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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$25.4B
Cap. Flow
-$8.3B
Cap. Flow %
-2.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
123
Increased
1,209
Reduced
1,942
Closed
57

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DVA icon
251
DaVita
DVA
$9.86B
$245M 0.08%
2,269,361
-188,166
-8% -$20.3M
IVZ icon
252
Invesco
IVZ
$9.81B
$244M 0.08%
9,681,545
-474,520
-5% -$12M
AFL icon
253
Aflac
AFL
$57.2B
$244M 0.08%
4,762,113
+91,446
+2% +$4.68M
QRVO icon
254
Qorvo
QRVO
$8.61B
$244M 0.08%
1,335,088
+540
+0% +$98.6K
PM icon
255
Philip Morris
PM
$251B
$243M 0.08%
2,741,934
-27,500
-1% -$2.44M
ATVI
256
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$243M 0.08%
2,613,204
+17,324
+0.7% +$1.61M
WM icon
257
Waste Management
WM
$88.6B
$243M 0.08%
1,880,464
+4,352
+0.2% +$562K
CBRE icon
258
CBRE Group
CBRE
$48.9B
$242M 0.08%
3,054,048
-28,938
-0.9% -$2.29M
BNS icon
259
Scotiabank
BNS
$78.8B
$241M 0.08%
3,856,915
-4,927
-0.1% -$308K
NSIT icon
260
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.02B
$241M 0.08%
2,521,535
-35,459
-1% -$3.38M
PRU icon
261
Prudential Financial
PRU
$37.2B
$239M 0.08%
2,624,921
+21,546
+0.8% +$1.96M
UBSI icon
262
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.42B
$239M 0.08%
6,179,309
+831
+0% +$32.1K
UFPI icon
263
UFP Industries
UFPI
$6.08B
$238M 0.08%
3,136,528
-292,217
-9% -$22.2M
NVS icon
264
Novartis
NVS
$251B
$238M 0.08%
2,779,961
-16,350
-0.6% -$1.4M
CTSH icon
265
Cognizant
CTSH
$35.1B
$238M 0.08%
3,037,412
+201,596
+7% +$15.8M
HBAN icon
266
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$25.7B
$237M 0.08%
15,074,225
-83,738
-0.6% -$1.32M
UNM icon
267
Unum
UNM
$12.6B
$236M 0.08%
8,478,712
+1,126,877
+15% +$31.4M
TXT icon
268
Textron
TXT
$14.5B
$234M 0.08%
4,179,286
-37,500
-0.9% -$2.1M
IFF icon
269
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$16.9B
$233M 0.08%
1,672,022
+1,140,265
+214% +$159M
POST icon
270
Post Holdings
POST
$5.88B
$232M 0.08%
3,349,998
-62,882
-2% -$4.35M
NTES icon
271
NetEase
NTES
$85B
$232M 0.08%
2,243,980
-129,305
-5% -$13.4M
ALB icon
272
Albemarle
ALB
$9.6B
$232M 0.08%
1,584,484
-133,669
-8% -$19.5M
GATX icon
273
GATX Corp
GATX
$5.97B
$231M 0.08%
2,494,174
-55,073
-2% -$5.11M
FL icon
274
Foot Locker
FL
$2.29B
$230M 0.08%
4,096,608
-101,993
-2% -$5.74M
JBL icon
275
Jabil
JBL
$22.5B
$229M 0.08%
4,396,049
-80,534
-2% -$4.2M