,068,902
-8% -$14.9M
ADI icon
190
Analog Devices
ADI
$119B
$160M 0.08%
1,789,937
-96,455
-5% -$8.65M
DE icon
191
Deere & Co
DE
$127B
$160M 0.08%
1,160,336
-19,047
-2% -$2.63M
ATVI
192
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$158M 0.08%
2,661,324
+60,654
+2% +$3.61M
SANM icon
193
Sanmina
SANM
$6.18B
$158M 0.08%
5,787,535
-28,027
-0.5% -$765K
PHM icon
194
Pultegroup
PHM
$26.4B
$158M 0.08%
7,058,971
-320,575
-4% -$7.16M
AFL icon
195
Aflac
AFL
$56.5B
$158M 0.08%
4,597,347
-777,238
-14% -$26.6M
TCF
196
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$157M 0.08%
6,913,538
-519,596
-7% -$11.8M
ITW icon
197
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$76.2B
$156M 0.08%
1,099,035
+37,299
+4% +$5.3M
ARW icon
198
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.34B
$156M 0.08%
3,009,312
-67,539
-2% -$3.5M
SNX icon
199
TD Synnex
SNX
$12.1B
$156M 0.08%
2,130,928
-149,966
-7% -$11M
CMC icon
200
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.31B
$156M 0.08%
9,863,910
+6,116
+0.1% +$96.6K