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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
+$240B
Cap. Flow
+$3.9B
Cap. Flow %
1.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
90
Increased
2,000
Reduced
983
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.07%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MGLN
201
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$212M 0.09%
1,981,102
-9,920
-0.5% -$1.06M
AHL
202
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
$212M 0.09%
4,719,529
-273,390
-5% -$12.3M
SNX icon
203
TD Synnex
SNX
$12.2B
$211M 0.09%
1,783,284
-89,133
-5% -$10.6M
BBY icon
204
Best Buy
BBY
$15.6B
$211M 0.09%
3,016,319
-550,130
-15% -$38.5M
LMT icon
205
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$106B
$211M 0.09%
624,405
-6,175
-1% -$2.09M
TOL icon
206
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.4B
$210M 0.09%
4,863,610
-78,684
-2% -$3.4M
TXT icon
207
Textron
TXT
$14.3B
$210M 0.09%
3,557,013
-12,124
-0.3% -$715K
HST icon
208
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$11.8B
$209M 0.09%
11,214,073
+240,846
+2% +$4.49M
VOD icon
209
Vodafone
VOD
$28.8B
$207M 0.09%
7,457,597
-64,229
-0.9% -$1.79M
VSH icon
210
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$2.1B
$207M 0.09%
11,119,900
-136,244
-1% -$2.53M
MBFI
211
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$203M 0.08%
5,008,820
+222,470
+5% +$9.01M
CCL icon
212
Carnival Corp
CCL
$43.2B
$202M 0.08%
3,078,458
-49,057
-2% -$3.22M
DGX icon
213
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.3B
$202M 0.08%
2,011,368
-6,805
-0.3% -$683K
CMC icon
214
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.46B
$200M 0.08%
9,792,307
-59,398
-0.6% -$1.22M
LUMN icon
215
Lumen
LUMN
$5.1B
$200M 0.08%
12,190,203
-581,588
-5% -$9.56M
HIG icon
216
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$200M 0.08%
3,880,618
-923,428
-19% -$47.6M
DECK icon
217
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$17.7B
$200M 0.08%
2,219,461
-132,081
-6% -$11.9M
B
218
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$199M 0.08%
3,321,696
-72,871
-2% -$4.36M
CPE
219
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
$199M 0.08%
15,004,663
+1,705,244
+13% +$22.6M
ONB icon
220
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$8.97B
$198M 0.08%
11,718,378
+278,468
+2% +$4.71M
RRX icon
221
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.91B
$197M 0.08%
2,683,200
+138,116
+5% +$10.1M
WLL
222
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$195M 0.08%
5,758,914
+799,728
+16% +$27.1M
MCK icon
223
McKesson
MCK
$85.4B
$194M 0.08%
1,378,244
+73,759
+6% +$10.4M
WERN icon
224
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$1.73B
$194M 0.08%
5,306,032
-73,331
-1% -$2.68M
CA
225
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
$193M 0.08%
5,705,498
-11,835
-0.2% -$401K