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
+11.17%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$338M
AUM Growth
+$338M
Cap. Flow
-$1.38B
Cap. Flow %
-407.92%
Top 10 Hldgs %
19.68%
Holding
3,580
New
92
Increased
1,914
Reduced
1,324
Closed
89
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ESI icon
226
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.21B
$258K 0.08% 14,160,038 +216,378 +2% +$3.94K
SHW icon
227
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$91.2B
$256K 0.08% 1,078,846 -2,287 -0.2% -$543
AL icon
228
Air Lease Corp
AL
$6.73B
$256K 0.08% 6,652,299 +98,873 +2% +$3.8K
CTSH icon
229
Cognizant
CTSH
$35.3B
$252K 0.07% 4,406,552 +171,130 +4% +$9.79K
KLAC icon
230
KLA
KLAC
$115B
$252K 0.07% 668,091 -95,112 -12% -$35.9K
SPGI icon
231
S&P Global
SPGI
$167B
$251K 0.07% 749,142 -7,527 -1% -$2.52K
ASB icon
232
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.47B
$250K 0.07% 10,842,604 +268,163 +3% +$6.19K
DG icon
233
Dollar General
DG
$23.9B
$250K 0.07% 1,014,573 -84,292 -8% -$20.8K
ASH icon
234
Ashland
ASH
$2.57B
$250K 0.07% 2,321,944 +61,216 +3% +$6.58K
BDX icon
235
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$55.3B
$249K 0.07% 980,830 +47,584 +5% +$12.1K
INVH icon
236
Invitation Homes
INVH
$19.2B
$249K 0.07% 8,403,246 +71,538 +0.9% +$2.12K
VTR icon
237
Ventas
VTR
$30.9B
$249K 0.07% 5,517,951 -48,645 -0.9% -$2.19K
DFS
238
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$248K 0.07% 2,532,290 +49,968 +2% +$4.89K
SJM icon
239
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$11.8B
$247K 0.07% 1,560,505 +1,442 +0.1% +$228
CTVA icon
240
Corteva
CTVA
$50.4B
$247K 0.07% 4,204,748 -243,400 -5% -$14.3K
MAA icon
241
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$17.1B
$247K 0.07% 1,574,094 -88,472 -5% -$13.9K
CNC icon
242
Centene
CNC
$14.3B
$247K 0.07% 3,011,998 -449,779 -13% -$36.9K
AVT icon
243
Avnet
AVT
$4.55B
$247K 0.07% 5,934,049 +458,855 +8% +$19.1K
NTR icon
244
Nutrien
NTR
$28B
$247K 0.07% 3,377,148 +480,747 +17% +$35.1K
FSLR icon
245
First Solar
FSLR
$20.9B
$246K 0.07% 1,645,329 -9,898 -0.6% -$1.48K
PRU icon
246
Prudential Financial
PRU
$38.6B
$245K 0.07% 2,464,224 +135,288 +6% +$13.5K
TECK icon
247
Teck Resources
TECK
$16.7B
$243K 0.07% 6,418,574 +343,370 +6% +$13K
INGR icon
248
Ingredion
INGR
$8.31B
$242K 0.07% 2,473,080 +75,279 +3% +$7.37K
OKE icon
249
Oneok
OKE
$48.1B
$240K 0.07% 3,654,946 -275,843 -7% -$18.1K
CNX icon
250
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.13B
$239K 0.07% 14,208,298 -638,190 -4% -$10.7K