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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,802
Closed
68

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.79%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FHN icon
251
First Horizon
FHN
$11.6B
$248M 0.08%
14,345,174
-4,226,807
-23% -$73M
CMC icon
252
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.51B
$248M 0.08%
8,059,216
-320,167
-4% -$9.84M
DVA icon
253
DaVita
DVA
$9.69B
$247M 0.08%
2,054,006
-215,355
-9% -$25.9M
LEA icon
254
Lear
LEA
$5.87B
$247M 0.08%
1,409,833
-17,662
-1% -$3.1M
BECN
255
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$247M 0.08%
4,640,663
-234,245
-5% -$12.5M
NSIT icon
256
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.98B
$246M 0.08%
2,462,062
-59,473
-2% -$5.95M
AL icon
257
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.11B
$246M 0.08%
5,898,632
+51,810
+0.9% +$2.16M
IFF icon
258
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$16.8B
$245M 0.08%
1,640,862
-31,160
-2% -$4.65M
TRTN
259
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
$244M 0.08%
4,667,447
-185,349
-4% -$9.7M
HES
260
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$244M 0.08%
2,795,522
-29,997
-1% -$2.62M
PARA
261
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$243M 0.08%
5,387,804
+711,803
+15% +$32.2M
DG icon
262
Dollar General
DG
$23.9B
$243M 0.08%
1,124,315
+30,716
+3% +$6.65M
IVZ icon
263
Invesco
IVZ
$9.79B
$243M 0.08%
9,099,732
-581,813
-6% -$15.6M
WDC icon
264
Western Digital
WDC
$31.4B
$242M 0.08%
4,498,482
+177,059
+4% +$9.52M
PFG icon
265
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$18.1B
$241M 0.08%
3,820,709
+28,930
+0.8% +$1.83M
KSS icon
266
Kohl's
KSS
$1.84B
$241M 0.08%
4,380,773
-356,336
-8% -$19.6M
ALXN
267
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc
ALXN
$241M 0.08%
1,314,023
-1,917
-0.1% -$352K
LUV icon
268
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$16.3B
$241M 0.08%
4,536,825
-100,035
-2% -$5.31M
JBL icon
269
Jabil
JBL
$22.3B
$240M 0.08%
4,123,538
-272,511
-6% -$15.8M
AMP icon
270
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.3B
$239M 0.08%
959,921
-155,236
-14% -$38.6M
GIS icon
271
General Mills
GIS
$26.5B
$239M 0.08%
3,920,743
+1,393,030
+55% +$84.9M
FL icon
272
Foot Locker
FL
$2.3B
$237M 0.08%
3,847,351
-249,257
-6% -$15.4M
ZION icon
273
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$8.58B
$236M 0.07%
4,472,274
+10,515
+0.2% +$556K
DDS icon
274
Dillards
DDS
$8.91B
$236M 0.07%
1,305,861
-10,829
-0.8% -$1.96M
SJM icon
275
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12B
$236M 0.07%
1,820,637
+13,854
+0.8% +$1.8M