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
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$228B
Cap. Flow
-$3.68B
Cap. Flow %
-1.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,500
Reduced
1,639
Closed
90

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MMC icon
276
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$101B
$157M 0.07%
1,459,232
+53,033
+4% +$5.69M
MSCI icon
277
MSCI
MSCI
$42.9B
$156M 0.07%
468,809
-9,175
-2% -$3.06M
OTIS icon
278
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$33.7B
$156M 0.07%
+2,746,401
New +$156M
TPH icon
279
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$3.06B
$156M 0.07%
10,600,564
-1,025,962
-9% -$15.1M
TSLA icon
280
Tesla
TSLA
$1.06T
$154M 0.07%
142,769
+2,143
+2% +$2.31M
PRGO icon
281
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.23B
$154M 0.07%
2,785,743
-275,179
-9% -$15.2M
PLXS icon
282
Plexus
PLXS
$3.65B
$154M 0.07%
2,179,057
-115,275
-5% -$8.13M
PFG icon
283
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.8B
$154M 0.07%
3,700,844
-103,669
-3% -$4.31M
RF icon
284
Regions Financial
RF
$24B
$154M 0.07%
13,819,405
-250,993
-2% -$2.79M
ODFL icon
285
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$31.5B
$154M 0.07%
905,412
-72,549
-7% -$12.3M
JBL icon
286
Jabil
JBL
$21.7B
$153M 0.07%
4,776,780
-46,604
-1% -$1.5M
EL icon
287
Estee Lauder
EL
$32.7B
$153M 0.07%
811,259
+69,165
+9% +$13M
PRU icon
288
Prudential Financial
PRU
$37.8B
$153M 0.07%
2,512,080
+129,188
+5% +$7.87M
AGCO icon
289
AGCO
AGCO
$7.96B
$153M 0.07%
2,757,356
+370,543
+16% +$20.5M
CL icon
290
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$68.2B
$153M 0.07%
2,085,533
+1,780
+0.1% +$130K
IBOC icon
291
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.4B
$153M 0.07%
4,765,623
-21,631
-0.5% -$693K
BNS icon
292
Scotiabank
BNS
$77.2B
$152M 0.07%
3,692,490
+258,843
+8% +$10.7M
ALXN
293
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc
ALXN
$152M 0.07%
1,354,917
+132,318
+11% +$14.8M
BPOP icon
294
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.47B
$150M 0.07%
4,038,812
+552,515
+16% +$20.5M
GD icon
295
General Dynamics
GD
$87.3B
$150M 0.07%
1,002,285
+64,307
+7% +$9.61M
FCX icon
296
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$64.5B
$150M 0.07%
12,951,223
-1,833,524
-12% -$21.2M
TCOM icon
297
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$46.8B
$150M 0.07%
5,771,012
+117,396
+2% +$3.04M
MIC
298
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
$149M 0.07%
4,863,324
+520,143
+12% +$16M
VMC icon
299
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.6B
$149M 0.07%
1,286,262
+7,205
+0.6% +$835K
MGA icon
300
Magna International
MGA
$12.8B
$149M 0.07%
3,343,645
+13,519
+0.4% +$602K