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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 12.03%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RY icon
251
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$206B
$224M 0.08%
2,312,470
+43,331
+2% +$4.2M
WLK icon
252
Westlake Corp
WLK
$11.2B
$223M 0.08%
2,277,403
-2,194
-0.1% -$215K
LUMN icon
253
Lumen
LUMN
$5.1B
$223M 0.08%
20,401,388
+879,829
+5% +$9.6M
EBAY icon
254
eBay
EBAY
$42.5B
$223M 0.08%
5,341,036
+326,958
+7% +$13.6M
DFS
255
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$222M 0.08%
2,351,912
+111,345
+5% +$10.5M
BWA icon
256
BorgWarner
BWA
$9.49B
$222M 0.08%
7,548,418
+170,791
+2% +$5.02M
BDX icon
257
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$54.8B
$222M 0.08%
898,842
-34,269
-4% -$8.45M
UDR icon
258
UDR
UDR
$12.9B
$221M 0.08%
4,803,625
-11,482
-0.2% -$529K
ASH icon
259
Ashland
ASH
$2.48B
$221M 0.08%
2,144,870
+11,164
+0.5% +$1.15M
GPI icon
260
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$6.21B
$220M 0.08%
1,295,586
+3,225
+0.2% +$548K
AMP icon
261
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.3B
$219M 0.08%
921,960
+77,006
+9% +$18.3M
ALLY icon
262
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.8B
$218M 0.08%
6,502,952
-10,148
-0.2% -$340K
RRC icon
263
Range Resources
RRC
$8.32B
$217M 0.08%
8,773,691
-237,581
-3% -$5.88M
AVT icon
264
Avnet
AVT
$4.47B
$217M 0.08%
5,058,827
+388,455
+8% +$16.7M
IBN icon
265
ICICI Bank
IBN
$114B
$217M 0.08%
12,218,958
+117,006
+1% +$2.08M
IP icon
266
International Paper
IP
$25.5B
$216M 0.08%
5,162,522
-7,065
-0.1% -$296K
CBRE icon
267
CBRE Group
CBRE
$48.1B
$216M 0.08%
2,933,911
+1,086
+0% +$79.9K
FLG
268
Flagstar Financial, Inc.
FLG
$5.38B
$216M 0.08%
7,876,522
+1,250,299
+19% +$34.2M
MHK icon
269
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.41B
$216M 0.08%
1,736,657
+37,315
+2% +$4.63M
BECN
270
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$215M 0.08%
4,179,065
-150,417
-3% -$7.73M
NTR icon
271
Nutrien
NTR
$27.7B
$213M 0.08%
2,678,479
+60,552
+2% +$4.83M
AL icon
272
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.11B
$213M 0.08%
6,384,122
+394,722
+7% +$13.2M
SBUX icon
273
Starbucks
SBUX
$98.9B
$213M 0.08%
2,793,471
+2,142
+0.1% +$164K
WPC icon
274
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.7B
$213M 0.08%
2,625,197
+25,127
+1% +$2.04M
OKE icon
275
Oneok
OKE
$46.8B
$212M 0.08%
3,825,283
+194,919
+5% +$10.8M