Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Return 19.15%
 

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
+6.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$5.79B
Cap. Flow %
3.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.92%
Holding
3,614
New
69
Increased
2,264
Reduced
893
Closed
98

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$317M
2
SAN icon
Banco Santander
SAN
$169M
3
T icon
AT&T
T
$167M
4
F icon
Ford
F
$101M
5
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
$93.8M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.07%
2 Industrials 13.06%
3 Technology 11.2%
4 Energy 9.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AFG icon
201
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.6B
$144M 0.09%
2,369,349
+5,562
+0.2% +$338K
TFCFA
202
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$144M 0.09%
3,738,331
+99,831
+3% +$3.83M
MBFI
203
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$143M 0.09%
4,341,495
+16,260
+0.4% +$534K
RSG icon
204
Republic Services
RSG
$73.1B
$142M 0.09%
3,534,933
+299,961
+9% +$12.1M
SLG icon
205
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.21B
$142M 0.09%
1,228,663
+15,438
+1% +$1.78M
VAC icon
206
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.72B
$141M 0.09%
1,897,704
+80,919
+4% +$6.03M
MWV
207
DELISTED
MEADWESTVACO CORP
MWV
$141M 0.09%
3,181,440
+164,783
+5% +$7.32M
WEN icon
208
Wendy's
WEN
$1.92B
$141M 0.09%
15,629,304
+159,281
+1% +$1.44M
CVA
209
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$140M 0.09%
6,376,753
+875,511
+16% +$19.3M
PRE
210
DELISTED
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
$140M 0.09%
1,227,842
+41,820
+4% +$4.77M
AIZ icon
211
Assurant
AIZ
$10.9B
$140M 0.09%
2,040,353
+16,322
+0.8% +$1.12M
UMPQ
212
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$139M 0.09%
8,172,159
-107,542
-1% -$1.83M
MBI icon
213
MBIA
MBI
$399M
$138M 0.09%
14,440,957
-180,917
-1% -$1.73M
FFG
214
DELISTED
FBL Financial Group
FFG
$137M 0.09%
2,361,404
-15,670
-0.7% -$909K
DD icon
215
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.1B
$137M 0.09%
1,483,907
+399,130
+37% +$36.7M
RF icon
216
Regions Financial
RF
$24.3B
$136M 0.09%
12,897,149
-196,160
-1% -$2.07M
SHG icon
217
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
$22.7B
$136M 0.09%
3,372,417
-72,714
-2% -$2.94M
JNS
218
DELISTED
Janus Capital Group Inc
JNS
$136M 0.09%
8,438,770
-12,339
-0.1% -$199K
R icon
219
Ryder
R
$7.65B
$136M 0.09%
1,464,842
+160,584
+12% +$14.9M
EMC
220
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$136M 0.09%
4,558,596
+542,352
+14% +$16.1M
KMI icon
221
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$59.3B
$135M 0.09%
3,201,099
+1,082,998
+51% +$45.8M
MA icon
222
Mastercard
MA
$537B
$134M 0.09%
1,555,112
+114,653
+8% +$9.88M
BA icon
223
Boeing
BA
$175B
$133M 0.09%
1,024,680
+40,650
+4% +$5.28M
PBH icon
224
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$3.29B
$133M 0.09%
3,830,155
-4,646
-0.1% -$161K
MKSI icon
225
MKS Inc. Common Stock
MKSI
$6.82B
$132M 0.09%
3,613,792
+26,721
+0.7% +$978K