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
+10.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$331B
AUM Growth
+$20.3B
Cap. Flow
-$5.67B
Cap. Flow %
-1.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.03%
Holding
3,615
New
116
Increased
1,381
Reduced
1,924
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.41%
2 Financials 17.04%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.28%
5 Healthcare 11.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LKQ icon
251
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.31B
$259M 0.08%
4,319,556
-263,718
-6% -$15.8M
AL icon
252
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.11B
$259M 0.08%
5,857,620
-71,849
-1% -$3.18M
NAVI icon
253
Navient
NAVI
$1.37B
$259M 0.08%
12,182,521
-895,598
-7% -$19M
PM icon
254
Philip Morris
PM
$251B
$257M 0.08%
2,710,011
-14,046
-0.5% -$1.33M
DVN icon
255
Devon Energy
DVN
$22.6B
$256M 0.08%
5,809,376
-2,337,930
-29% -$103M
BECN
256
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$255M 0.08%
4,452,390
-161,302
-3% -$9.25M
AIG icon
257
American International
AIG
$45.3B
$254M 0.08%
4,461,660
-116,775
-3% -$6.64M
GT icon
258
Goodyear
GT
$2.41B
$252M 0.08%
11,829,670
-381,936
-3% -$8.14M
TXT icon
259
Textron
TXT
$14.5B
$252M 0.08%
3,262,416
-432,107
-12% -$33.4M
SC
260
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$252M 0.08%
5,987,688
+312
+0% +$13.1K
GATX icon
261
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.01B
$250M 0.08%
2,402,756
-45,154
-2% -$4.7M
HUN icon
262
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.92B
$250M 0.08%
7,176,096
-138,276
-2% -$4.82M
BBY icon
263
Best Buy
BBY
$16.3B
$250M 0.08%
2,461,081
-21,788
-0.9% -$2.21M
MCO icon
264
Moody's
MCO
$89.6B
$250M 0.08%
639,521
-649
-0.1% -$253K
LEA icon
265
Lear
LEA
$5.87B
$249M 0.08%
1,363,427
-57,011
-4% -$10.4M
NSIT icon
266
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.98B
$249M 0.08%
2,335,745
-81,080
-3% -$8.64M
WMB icon
267
Williams Companies
WMB
$70.3B
$248M 0.08%
9,542,008
+465,878
+5% +$12.1M
TOL icon
268
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14B
$248M 0.07%
3,420,141
-25,551
-0.7% -$1.85M
EMR icon
269
Emerson Electric
EMR
$74.9B
$246M 0.07%
2,645,753
-1,839
-0.1% -$171K
PGR icon
270
Progressive
PGR
$146B
$245M 0.07%
2,391,064
-225,482
-9% -$23.1M
MTZ icon
271
MasTec
MTZ
$14.4B
$245M 0.07%
2,658,409
-188,073
-7% -$17.4M
ATVI
272
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$245M 0.07%
3,686,570
+156,772
+4% +$10.4M
MTDR icon
273
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.23B
$244M 0.07%
6,615,588
-399,349
-6% -$14.7M
SYNA icon
274
Synaptics
SYNA
$2.69B
$243M 0.07%
839,475
-33,840
-4% -$9.8M
SAIA icon
275
Saia
SAIA
$7.92B
$242M 0.07%
718,893
-31,408
-4% -$10.6M