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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$236B
Cap. Flow
+$112M
Cap. Flow %
0.05%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,256
Reduced
1,780
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.16%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AL icon
251
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.17B
$176M 0.07%
5,985,487
+70,187
+1% +$2.06M
LEA icon
252
Lear
LEA
$5.79B
$175M 0.07%
1,608,351
-79,381
-5% -$8.66M
SYF icon
253
Synchrony
SYF
$27.9B
$174M 0.07%
6,663,145
+72,702
+1% +$1.9M
DIOD icon
254
Diodes
DIOD
$2.43B
$173M 0.07%
3,070,621
-163,756
-5% -$9.24M
BDX icon
255
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$54.4B
$173M 0.07%
744,651
-15,254
-2% -$3.55M
KLAC icon
256
KLA
KLAC
$111B
$173M 0.07%
892,882
+10,799
+1% +$2.09M
TKR icon
257
Timken Company
TKR
$5.28B
$173M 0.07%
3,187,195
+18,941
+0.6% +$1.03M
QRVO icon
258
Qorvo
QRVO
$8.22B
$172M 0.07%
1,334,800
-9,163
-0.7% -$1.18M
MMC icon
259
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$101B
$172M 0.07%
1,499,831
+40,599
+3% +$4.66M
AMP icon
260
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$47.9B
$172M 0.07%
1,115,089
+60,333
+6% +$9.3M
HPE icon
261
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$29.4B
$172M 0.07%
18,331,551
+378,695
+2% +$3.55M
GATX icon
262
GATX Corp
GATX
$5.98B
$171M 0.07%
2,684,025
-152,270
-5% -$9.71M
ELS icon
263
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$11.6B
$170M 0.07%
2,778,231
+193,051
+7% +$11.8M
HL icon
264
Hecla Mining
HL
$5.9B
$170M 0.07%
33,395,589
+213,321
+0.6% +$1.08M
FBIN icon
265
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$6.84B
$169M 0.07%
1,953,824
-7,259
-0.4% -$628K
OTIS icon
266
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$33.5B
$169M 0.07%
2,700,967
-45,434
-2% -$2.84M
CL icon
267
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$68.1B
$168M 0.07%
2,180,033
+94,500
+5% +$7.29M
UHAL icon
268
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$10.7B
$168M 0.07%
470,646
-3,806
-0.8% -$1.35M
KNX icon
269
Knight Transportation
KNX
$7.01B
$167M 0.07%
4,108,768
-102,965
-2% -$4.19M
AFL icon
270
Aflac
AFL
$56.4B
$167M 0.07%
4,599,397
+42,095
+0.9% +$1.53M
MRVL icon
271
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$54.3B
$166M 0.07%
4,174,657
+29,119
+0.7% +$1.16M
MHK icon
272
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.07B
$165M 0.07%
1,694,717
-33,210
-2% -$3.24M
CTAS icon
273
Cintas
CTAS
$83.4B
$165M 0.07%
496,405
-32,723
-6% -$10.9M
PSX icon
274
Phillips 66
PSX
$53.5B
$165M 0.07%
3,181,270
-29,961
-0.9% -$1.55M
AAN.A
275
DELISTED
AARON'S INC CL-A
AAN.A
$165M 0.07%
2,907,877
-718,017
-20% -$40.7M