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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
-$5.4B
Cap. Flow
-$1.21B
Cap. Flow %
-0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,522
Reduced
1,726
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.65%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DOC icon
226
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.5B
$261M 0.08%
7,794,147
-52,963
-0.7% -$1.77M
DKS icon
227
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$17.8B
$260M 0.08%
2,171,797
+17,713
+0.8% +$2.12M
HPE icon
228
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$30.5B
$259M 0.08%
18,198,402
+115,962
+0.6% +$1.65M
ITW icon
229
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$77.4B
$259M 0.08%
1,253,956
+4,940
+0.4% +$1.02M
GPI icon
230
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$6.21B
$259M 0.08%
1,378,105
-6,552
-0.5% -$1.23M
PM icon
231
Philip Morris
PM
$251B
$258M 0.08%
2,724,057
-3,322
-0.1% -$315K
NAVI icon
232
Navient
NAVI
$1.37B
$258M 0.08%
13,078,119
-238,334
-2% -$4.7M
TXT icon
233
Textron
TXT
$14.5B
$258M 0.08%
3,694,523
-127,869
-3% -$8.93M
ADM icon
234
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$29.8B
$257M 0.08%
4,288,131
-222,985
-5% -$13.4M
LAD icon
235
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.72B
$257M 0.08%
810,942
+7,441
+0.9% +$2.36M
MRVL icon
236
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$55.3B
$257M 0.08%
4,263,724
-225,844
-5% -$13.6M
AFL icon
237
Aflac
AFL
$58.1B
$255M 0.08%
4,887,899
+80,008
+2% +$4.17M
AGCO icon
238
AGCO
AGCO
$8.19B
$254M 0.08%
2,070,821
+18,943
+0.9% +$2.32M
GTLS icon
239
Chart Industries
GTLS
$8.96B
$253M 0.08%
1,322,377
-141,181
-10% -$27M
AIG icon
240
American International
AIG
$45.3B
$251M 0.08%
4,578,435
-79,694
-2% -$4.38M
EL icon
241
Estee Lauder
EL
$31.5B
$251M 0.08%
835,968
-12,562
-1% -$3.77M
BA icon
242
Boeing
BA
$174B
$251M 0.08%
1,139,673
-7,278
-0.6% -$1.6M
UDR icon
243
UDR
UDR
$12.9B
$250M 0.08%
4,723,865
-45,272
-0.9% -$2.4M
SC
244
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$250M 0.08%
5,987,376
-136,641
-2% -$5.7M
EMR icon
245
Emerson Electric
EMR
$74.9B
$249M 0.08%
2,647,592
-76,890
-3% -$7.25M
MTZ icon
246
MasTec
MTZ
$14.4B
$246M 0.08%
2,846,482
-50,581
-2% -$4.36M
POST icon
247
Post Holdings
POST
$5.86B
$245M 0.08%
3,402,025
+123,417
+4% +$8.9M
AMD icon
248
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$263B
$244M 0.08%
2,375,600
+24,440
+1% +$2.51M
REGN icon
249
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$60.1B
$244M 0.08%
403,530
+83,276
+26% +$50.4M
CMC icon
250
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.51B
$244M 0.08%
8,017,590
-41,626
-0.5% -$1.27M