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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
+$152B
Cap. Flow
+$4.85B
Cap. Flow %
3.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
85
Increased
2,054
Reduced
912
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.02%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FCS
201
DELISTED
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTL INC COMMON
FCS
$139M 0.09%
9,876,072
-20,432
-0.2% -$287K
O icon
202
Realty Income
O
$52.7B
$138M 0.09%
2,915,557
+52,633
+2% +$2.49M
CVA
203
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$138M 0.09%
7,898,237
+367,014
+5% +$6.4M
DK icon
204
Delek US
DK
$1.91B
$138M 0.09%
4,975,328
+123,233
+3% +$3.41M
FULT icon
205
Fulton Financial
FULT
$3.56B
$138M 0.09%
11,378,130
+136,869
+1% +$1.66M
FITB icon
206
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.3B
$137M 0.09%
7,244,034
+859,939
+13% +$16.3M
OC icon
207
Owens Corning
OC
$12.5B
$137M 0.09%
3,266,109
+64,705
+2% +$2.71M
HNT
208
DELISTED
HEALTH NET INC
HNT
$137M 0.09%
2,267,057
-22,105
-1% -$1.33M
GME icon
209
GameStop
GME
$10.6B
$136M 0.09%
3,302,616
+69,154
+2% +$2.85M
ASB icon
210
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.39B
$136M 0.09%
7,561,186
+38,220
+0.5% +$687K
XRX icon
211
Xerox
XRX
$484M
$135M 0.09%
13,919,471
-32,183
-0.2% -$313K
CA
212
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
$135M 0.09%
4,951,012
+1,022,922
+26% +$27.9M
SLG icon
213
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.03B
$135M 0.09%
1,247,783
+23,631
+2% +$2.56M
SJM icon
214
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$11.9B
$135M 0.09%
1,180,682
-21,804
-2% -$2.49M
ETN icon
215
Eaton
ETN
$134B
$134M 0.09%
2,620,227
+161,834
+7% +$8.3M
CYH icon
216
Community Health Systems
CYH
$399M
$134M 0.09%
3,134,156
+224,241
+8% +$9.59M
CMC icon
217
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.4B
$133M 0.09%
9,821,915
+431,300
+5% +$5.84M
PBF icon
218
PBF Energy
PBF
$3.3B
$133M 0.09%
4,713,913
+420,711
+10% +$11.9M
NKE icon
219
Nike
NKE
$110B
$133M 0.09%
1,080,128
+42,570
+4% +$5.23M
HOLX icon
220
Hologic
HOLX
$14.8B
$133M 0.09%
3,389,623
-304,983
-8% -$11.9M
AA icon
221
Alcoa
AA
$8.02B
$133M 0.09%
13,720,020
+2,850,559
+26% +$27.5M
MKSI icon
222
MKS Inc. Common Stock
MKSI
$6.84B
$132M 0.09%
3,932,653
+205,315
+6% +$6.88M
R icon
223
Ryder
R
$7.66B
$132M 0.09%
1,780,106
+133,627
+8% +$9.89M
NUE icon
224
Nucor
NUE
$33.3B
$132M 0.09%
3,504,671
+763,174
+28% +$28.7M
HP icon
225
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$2.09B
$131M 0.09%
2,780,308
+1,118,177
+67% +$52.9M