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
+6.94%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$314B
AUM Growth
+$16.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.4B
Cap. Flow %
0.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.02%
Holding
3,572
New
111
Increased
1,840
Reduced
1,367
Closed
91

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$267M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$202M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
$201M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
$182M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
$123M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.96%
2 Financials 15.55%
3 Industrials 13.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
OTIS icon
251
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$34.1B
$245M 0.08%
2,748,403
+39,848
+1% +$3.55M
IRM icon
252
Iron Mountain
IRM
$27.2B
$243M 0.08%
4,271,464
+52,274
+1% +$2.97M
BA icon
253
Boeing
BA
$174B
$242M 0.08%
1,146,727
+7,422
+0.7% +$1.57M
AGO icon
254
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.91B
$242M 0.08%
4,332,245
-56,727
-1% -$3.17M
CRH icon
255
CRH
CRH
$75.4B
$242M 0.08%
4,337,433
+14,486
+0.3% +$807K
INGR icon
256
Ingredion
INGR
$8.24B
$241M 0.08%
2,275,749
-32,164
-1% -$3.41M
BPOP icon
257
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.47B
$241M 0.08%
3,982,225
-19,115
-0.5% -$1.16M
FNB icon
258
FNB Corp
FNB
$5.92B
$240M 0.08%
21,021,902
+271,092
+1% +$3.1M
MTH icon
259
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.89B
$239M 0.08%
3,362,872
-27,844
-0.8% -$1.98M
MCO icon
260
Moody's
MCO
$89.5B
$239M 0.08%
686,872
+8,083
+1% +$2.81M
ACGL icon
261
Arch Capital
ACGL
$34.1B
$237M 0.08%
3,169,155
-7,539
-0.2% -$564K
KNX icon
262
Knight Transportation
KNX
$7B
$237M 0.08%
4,266,280
+66,689
+2% +$3.71M
COR icon
263
Cencora
COR
$56.7B
$237M 0.08%
1,230,898
-6,776
-0.5% -$1.3M
FCNCA icon
264
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$24.9B
$237M 0.08%
184,306
-25,493
-12% -$32.7M
MCK icon
265
McKesson
MCK
$85.5B
$236M 0.08%
553,269
-32,125
-5% -$13.7M
LKQ icon
266
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.33B
$236M 0.08%
4,046,338
+3,561
+0.1% +$207K
MRVL icon
267
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$54.6B
$235M 0.08%
3,935,573
+12,241
+0.3% +$732K
INTU icon
268
Intuit
INTU
$188B
$235M 0.07%
512,577
+7,770
+2% +$3.56M
FITB icon
269
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$30.2B
$234M 0.07%
8,946,092
+33,021
+0.4% +$866K
CTRA icon
270
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$18.3B
$233M 0.07%
9,215,544
+89,195
+1% +$2.26M
AME icon
271
Ametek
AME
$43.3B
$233M 0.07%
1,439,998
+89,557
+7% +$14.5M
HAL icon
272
Halliburton
HAL
$18.8B
$232M 0.07%
7,036,292
+388,109
+6% +$12.8M
MCHP icon
273
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$35.6B
$232M 0.07%
2,585,616
-51,887
-2% -$4.65M
SJM icon
274
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12B
$231M 0.07%
1,567,742
+6,015
+0.4% +$888K
DINO icon
275
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.56B
$230M 0.07%
5,155,341
+126,016
+3% +$5.62M