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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VMC icon
226
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.6B
$285M 0.08%
1,256,372
+83,337
+7% +$18.9M
HAL icon
227
Halliburton
HAL
$19.2B
$285M 0.08%
7,878,811
+1,568,485
+25% +$56.7M
HPQ icon
228
HP
HPQ
$27B
$282M 0.08%
9,380,949
-2,590,150
-22% -$77.9M
WIRE
229
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$282M 0.08%
1,319,832
-70,041
-5% -$15M
IBN icon
230
ICICI Bank
IBN
$114B
$282M 0.08%
11,809,903
+5,281
+0% +$126K
AME icon
231
Ametek
AME
$43.4B
$281M 0.08%
1,701,558
+255,193
+18% +$42.1M
ANF icon
232
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.4B
$279M 0.08%
3,159,056
-69,257
-2% -$6.11M
MTG icon
233
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.56B
$278M 0.08%
14,412,645
+553,155
+4% +$10.7M
TECK icon
234
Teck Resources
TECK
$16B
$275M 0.08%
6,494,421
-560,170
-8% -$23.7M
UBSI icon
235
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.47B
$274M 0.08%
7,291,001
+172,997
+2% +$6.5M
CADE icon
236
Cadence Bank
CADE
$7.07B
$273M 0.08%
9,240,127
+376,989
+4% +$11.2M
BNS icon
237
Scotiabank
BNS
$79B
$273M 0.08%
5,615,011
-56,380
-1% -$2.75M
EBAY icon
238
eBay
EBAY
$42.5B
$273M 0.08%
6,248,438
+1,141,288
+22% +$49.8M
PM icon
239
Philip Morris
PM
$251B
$272M 0.08%
2,893,558
+2,250
+0.1% +$212K
DGX icon
240
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.1B
$272M 0.08%
1,973,119
+253
+0% +$34.9K
APD icon
241
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$64.5B
$272M 0.08%
993,219
+24,687
+3% +$6.76M
VLY icon
242
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$5.96B
$270M 0.08%
24,889,858
+1,257,800
+5% +$13.7M
JLL icon
243
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$14.6B
$270M 0.08%
1,426,954
+142,887
+11% +$27M
CNX icon
244
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.16B
$269M 0.08%
13,471,400
-87,205
-0.6% -$1.74M
ON icon
245
ON Semiconductor
ON
$19.7B
$269M 0.08%
3,218,131
+645,969
+25% +$54M
LULU icon
246
lululemon athletica
LULU
$24.7B
$269M 0.08%
525,312
+81,594
+18% +$41.7M
INGR icon
247
Ingredion
INGR
$8.21B
$268M 0.08%
2,471,587
+82,599
+3% +$8.96M
MET icon
248
MetLife
MET
$54.4B
$268M 0.08%
4,053,851
+700,788
+21% +$46.3M
LHX icon
249
L3Harris
LHX
$51.1B
$268M 0.08%
1,271,025
+148,421
+13% +$31.3M
AZN icon
250
AstraZeneca
AZN
$254B
$267M 0.08%
3,971,501
+96,201
+2% +$6.48M