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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 13.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RIG icon
251
Transocean
RIG
$2.9B
$238M 0.08%
28,971,137
+9,158,330
+46% +$75.2M
ARE icon
252
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.5B
$237M 0.08%
2,369,291
+57,846
+3% +$5.79M
VMC icon
253
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$39B
$237M 0.08%
1,173,035
+3,356
+0.3% +$678K
CRH icon
254
CRH
CRH
$75.4B
$237M 0.08%
4,321,401
-16,032
-0.4% -$877K
POST icon
255
Post Holdings
POST
$5.88B
$236M 0.08%
2,753,131
+116,358
+4% +$9.98M
INGR icon
256
Ingredion
INGR
$8.24B
$235M 0.08%
2,388,988
+113,239
+5% +$11.1M
AGCO icon
257
AGCO
AGCO
$8.28B
$235M 0.08%
1,986,940
-91,306
-4% -$10.8M
MTDR icon
258
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.01B
$234M 0.08%
3,941,483
-124,048
-3% -$7.38M
NTR icon
259
Nutrien
NTR
$27.4B
$234M 0.08%
3,783,181
+66,172
+2% +$4.09M
KMI icon
260
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$59.1B
$233M 0.08%
14,078,202
+874,274
+7% +$14.5M
SCHW icon
261
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$167B
$233M 0.08%
4,243,788
+341,987
+9% +$18.8M
LAD icon
262
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.74B
$232M 0.08%
787,042
-51,967
-6% -$15.3M
MATX icon
263
Matsons
MATX
$3.36B
$232M 0.08%
2,614,767
+28,824
+1% +$2.56M
MTG icon
264
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.55B
$231M 0.08%
13,859,490
+612,035
+5% +$10.2M
VSH icon
265
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$2.11B
$231M 0.08%
9,355,198
+118,004
+1% +$2.92M
FLEX icon
266
Flex
FLEX
$20.8B
$230M 0.08%
11,336,662
-1,629,588
-13% -$33.1M
MDC
267
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$229M 0.08%
5,555,472
+73,134
+1% +$3.02M
COR icon
268
Cencora
COR
$56.7B
$229M 0.08%
1,271,497
+40,599
+3% +$7.31M
FNB icon
269
FNB Corp
FNB
$5.92B
$228M 0.07%
21,155,915
+134,013
+0.6% +$1.45M
CF icon
270
CF Industries
CF
$13.7B
$228M 0.07%
2,658,647
+140,013
+6% +$12M
NEE icon
271
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$146B
$228M 0.07%
3,973,821
+19,927
+0.5% +$1.14M
TPH icon
272
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$3.25B
$227M 0.07%
8,316,677
-37,338
-0.4% -$1.02M
BG icon
273
Bunge Global
BG
$16.9B
$227M 0.07%
2,095,786
-21,911
-1% -$2.37M
JCI icon
274
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.5B
$226M 0.07%
4,249,889
+131,631
+3% +$7M
PVH icon
275
PVH
PVH
$4.22B
$226M 0.07%
2,953,800
+545,854
+23% +$41.8M