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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 13.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WIRE
226
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$254M 0.08%
1,389,873
-66,911
-5% -$12.2M
SBUX icon
227
Starbucks
SBUX
$97.4B
$253M 0.08%
2,776,044
-41,014
-1% -$3.74M
OZK icon
228
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.9B
$253M 0.08%
6,833,661
-135,338
-2% -$5.02M
CNC icon
229
Centene
CNC
$14.1B
$251M 0.08%
3,645,151
+440,174
+14% +$30.3M
ESI icon
230
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.28B
$249M 0.08%
12,704,498
-368,839
-3% -$7.23M
SANM icon
231
Sanmina
SANM
$6.43B
$249M 0.08%
4,584,059
-60,795
-1% -$3.3M
ALL icon
232
Allstate
ALL
$53.1B
$248M 0.08%
2,230,142
-66,006
-3% -$7.35M
AON icon
233
Aon
AON
$79.8B
$246M 0.08%
759,767
+4,806
+0.6% +$1.56M
CNQ icon
234
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$63.3B
$246M 0.08%
7,619,224
+61,624
+0.8% +$1.99M
VTR icon
235
Ventas
VTR
$30.9B
$246M 0.08%
5,844,358
+98,003
+2% +$4.13M
GATX icon
236
GATX Corp
GATX
$5.96B
$245M 0.08%
2,249,387
-66,865
-3% -$7.28M
HUN icon
237
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.94B
$244M 0.08%
10,003,256
+396,454
+4% +$9.67M
RF icon
238
Regions Financial
RF
$24.1B
$244M 0.08%
14,176,960
+32,714
+0.2% +$563K
THO icon
239
Thor Industries
THO
$5.95B
$243M 0.08%
2,552,596
+180,281
+8% +$17.2M
BHP icon
240
BHP
BHP
$138B
$242M 0.08%
4,261,181
+139,617
+3% +$7.94M
PTEN icon
241
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$2.18B
$242M 0.08%
17,477,238
+6,947,504
+66% +$96.2M
BLK icon
242
Blackrock
BLK
$170B
$242M 0.08%
374,125
-8,520
-2% -$5.51M
MLM icon
243
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.5B
$241M 0.08%
587,621
+6,588
+1% +$2.7M
ACHC icon
244
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.18B
$241M 0.08%
3,423,161
-233,868
-6% -$16.4M
DGX icon
245
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.4B
$240M 0.08%
1,972,866
-17,807
-0.9% -$2.17M
NSIT icon
246
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.02B
$240M 0.08%
1,650,837
-262,225
-14% -$38.2M
CRS icon
247
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$12.3B
$240M 0.08%
3,573,219
-71,191
-2% -$4.78M
HES
248
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$240M 0.08%
1,568,616
-534,158
-25% -$81.7M
WTM icon
249
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$4.63B
$240M 0.08%
160,493
+1,868
+1% +$2.79M
ON icon
250
ON Semiconductor
ON
$20.1B
$239M 0.08%
2,572,162
-749,813
-23% -$69.7M