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
-0.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$325B
AUM Growth
+$325B
Cap. Flow
+$5.28B
Cap. Flow %
1.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.62%
Holding
3,635
New
98
Increased
2,071
Reduced
1,162
Closed
123
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ENOV icon
276
Enovis
ENOV
$1.76B
$251M 0.08%
6,314,756
+563,818
+10% +$22.4M
RY icon
277
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$204B
$250M 0.08%
2,269,139
+144,642
+7% +$15.9M
DG icon
278
Dollar General
DG
$24.3B
$250M 0.08%
1,120,781
+15,444
+1% +$3.44M
VRTX icon
279
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$103B
$249M 0.08%
953,174
+19,141
+2% +$4.99M
WHR icon
280
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.06B
$248M 0.08%
1,434,359
+53,510
+4% +$9.25M
RIO icon
281
Rio Tinto
RIO
$101B
$247M 0.08%
3,077,829
-6,481
-0.2% -$521K
JCI icon
282
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.3B
$247M 0.08%
3,773,004
+4,208
+0.1% +$276K
DFS
283
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$247M 0.08%
2,240,567
+251,969
+13% +$27.8M
PGR icon
284
Progressive
PGR
$144B
$246M 0.08%
2,153,733
-237,331
-10% -$27.1M
MATX icon
285
Matsons
MATX
$3.25B
$245M 0.08%
2,031,111
+11,949
+0.6% +$1.44M
UHS icon
286
Universal Health Services
UHS
$11.6B
$244M 0.08%
1,683,225
+73,536
+5% +$10.7M
TT icon
287
Trane Technologies
TT
$91.4B
$243M 0.08%
1,593,492
-188,236
-11% -$28.7M
SYF icon
288
Synchrony
SYF
$28.1B
$243M 0.07%
6,971,125
+470,937
+7% +$16.4M
BDX icon
289
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$53.9B
$242M 0.07%
910,352
+39,092
+4% +$10.4M
NSIT icon
290
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.01B
$242M 0.07%
2,256,555
-79,190
-3% -$8.5M
WTFC icon
291
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$9.16B
$241M 0.07%
2,591,953
+1,695
+0.1% +$158K
SU icon
292
Suncor Energy
SU
$50.1B
$240M 0.07%
7,365,437
+883,045
+14% +$28.8M
IP icon
293
International Paper
IP
$26B
$239M 0.07%
5,169,587
+39,411
+0.8% +$1.82M
KMI icon
294
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$59.4B
$238M 0.07%
12,584,006
+635,526
+5% +$12M
CTAS icon
295
Cintas
CTAS
$82.8B
$237M 0.07%
558,047
+44,816
+9% +$19.1M
CACI icon
296
CACI
CACI
$10.6B
$233M 0.07%
774,976
-4,461
-0.6% -$1.34M
MTZ icon
297
MasTec
MTZ
$14.2B
$232M 0.07%
2,662,657
+4,248
+0.2% +$370K
LAD icon
298
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.53B
$232M 0.07%
772,518
+16,902
+2% +$5.07M
MCK icon
299
McKesson
MCK
$86B
$232M 0.07%
756,801
+2,691
+0.4% +$824K
JBL icon
300
Jabil
JBL
$21.7B
$231M 0.07%
3,737,769
-42,101
-1% -$2.6M