Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
+$402B
Cap. Flow
+$2.59B
Cap. Flow %
0.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,746
Reduced
1,404
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.95%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
STZ icon
251
Constellation Brands
STZ
$26.7B
$311M 0.08%
1,693,827
+76,186
+5% +$14M
MOS icon
252
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.6B
$311M 0.08%
11,497,545
+456,327
+4% +$12.3M
WAB icon
253
Wabtec
WAB
$32.9B
$310M 0.08%
1,709,962
-6,842
-0.4% -$1.24M
AGCO icon
254
AGCO
AGCO
$7.96B
$310M 0.08%
3,346,046
+361,965
+12% +$33.5M
PFG icon
255
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.8B
$309M 0.08%
3,663,656
-249,408
-6% -$21M
NXPI icon
256
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$58.7B
$309M 0.08%
1,623,987
+71,185
+5% +$13.5M
SYK icon
257
Stryker
SYK
$149B
$308M 0.08%
826,282
-2,021
-0.2% -$752K
CTVA icon
258
Corteva
CTVA
$50.2B
$306M 0.08%
4,868,731
+74,645
+2% +$4.7M
ARW icon
259
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$6.36B
$304M 0.08%
2,928,917
-1,542
-0.1% -$160K
CADE icon
260
Cadence Bank
CADE
$6.98B
$302M 0.08%
9,959,709
-14,039
-0.1% -$426K
UL icon
261
Unilever
UL
$156B
$302M 0.08%
5,074,369
-28,706
-0.6% -$1.71M
CTRA icon
262
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$18.9B
$302M 0.08%
10,448,823
+90,103
+0.9% +$2.6M
MLM icon
263
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.2B
$302M 0.08%
631,519
-9,845
-2% -$4.71M
WTM icon
264
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$4.73B
$302M 0.08%
156,617
-778
-0.5% -$1.5M
CME icon
265
CME Group
CME
$95.6B
$301M 0.07%
1,135,077
+39,971
+4% +$10.6M
LYB icon
266
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$18B
$300M 0.07%
4,262,869
-306,218
-7% -$21.6M
IVZ icon
267
Invesco
IVZ
$9.66B
$300M 0.07%
19,746,797
-357,748
-2% -$5.43M
CRS icon
268
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$12B
$299M 0.07%
1,651,679
-69,917
-4% -$12.7M
PLTR icon
269
Palantir
PLTR
$373B
$297M 0.07%
3,518,805
+122,802
+4% +$10.4M
SNA icon
270
Snap-on
SNA
$16.9B
$297M 0.07%
881,194
-46,370
-5% -$15.6M
INVH icon
271
Invitation Homes
INVH
$18.6B
$297M 0.07%
8,515,969
-311,739
-4% -$10.9M
LH icon
272
Labcorp
LH
$22.8B
$296M 0.07%
1,273,423
-90,002
-7% -$20.9M
CNX icon
273
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.18B
$295M 0.07%
9,385,721
-414,646
-4% -$13.1M
VRTX icon
274
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$103B
$294M 0.07%
605,879
-21,638
-3% -$10.5M
DTM icon
275
DT Midstream
DTM
$10.5B
$293M 0.07%
3,039,788
-685,433
-18% -$66.1M