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
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$228B
Cap. Flow
-$3.68B
Cap. Flow %
-1.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,500
Reduced
1,639
Closed
90

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
KNX icon
226
Knight Transportation
KNX
$7.13B
$176M 0.08%
4,211,733
+291,372
+7% +$12.2M
BMO icon
227
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$86.7B
$176M 0.08%
3,308,494
-55,019
-2% -$2.92M
HPE icon
228
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$29.6B
$175M 0.08%
17,952,856
+199,535
+1% +$1.94M
TRTN
229
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
$174M 0.08%
5,762,779
+63,389
+1% +$1.92M
LEN icon
230
Lennar Class A
LEN
$34.5B
$173M 0.08%
2,815,826
-111,457
-4% -$6.87M
AL icon
231
Air Lease Corp
AL
$6.73B
$173M 0.08%
5,915,300
+528,395
+10% +$15.5M
WPC icon
232
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.7B
$173M 0.08%
2,561,040
+28,827
+1% +$1.95M
CNO icon
233
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$3.83B
$173M 0.08%
11,111,039
-41,472
-0.4% -$646K
GATX icon
234
GATX Corp
GATX
$6B
$173M 0.08%
2,836,295
-71,045
-2% -$4.33M
FI icon
235
Fiserv
FI
$75.1B
$173M 0.08%
1,769,676
-82,784
-4% -$8.08M
AON icon
236
Aon
AON
$79.1B
$172M 0.08%
894,138
+57,628
+7% +$11.1M
KLAC icon
237
KLA
KLAC
$115B
$172M 0.08%
882,083
-27,795
-3% -$5.4M
NTES icon
238
NetEase
NTES
$86.2B
$172M 0.08%
399,391
-4,490
-1% -$1.93M
ONB icon
239
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$8.97B
$171M 0.08%
12,393,016
+105,493
+0.9% +$1.45M
JCI icon
240
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.9B
$169M 0.07%
4,962,645
+178,251
+4% +$6.09M
DG icon
241
Dollar General
DG
$23.9B
$169M 0.07%
887,710
-203,274
-19% -$38.7M
PAG icon
242
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.2B
$169M 0.07%
4,363,120
+291,231
+7% +$11.3M
KMI icon
243
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$60B
$169M 0.07%
11,117,860
-519,533
-4% -$7.88M
MCO icon
244
Moody's
MCO
$91.4B
$168M 0.07%
611,669
+15,486
+3% +$4.25M
DINO icon
245
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.52B
$168M 0.07%
5,744,794
+138,584
+2% +$4.05M
UBSI icon
246
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.43B
$168M 0.07%
6,062,631
+677,781
+13% +$18.7M
DD icon
247
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.2B
$168M 0.07%
3,156,446
-56,974
-2% -$3.03M
SNA icon
248
Snap-on
SNA
$17B
$168M 0.07%
1,210,309
+256,617
+27% +$35.5M
EMN icon
249
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8.08B
$167M 0.07%
2,398,488
-200,494
-8% -$14M
URI icon
250
United Rentals
URI
$61.5B
$167M 0.07%
1,118,786
-14,321
-1% -$2.13M