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
-0.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$325B
AUM Growth
+$325B
Cap. Flow
+$5.28B
Cap. Flow %
1.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.62%
Holding
3,635
New
98
Increased
2,071
Reduced
1,162
Closed
123
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
KLAC icon
176
KLA
KLAC
$111B
$328M 0.1%
896,040
-22,595
-2% -$8.27M
USB icon
177
US Bancorp
USB
$74.7B
$325M 0.1%
6,114,844
+184,607
+3% +$9.81M
DDS icon
178
Dillards
DDS
$8.36B
$321M 0.1%
1,195,852
-71,457
-6% -$19.2M
MTDR icon
179
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.3B
$319M 0.1%
6,025,577
-590,011
-9% -$31.3M
ARW icon
180
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.32B
$318M 0.1%
2,681,640
+34,794
+1% +$4.13M
CARR icon
181
Carrier Global
CARR
$53.7B
$317M 0.1%
6,913,653
-75,031
-1% -$3.44M
MRO
182
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$317M 0.1%
12,626,529
-350,426
-3% -$8.8M
ESI icon
183
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.09B
$314M 0.1%
14,358,358
-74,136
-0.5% -$1.62M
NXST icon
184
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.14B
$314M 0.1%
1,664,990
-80,941
-5% -$15.3M
TRTN
185
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
$314M 0.1%
4,470,379
+59,442
+1% +$4.17M
TEL icon
186
TE Connectivity
TEL
$60B
$313M 0.1%
2,389,609
+8,224
+0.3% +$1.08M
CMC icon
187
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.36B
$312M 0.1%
7,490,760
-87,128
-1% -$3.63M
CMI icon
188
Cummins
CMI
$54.1B
$311M 0.1%
1,514,331
+21,872
+1% +$4.49M
AFL icon
189
Aflac
AFL
$56.3B
$310M 0.1%
4,816,609
-70,873
-1% -$4.56M
NOC icon
190
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$84.5B
$310M 0.1%
692,378
-58,037
-8% -$26M
CNX icon
191
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.13B
$309M 0.1%
14,927,771
+245,143
+2% +$5.08M
NEE icon
192
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$148B
$308M 0.1%
3,640,208
+85,368
+2% +$7.23M
BIDU icon
193
Baidu
BIDU
$32.8B
$306M 0.09%
2,314,578
-5,610
-0.2% -$743K
SUI icon
194
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.7B
$306M 0.09%
1,745,539
-3,194
-0.2% -$560K
AGCO icon
195
AGCO
AGCO
$7.94B
$303M 0.09%
2,073,044
+16,851
+0.8% +$2.46M
HPE icon
196
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$29.3B
$301M 0.09%
18,029,016
-23,194
-0.1% -$388K
GD icon
197
General Dynamics
GD
$87.1B
$301M 0.09%
1,246,540
-31,553
-2% -$7.61M
DGX icon
198
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.2B
$300M 0.09%
2,190,138
+3,219
+0.1% +$441K
DAR icon
199
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$5.26B
$300M 0.09%
3,728,897
-1,348,982
-27% -$108M
GATX icon
200
GATX Corp
GATX
$5.98B
$299M 0.09%
2,424,394
+21,638
+0.9% +$2.67M