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
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
-$82.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,536
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AEL
226
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$141M 0.07%
7,484,956
-93,982
-1% -$1.77M
AMKR icon
227
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$6B
$141M 0.07%
18,041,098
-11,363
-0.1% -$88.5K
MANT
228
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$140M 0.07%
1,932,320
-143,628
-7% -$10.4M
SWKS icon
229
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$11.1B
$140M 0.07%
1,569,542
-15,606
-1% -$1.39M
VSH icon
230
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$2.08B
$140M 0.07%
9,729,327
+67,499
+0.7% +$973K
CME icon
231
CME Group
CME
$96.4B
$140M 0.07%
810,062
-43,106
-5% -$7.45M
NTCT icon
232
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$1.8B
$140M 0.07%
5,914,476
-105,439
-2% -$2.5M
BBY icon
233
Best Buy
BBY
$16.3B
$140M 0.07%
2,447,723
+6,728
+0.3% +$384K
BNS icon
234
Scotiabank
BNS
$79B
$139M 0.07%
3,433,647
+381,489
+12% +$15.5M
AMED
235
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$139M 0.07%
758,554
-31,226
-4% -$5.73M
CL icon
236
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$67.6B
$138M 0.07%
2,083,753
+343,028
+20% +$22.8M
CNO icon
237
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$3.92B
$138M 0.07%
11,152,511
VMC icon
238
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.6B
$138M 0.07%
1,279,057
+10,345
+0.8% +$1.12M
MSCI icon
239
MSCI
MSCI
$43.1B
$138M 0.07%
477,984
-5,681
-1% -$1.64M
AON icon
240
Aon
AON
$80.5B
$138M 0.07%
836,510
+40,414
+5% +$6.67M
MET icon
241
MetLife
MET
$54.4B
$138M 0.07%
4,513,803
-668,380
-13% -$20.4M
BLK icon
242
Blackrock
BLK
$172B
$138M 0.07%
313,457
-11,646
-4% -$5.12M
DINO icon
243
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.65B
$137M 0.07%
5,606,210
+511,892
+10% +$12.5M
DIOD icon
244
Diodes
DIOD
$2.48B
$137M 0.07%
3,367,203
-157,974
-4% -$6.42M
STLD icon
245
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.3B
$137M 0.07%
6,066,165
+201,265
+3% +$4.54M
WKC icon
246
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.49B
$136M 0.07%
5,417,764
+50,606
+0.9% +$1.27M
UHAL icon
247
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$10.9B
$135M 0.07%
4,662,050
-13,060
-0.3% -$379K
LYB icon
248
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$17.5B
$135M 0.07%
2,729,015
+361,539
+15% +$17.9M
BWA icon
249
BorgWarner
BWA
$9.49B
$135M 0.07%
6,306,956
+644,322
+11% +$13.8M
BLD icon
250
TopBuild
BLD
$12.1B
$135M 0.07%
1,887,436
-178,352
-9% -$12.8M