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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$277B
Cap. Flow
-$3.48B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
83
Increased
1,313
Reduced
1,786
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.32%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NTES icon
226
NetEase
NTES
$86.2B
$227M 0.08%
2,373,285
+1,950,498
+461% +$187M
SWKS icon
227
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$11.1B
$227M 0.08%
1,486,575
+1,203
+0.1% +$184K
CARR icon
228
Carrier Global
CARR
$55.5B
$227M 0.08%
6,008,161
-18,342
-0.3% -$692K
POST icon
229
Post Holdings
POST
$6.15B
$226M 0.08%
2,233,560
-100,893
-4% -$10.2M
VLY icon
230
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$5.85B
$225M 0.08%
23,118,768
+3,559
+0% +$34.7K
MDC
231
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$225M 0.08%
4,625,443
-336,487
-7% -$16.4M
EXR icon
232
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.5B
$224M 0.08%
1,932,584
-44,257
-2% -$5.13M
PSX icon
233
Phillips 66
PSX
$54B
$224M 0.08%
3,200,710
+19,440
+0.6% +$1.36M
PGR icon
234
Progressive
PGR
$145B
$223M 0.08%
2,259,931
+176,325
+8% +$17.4M
EL icon
235
Estee Lauder
EL
$33B
$223M 0.08%
839,009
+9,586
+1% +$2.55M
EBAY icon
236
eBay
EBAY
$41.4B
$223M 0.08%
4,437,405
+455,500
+11% +$22.9M
GTLS icon
237
Chart Industries
GTLS
$8.96B
$223M 0.08%
1,892,628
-3,184
-0.2% -$375K
OLN icon
238
Olin
OLN
$2.71B
$223M 0.08%
9,068,289
-571,938
-6% -$14M
ADM icon
239
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$30.1B
$223M 0.08%
4,414,478
+30,267
+0.7% +$1.53M
QRVO icon
240
Qorvo
QRVO
$8.4B
$222M 0.08%
1,334,548
-252
-0% -$41.9K
FI icon
241
Fiserv
FI
$75.1B
$222M 0.08%
1,948,081
+140,241
+8% +$16M
AMD icon
242
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$264B
$222M 0.08%
2,416,596
+78,938
+3% +$7.24M
SYF icon
243
Synchrony
SYF
$28.4B
$222M 0.08%
6,383,168
-279,977
-4% -$9.72M
AON icon
244
Aon
AON
$79.1B
$222M 0.08%
1,048,716
+109,239
+12% +$23.1M
WM icon
245
Waste Management
WM
$91.2B
$221M 0.08%
1,876,112
+42,596
+2% +$5.02M
EMR icon
246
Emerson Electric
EMR
$74.3B
$221M 0.08%
2,751,839
-77,629
-3% -$6.24M
HPE icon
247
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$29.6B
$220M 0.08%
18,535,148
+203,597
+1% +$2.41M
TMHC icon
248
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$6.66B
$220M 0.08%
8,559,064
-497,684
-5% -$12.8M
RF icon
249
Regions Financial
RF
$24.4B
$220M 0.08%
13,618,752
-63,656
-0.5% -$1.03M
AMP icon
250
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.5B
$219M 0.08%
1,128,192
+13,103
+1% +$2.55M