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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$236B
Cap. Flow
+$112M
Cap. Flow %
0.05%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,256
Reduced
1,780
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.16%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CTSH icon
226
Cognizant
CTSH
$35.3B
$189M 0.08%
2,717,660
+115,634
+4% +$8.03M
DG icon
227
Dollar General
DG
$23.9B
$188M 0.08%
898,661
+10,951
+1% +$2.3M
ON icon
228
ON Semiconductor
ON
$20.3B
$188M 0.08%
8,660,782
-375,578
-4% -$8.15M
ESI icon
229
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.21B
$187M 0.08%
17,821,309
-290,335
-2% -$3.05M
MET icon
230
MetLife
MET
$54.1B
$186M 0.08%
5,014,115
+618,001
+14% +$23M
FI icon
231
Fiserv
FI
$75.1B
$186M 0.08%
1,807,840
+38,164
+2% +$3.93M
AZN icon
232
AstraZeneca
AZN
$248B
$186M 0.08%
3,388,291
+5,196
+0.2% +$285K
EMN icon
233
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8.08B
$186M 0.08%
2,375,805
-22,683
-0.9% -$1.77M
EMR icon
234
Emerson Electric
EMR
$74.3B
$185M 0.08%
2,829,468
+217,635
+8% +$14.3M
LHCG
235
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$185M 0.08%
869,981
-189,277
-18% -$40.2M
VAC icon
236
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.7B
$185M 0.08%
2,031,878
+21,971
+1% +$2M
CARR icon
237
Carrier Global
CARR
$55.5B
$184M 0.08%
6,026,503
-69,881
-1% -$2.13M
CMC icon
238
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.46B
$184M 0.08%
9,193,514
-665,316
-7% -$13.3M
SNA icon
239
Snap-on
SNA
$17B
$183M 0.08%
1,244,908
+34,599
+3% +$5.09M
ACHC icon
240
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.12B
$183M 0.08%
6,203,330
-180,955
-3% -$5.33M
DD icon
241
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.2B
$181M 0.08%
3,271,447
+115,001
+4% +$6.38M
EL icon
242
Estee Lauder
EL
$33B
$181M 0.08%
829,423
+18,164
+2% +$3.96M
WERN icon
243
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$1.73B
$181M 0.08%
4,303,573
-166,302
-4% -$6.98M
GNRC icon
244
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$10.9B
$180M 0.08%
931,667
-171,649
-16% -$33.2M
MCO icon
245
Moody's
MCO
$91.4B
$180M 0.08%
619,835
+8,166
+1% +$2.37M
FCN icon
246
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.46B
$178M 0.08%
1,683,140
-351,097
-17% -$37.2M
CNO icon
247
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$3.83B
$178M 0.08%
11,108,583
-2,456
-0% -$39.4K
RIO icon
248
Rio Tinto
RIO
$102B
$178M 0.08%
2,940,209
+58,282
+2% +$3.52M
VMC icon
249
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.5B
$177M 0.08%
1,307,593
+21,331
+2% +$2.89M
TPH icon
250
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$3.09B
$176M 0.07%
9,722,885
-877,679
-8% -$15.9M