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
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
-$82.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,536
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PLXS icon
276
Plexus
PLXS
$3.75B
$125M 0.07%
2,294,332
-127,172
-5% -$6.94M
ROST icon
277
Ross Stores
ROST
$49.4B
$125M 0.07%
1,438,903
+107,288
+8% +$9.33M
VOYA icon
278
Voya Financial
VOYA
$7.38B
$125M 0.07%
3,083,156
+158,904
+5% +$6.44M
INGR icon
279
Ingredion
INGR
$8.24B
$125M 0.07%
1,655,355
+1,207
+0.1% +$91.1K
HZNP
280
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$124M 0.06%
4,201,388
-480,575
-10% -$14.2M
UBSI icon
281
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.42B
$124M 0.06%
5,384,850
+91,170
+2% +$2.1M
PRU icon
282
Prudential Financial
PRU
$37.2B
$124M 0.06%
2,382,892
-210,487
-8% -$11M
GD icon
283
General Dynamics
GD
$86.8B
$124M 0.06%
937,978
+139,093
+17% +$18.4M
ENOV icon
284
Enovis
ENOV
$1.84B
$124M 0.06%
3,639,346
+101,231
+3% +$3.45M
BIDU icon
285
Baidu
BIDU
$35.1B
$124M 0.06%
1,227,828
+161,765
+15% +$16.3M
SCHW icon
286
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$167B
$123M 0.06%
3,666,308
+328,185
+10% +$11M
ACM icon
287
Aecom
ACM
$16.8B
$123M 0.06%
4,124,551
-420,979
-9% -$12.6M
ESE icon
288
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$5.23B
$123M 0.06%
1,615,043
-53,489
-3% -$4.06M
IRDM icon
289
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$2.67B
$122M 0.06%
5,480,926
-93,354
-2% -$2.08M
BPOP icon
290
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.47B
$122M 0.06%
3,486,297
+56,241
+2% +$1.97M
PBCT
291
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$122M 0.06%
11,011,405
-722,982
-6% -$7.99M
MMC icon
292
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$100B
$122M 0.06%
1,406,199
-112,497
-7% -$9.73M
GNTX icon
293
Gentex
GNTX
$6.25B
$122M 0.06%
5,484,184
-619,301
-10% -$13.7M
RY icon
294
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$204B
$121M 0.06%
1,973,259
+41,006
+2% +$2.52M
LEA icon
295
Lear
LEA
$5.91B
$121M 0.06%
1,490,013
+75,049
+5% +$6.1M
MDC
296
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$121M 0.06%
5,636,300
+77,752
+1% +$1.67M
EMN icon
297
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.93B
$121M 0.06%
2,598,982
+238,220
+10% +$11.1M
GSK icon
298
GSK
GSK
$81.6B
$121M 0.06%
2,545,550
+380,392
+18% +$18M
EWT icon
299
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$6.25B
$121M 0.06%
3,655,185
HMN icon
300
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$1.88B
$120M 0.06%
3,286,139
-54,806
-2% -$2.01M