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
-2.48%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$141B
AUM Growth
+$141B
Cap. Flow
+$2.98B
Cap. Flow %
2.11%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.91%
Holding
3,625
New
34
Increased
1,928
Reduced
1,256
Closed
82

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$202M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
$140M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
$127M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
$86.6M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$75.9M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.75%
3 Energy 11.68%
4 Technology 10.9%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PRE
201
DELISTED
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
$130M 0.09%
1,186,022
+1,851
+0.2% +$203K
ABBV icon
202
AbbVie
ABBV
$372B
$130M 0.09%
2,254,746
+106,377
+5% +$6.15M
AIZ icon
203
Assurant
AIZ
$10.9B
$130M 0.09%
2,024,031
-21,725
-1% -$1.4M
CNQ icon
204
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$65.9B
$130M 0.09%
3,349,323
+402,330
+14% +$15.6M
GGB icon
205
Gerdau
GGB
$6.15B
$130M 0.09%
27,090,928
+190,370
+0.7% +$914K
AXP icon
206
American Express
AXP
$231B
$130M 0.09%
1,484,865
+74,524
+5% +$6.52M
HELE icon
207
Helen of Troy
HELE
$564M
$130M 0.09%
2,473,583
-35,719
-1% -$1.88M
WNR
208
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
$130M 0.09%
3,089,042
-281,317
-8% -$11.8M
ALL icon
209
Allstate
ALL
$53.6B
$130M 0.09%
2,111,063
+313,642
+17% +$19.2M
WAFD icon
210
WaFd
WAFD
$2.48B
$128M 0.09%
6,309,189
+334,990
+6% +$6.82M
LPL icon
211
LG Display
LPL
$4.41B
$128M 0.09%
8,147,809
-26,200
-0.3% -$413K
WEN icon
212
Wendy's
WEN
$2.02B
$128M 0.09%
15,470,023
-90,819
-0.6% -$750K
ATVI
213
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$128M 0.09%
6,140,728
+57,592
+0.9% +$1.2M
SANM icon
214
Sanmina
SANM
$6.26B
$128M 0.09%
6,119,229
+177,630
+3% +$3.71M
TAP icon
215
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.98B
$128M 0.09%
1,713,403
+1,551
+0.1% +$115K
DK icon
216
Delek US
DK
$1.67B
$127M 0.09%
3,838,117
+296,234
+8% +$9.81M
OVTI
217
DELISTED
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC
OVTI
$127M 0.09%
4,794,879
-187
-0% -$4.95K
FSLR icon
218
First Solar
FSLR
$20.9B
$126M 0.09%
1,920,953
-58,971
-3% -$3.88M
RSG icon
219
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$126M 0.09%
3,234,972
+151,421
+5% +$5.91M
BA icon
220
Boeing
BA
$177B
$125M 0.09%
984,030
+86,524
+10% +$11M
EFII
221
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$125M 0.09%
2,837,485
-211,554
-7% -$9.34M
STZ icon
222
Constellation Brands
STZ
$28.5B
$125M 0.09%
1,433,378
-400,355
-22% -$34.9M
TFCFA
223
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$125M 0.09%
3,638,500
-480,728
-12% -$16.5M
YHOO
224
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
$125M 0.09%
3,058,100
-1,055,488
-26% -$43M
RTX icon
225
RTX Corp
RTX
$212B
$124M 0.09%
1,175,817
+91,122
+8% +$9.62M