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
+11.17%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$338M
AUM Growth
+$338M
Cap. Flow
-$1.38B
Cap. Flow %
-407.92%
Top 10 Hldgs %
19.68%
Holding
3,580
New
92
Increased
1,914
Reduced
1,324
Closed
89
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EXR icon
201
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$276K 0.08% 1,877,977 +22,497 +1% +$3.31K
ARW icon
202
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.51B
$275K 0.08% 2,630,534 -23,901 -0.9% -$2.5K
ROST icon
203
Ross Stores
ROST
$48.1B
$274K 0.08% 2,356,666 -133,042 -5% -$15.4K
BLK icon
204
Blackrock
BLK
$175B
$272K 0.08% 384,291 -4,189 -1% -$2.97K
NOC icon
205
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$84.5B
$272K 0.08% 498,803 -122,112 -20% -$66.6K
SANM icon
206
Sanmina
SANM
$6.26B
$272K 0.08% 4,749,730 +74,479 +2% +$4.27K
AGO icon
207
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.91B
$272K 0.08% 4,365,129 +88,278 +2% +$5.5K
FHN icon
208
First Horizon
FHN
$11.5B
$270K 0.08% 11,025,110 -81,879 -0.7% -$2.01K
AN icon
209
AutoNation
AN
$8.26B
$269K 0.08% 2,507,983 -144,342 -5% -$15.5K
BPOP icon
210
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.49B
$269K 0.08% 4,053,894 +139,262 +4% +$9.24K
JCI icon
211
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.9B
$269K 0.08% 4,198,580 +95,882 +2% +$6.14K
AMD icon
212
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$264B
$268K 0.08% 4,138,958 +136,770 +3% +$8.86K
ONB icon
213
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$8.97B
$267K 0.08% 14,867,276 -210,613 -1% -$3.79K
NXST icon
214
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.2B
$267K 0.08% 1,522,926 -116,501 -7% -$20.4K
TMHC icon
215
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$6.66B
$265K 0.08% 8,728,134 +205,368 +2% +$6.23K
FNB icon
216
FNB Corp
FNB
$5.99B
$263K 0.08% 20,174,520 +900,846 +5% +$11.8K
HPE icon
217
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$29.6B
$263K 0.08% 16,453,959 -1,110,574 -6% -$17.7K
PBF icon
218
PBF Energy
PBF
$3.16B
$263K 0.08% 6,437,948 +119,256 +2% +$4.86K
IBN icon
219
ICICI Bank
IBN
$113B
$262K 0.08% 11,946,445 -509,252 -4% -$11.1K
MMC icon
220
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$101B
$261K 0.08% 1,579,557 -25,133 -2% -$4.16K
GATX icon
221
GATX Corp
GATX
$6B
$261K 0.08% 2,453,371 -3,506 -0.1% -$373
HUN icon
222
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.94B
$259K 0.08% 9,428,507 +1,558,767 +20% +$42.8K
HAL icon
223
Halliburton
HAL
$19.4B
$259K 0.08% 6,583,857 -984,770 -13% -$38.7K
TSN icon
224
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
$258K 0.08% 4,143,499 -56,601 -1% -$3.52K
BNS icon
225
Scotiabank
BNS
$77.6B
$258K 0.08% 5,259,169 +261,771 +5% +$12.8K