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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$128B
Cap. Flow
+$2B
Cap. Flow %
1.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
41
Increased
2,064
Reduced
1,040
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RCL icon
201
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$98.7B
$116M 0.09% 2,455,583 +13,130 +0.5% +$623K
GPI icon
202
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$6.01B
$116M 0.09% 1,628,780 +137,473 +9% +$9.76M
MGM icon
203
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$10.8B
$115M 0.09% 4,905,223 +25,824 +0.5% +$607K
UNM icon
204
Unum
UNM
$11.9B
$115M 0.09% 3,287,414 +1,913 +0.1% +$67.1K
ARGO
205
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
$115M 0.09% 2,476,508 +5,672 +0.2% +$264K
VALE icon
206
Vale
VALE
$43.9B
$115M 0.09% 7,510,768 +52,249 +0.7% +$797K
SJM icon
207
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$11.8B
$114M 0.09% 1,101,012 -2,188 -0.2% -$227K
KALU icon
208
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$1.26B
$114M 0.09% 1,622,431 -9,427 -0.6% -$662K
PNC icon
209
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$81.7B
$114M 0.09% 1,468,871 +169,960 +13% +$13.2M
GILD icon
210
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
$113M 0.09% 1,500,635 +39,911 +3% +$3M
PNR icon
211
Pentair
PNR
$17.6B
$112M 0.09% 1,444,924 +2,208 +0.2% +$171K
FBR
212
DELISTED
Fibria Celulose Sa
FBR
$112M 0.09% 9,597,653 -49,506 -0.5% -$578K
ALR
213
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR
$112M 0.09% 3,091,346 +182,484 +6% +$6.61M
ZION icon
214
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$8.56B
$112M 0.09% 3,735,106 +315,535 +9% +$9.45M
AXS icon
215
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.71B
$112M 0.09% 2,345,269 +60,738 +3% +$2.89M
PDCE
216
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$111M 0.09% 2,089,260 +7,113 +0.3% +$379K
GGP
217
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
$111M 0.09% 5,534,109 +399,920 +8% +$8.03M
SWK icon
218
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.5B
$111M 0.09% 1,374,960 +59,416 +5% +$4.79M
SKX icon
219
Skechers
SKX
$9.48B
$111M 0.09% 3,340,950 +56,084 +2% +$1.86M
NRG icon
220
NRG Energy
NRG
$28.2B
$111M 0.09% 3,849,448 -9,785 -0.3% -$281K
KS
221
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
$110M 0.09% 1,968,362 +44,553 +2% +$2.49M
BHE icon
222
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$1.46B
$109M 0.09% 4,741,903 -5,080 -0.1% -$117K
TSN icon
223
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
$109M 0.09% 3,267,888 -14,607 -0.4% -$489K
ZTS icon
224
Zoetis
ZTS
$69.3B
$109M 0.09% 3,340,336 -1,099,739 -25% -$36M
RTX icon
225
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$109M 0.08% 957,259 +27,464 +3% +$3.13M