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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.03B
Cap. Flow %
1.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,114
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.08%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
JCI icon
226
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.5B
$251M 0.08%
4,165,324
-33,256
-0.8% -$2M
BLK icon
227
Blackrock
BLK
$170B
$251M 0.08%
374,491
-9,800
-3% -$6.56M
IBN icon
228
ICICI Bank
IBN
$113B
$250M 0.08%
11,598,127
-348,318
-3% -$7.51M
TSN icon
229
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20B
$249M 0.08%
4,199,823
+56,324
+1% +$3.34M
BHP icon
230
BHP
BHP
$138B
$249M 0.08%
3,922,297
+185,030
+5% +$11.7M
SHW icon
231
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$92.9B
$247M 0.08%
1,099,860
+21,014
+2% +$4.72M
MAA icon
232
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$17B
$247M 0.08%
1,634,129
+60,035
+4% +$9.07M
VTR icon
233
Ventas
VTR
$30.9B
$246M 0.08%
5,685,860
+167,909
+3% +$7.28M
PRU icon
234
Prudential Financial
PRU
$37.2B
$246M 0.08%
2,979,041
+514,817
+21% +$42.6M
ALB icon
235
Albemarle
ALB
$9.6B
$246M 0.08%
1,111,988
+34,515
+3% +$7.63M
SJM icon
236
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12B
$246M 0.08%
1,561,727
+1,222
+0.1% +$192K
AEL
237
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$245M 0.08%
6,701,374
-304,123
-4% -$11.1M
DINO icon
238
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.56B
$243M 0.08%
5,029,325
-823,729
-14% -$39.9M
SUI icon
239
Sun Communities
SUI
$16.2B
$243M 0.08%
1,723,326
+56,353
+3% +$7.94M
BA icon
240
Boeing
BA
$174B
$242M 0.08%
1,139,305
+21,967
+2% +$4.67M
ASH icon
241
Ashland
ASH
$2.51B
$241M 0.08%
2,348,868
+26,924
+1% +$2.77M
TECK icon
242
Teck Resources
TECK
$16.8B
$241M 0.08%
6,600,991
+182,417
+3% +$6.66M
FNB icon
243
FNB Corp
FNB
$5.92B
$241M 0.08%
20,750,810
+576,290
+3% +$6.68M
OZK icon
244
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.9B
$240M 0.08%
7,024,513
+97,158
+1% +$3.32M
BIDU icon
245
Baidu
BIDU
$35.1B
$238M 0.08%
1,579,708
-128,161
-8% -$19.3M
KNX icon
246
Knight Transportation
KNX
$7B
$238M 0.08%
4,199,591
+60,665
+1% +$3.43M
FITB icon
247
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.2B
$237M 0.08%
8,913,071
+179,073
+2% +$4.77M
INGR icon
248
Ingredion
INGR
$8.24B
$235M 0.08%
2,307,913
-165,167
-7% -$16.8M
CTVA icon
249
Corteva
CTVA
$49.1B
$234M 0.08%
3,877,516
-327,232
-8% -$19.7M
PRGO icon
250
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.12B
$234M 0.08%
6,515,682
+94,078
+1% +$3.37M