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
+3.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$174B
AUM Growth
+$6.73B
Cap. Flow
+$3.1B
Cap. Flow %
1.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.37%
Holding
3,367
New
68
Increased
1,890
Reduced
1,091
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.48%
2 Industrials 13.19%
3 Technology 11.95%
4 Healthcare 9.25%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FCX icon
201
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$66.1B
$156M 0.09%
14,027,580
+7,812,975
+126% +$87M
RCL icon
202
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$97.8B
$156M 0.09%
2,324,669
+44,087
+2% +$2.96M
UPS icon
203
United Parcel Service
UPS
$71.6B
$155M 0.09%
1,436,365
+4,197
+0.3% +$452K
J icon
204
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.2B
$154M 0.09%
3,746,908
+75,723
+2% +$3.12M
SSL icon
205
Sasol
SSL
$4.4B
$154M 0.09%
5,677,721
-200,099
-3% -$5.43M
FRT icon
206
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.71B
$153M 0.09%
924,302
+27,878
+3% +$4.62M
IBKC
207
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
$153M 0.09%
2,555,716
+210,882
+9% +$12.6M
YHOO
208
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
$153M 0.09%
4,062,023
+119,944
+3% +$4.5M
ACN icon
209
Accenture
ACN
$158B
$152M 0.09%
1,341,520
+15,453
+1% +$1.75M
ESL
210
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
$151M 0.09%
2,430,396
+180,310
+8% +$11.2M
FTR
211
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
$148M 0.09%
1,998,576
+240,404
+14% +$17.8M
DAR icon
212
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$4.99B
$148M 0.09%
9,934,020
+2,178,258
+28% +$32.5M
CNQ icon
213
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$65.2B
$146M 0.08%
9,696,725
-1,093,059
-10% -$16.5M
TFC icon
214
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.7B
$146M 0.08%
4,108,747
+429,035
+12% +$15.3M
VMC icon
215
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.6B
$146M 0.08%
1,214,787
-124,654
-9% -$15M
CVA
216
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$146M 0.08%
8,867,574
+247,452
+3% +$4.07M
PFG icon
217
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$18.1B
$146M 0.08%
3,545,210
+234,941
+7% +$9.66M
QVCGA
218
QVC Group, Inc. Series A Common Stock
QVCGA
$79.4M
$146M 0.08%
118,236
-83
-0.1% -$102K
PKX icon
219
POSCO
PKX
$15.7B
$145M 0.08%
3,261,888
-105,151
-3% -$4.68M
FNB icon
220
FNB Corp
FNB
$6.03B
$145M 0.08%
11,570,393
-389,734
-3% -$4.89M
EXR icon
221
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$145M 0.08%
1,566,056
+44,022
+3% +$4.07M
UMPQ
222
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$145M 0.08%
9,346,756
+199,763
+2% +$3.09M
STLD icon
223
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$144M 0.08%
5,887,258
-100,656
-2% -$2.47M
ATVI
224
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$144M 0.08%
3,634,137
-2,850,793
-44% -$113M
COST icon
225
Costco
COST
$424B
$144M 0.08%
916,708
+16,609
+2% +$2.61M