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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$26.9B
Cap. Flow
+$220M
Cap. Flow %
0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,327
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.01%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UNM icon
251
Unum
UNM
$12.6B
$285M 0.08%
5,318,773
-72,259
-1% -$3.88M
JXN icon
252
Jackson Financial
JXN
$6.65B
$285M 0.08%
4,307,737
+131,767
+3% +$8.72M
BIIB icon
253
Biogen
BIIB
$20.6B
$285M 0.08%
1,320,986
-103,673
-7% -$22.4M
JLL icon
254
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$14.8B
$282M 0.08%
1,445,889
+18,935
+1% +$3.69M
M icon
255
Macy's
M
$4.64B
$282M 0.08%
14,109,858
+1,711,709
+14% +$34.2M
UFPI icon
256
UFP Industries
UFPI
$6.08B
$282M 0.08%
2,288,661
-114,616
-5% -$14.1M
CTAS icon
257
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
$281M 0.08%
1,635,528
-44,900
-3% -$7.71M
LNG icon
258
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$51.8B
$281M 0.08%
1,740,340
+484,579
+39% +$78.2M
FTI icon
259
TechnipFMC
FTI
$16B
$279M 0.08%
11,123,001
-3,321,293
-23% -$83.4M
RF icon
260
Regions Financial
RF
$24.1B
$279M 0.08%
13,273,096
+48,708
+0.4% +$1.02M
UBSI icon
261
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.42B
$278M 0.08%
7,765,120
+474,119
+7% +$17M
COR icon
262
Cencora
COR
$56.7B
$278M 0.08%
1,142,955
-152,438
-12% -$37M
SANM icon
263
Sanmina
SANM
$6.44B
$277M 0.08%
4,459,861
-119,092
-3% -$7.41M
SYF icon
264
Synchrony
SYF
$28.1B
$275M 0.07%
6,373,358
-72,549
-1% -$3.13M
BNS icon
265
Scotiabank
BNS
$78.8B
$274M 0.07%
5,286,742
-328,269
-6% -$17M
SYY icon
266
Sysco
SYY
$39.4B
$271M 0.07%
3,341,745
+305,645
+10% +$24.8M
MRVL icon
267
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$54.6B
$271M 0.07%
3,818,736
-126,818
-3% -$8.99M
AEL
268
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$271M 0.07%
4,813,518
-888,611
-16% -$50M
URBN icon
269
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.35B
$270M 0.07%
6,213,640
-387,271
-6% -$16.8M
CADE icon
270
Cadence Bank
CADE
$7.04B
$268M 0.07%
9,232,031
-8,096
-0.1% -$235K
CNQ icon
271
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$63.2B
$268M 0.07%
7,015,624
-448,178
-6% -$17.1M
NOC icon
272
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$83.2B
$267M 0.07%
558,165
+22,186
+4% +$10.6M
LHX icon
273
L3Harris
LHX
$51B
$266M 0.07%
1,248,884
-22,141
-2% -$4.72M
NRG icon
274
NRG Energy
NRG
$28.6B
$266M 0.07%
3,930,131
-25,953
-0.7% -$1.76M
APD icon
275
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$64.5B
$266M 0.07%
1,097,809
+104,590
+11% +$25.3M