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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SLB icon
251
Schlumberger
SLB
$53.7B
$267M 0.08%
5,137,186
+396,903
+8% +$20.7M
GEHC icon
252
GE HealthCare
GEHC
$33.8B
$267M 0.08%
3,454,690
+504,287
+17% +$39M
CTRA icon
253
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$18.6B
$267M 0.08%
10,465,383
+848,519
+9% +$21.7M
NEM icon
254
Newmont
NEM
$82.3B
$267M 0.08%
6,445,033
-533,544
-8% -$22.1M
COR icon
255
Cencora
COR
$56.7B
$266M 0.08%
1,295,393
+23,896
+2% +$4.91M
WTFC icon
256
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$9.36B
$266M 0.08%
2,866,032
+80,526
+3% +$7.47M
MCO icon
257
Moody's
MCO
$89.6B
$265M 0.08%
679,237
+14,344
+2% +$5.6M
FCNCA icon
258
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$26B
$265M 0.08%
186,822
+534
+0.3% +$758K
GATX icon
259
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.01B
$265M 0.08%
2,202,379
-47,008
-2% -$5.65M
PPG icon
260
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.7B
$264M 0.08%
1,768,094
+417,145
+31% +$62.4M
POST icon
261
Post Holdings
POST
$5.86B
$264M 0.08%
3,002,286
+249,155
+9% +$21.9M
SBUX icon
262
Starbucks
SBUX
$98.9B
$264M 0.08%
2,748,441
-27,603
-1% -$2.65M
CARR icon
263
Carrier Global
CARR
$54.1B
$262M 0.08%
4,556,729
-1,185,395
-21% -$68.1M
BSX icon
264
Boston Scientific
BSX
$159B
$262M 0.08%
4,529,017
+739,940
+20% +$42.8M
ACGL icon
265
Arch Capital
ACGL
$34.4B
$261M 0.08%
3,518,822
+245,966
+8% +$18.3M
ACHC icon
266
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.18B
$259M 0.08%
3,324,367
-98,794
-3% -$7.68M
CDW icon
267
CDW
CDW
$21.8B
$258M 0.08%
1,135,792
+33,235
+3% +$7.56M
HUN icon
268
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.92B
$257M 0.08%
10,214,010
+210,754
+2% +$5.3M
LAD icon
269
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.72B
$256M 0.07%
778,474
-8,568
-1% -$2.82M
RF icon
270
Regions Financial
RF
$24.4B
$256M 0.07%
13,224,388
-952,572
-7% -$18.5M
CRS icon
271
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$12B
$256M 0.07%
3,616,808
+43,589
+1% +$3.09M
IQV icon
272
IQVIA
IQV
$31.3B
$256M 0.07%
1,104,782
+85,428
+8% +$19.8M
MHK icon
273
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.41B
$255M 0.07%
2,459,303
+317,278
+15% +$32.8M
ALL icon
274
Allstate
ALL
$54.9B
$255M 0.07%
1,818,296
-411,846
-18% -$57.6M
IR icon
275
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$31.5B
$254M 0.07%
3,277,852
+168,765
+5% +$13.1M