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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
+$402B
Cap. Flow
+$2.59B
Cap. Flow %
0.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,746
Reduced
1,404
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.95%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WCC icon
226
WESCO International
WCC
$10.7B
$333M 0.08%
2,142,201
+265,638
+14% +$41.3M
KNX icon
227
Knight Transportation
KNX
$7.13B
$332M 0.08%
7,629,706
+638,352
+9% +$27.8M
SBAC icon
228
SBA Communications
SBAC
$22B
$332M 0.08%
1,507,938
+14,918
+1% +$3.28M
KMB icon
229
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$42.8B
$332M 0.08%
2,332,445
+47,265
+2% +$6.72M
BWA icon
230
BorgWarner
BWA
$9.25B
$331M 0.08%
11,568,627
+284,587
+3% +$8.15M
TFC icon
231
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.4B
$330M 0.08%
8,030,898
+408,726
+5% +$16.8M
BPOP icon
232
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.49B
$330M 0.08%
3,569,149
+34,322
+1% +$3.17M
NKE icon
233
Nike
NKE
$114B
$327M 0.08%
5,145,592
+226,284
+5% +$14.4M
CMA icon
234
Comerica
CMA
$9.07B
$325M 0.08%
5,508,229
+472,409
+9% +$27.9M
AON icon
235
Aon
AON
$79.1B
$324M 0.08%
812,713
+75,797
+10% +$30.2M
DGX icon
236
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.3B
$324M 0.08%
1,912,560
-128,905
-6% -$21.8M
TSCO icon
237
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$32.7B
$322M 0.08%
5,849,890
-86,361
-1% -$4.76M
VMC icon
238
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.5B
$322M 0.08%
1,378,891
-22,146
-2% -$5.17M
PPG icon
239
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.1B
$321M 0.08%
2,937,274
+105,973
+4% +$11.6M
ALLY icon
240
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.6B
$321M 0.08%
8,797,505
+134,113
+2% +$4.89M
LEN icon
241
Lennar Class A
LEN
$34.5B
$320M 0.08%
2,785,042
+67,612
+2% +$7.76M
WTFC icon
242
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$9.19B
$319M 0.08%
2,837,173
-130,713
-4% -$14.7M
CARR icon
243
Carrier Global
CARR
$55.5B
$319M 0.08%
5,028,949
+292,801
+6% +$18.6M
AGO icon
244
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.91B
$318M 0.08%
3,615,070
-173,282
-5% -$15.3M
AL icon
245
Air Lease Corp
AL
$6.73B
$318M 0.08%
6,592,510
+31,274
+0.5% +$1.51M
GRMN icon
246
Garmin
GRMN
$46.5B
$316M 0.08%
1,454,758
-102,056
-7% -$22.2M
NEE icon
247
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$148B
$316M 0.08%
4,451,145
+82,710
+2% +$5.86M
EMR icon
248
Emerson Electric
EMR
$74.3B
$314M 0.08%
2,866,041
-13,629
-0.5% -$1.49M
CMC icon
249
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.46B
$312M 0.08%
6,775,635
-344,027
-5% -$15.8M
ESNT icon
250
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.18B
$312M 0.08%
5,399,228
+230,553
+4% +$13.3M