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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CTAS icon
276
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
$253M 0.07%
1,680,428
+20,528
+1% +$3.09M
JBL icon
277
Jabil
JBL
$22.5B
$253M 0.07%
1,986,717
-372,175
-16% -$47.4M
FERG icon
278
Ferguson
FERG
$47.8B
$252M 0.07%
1,305,493
+365,843
+39% +$70.6M
PWR icon
279
Quanta Services
PWR
$55.5B
$252M 0.07%
1,167,755
-322,767
-22% -$69.7M
NOC icon
280
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$83.2B
$251M 0.07%
535,979
+35,890
+7% +$16.8M
IDXX icon
281
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$51.4B
$251M 0.07%
451,985
+24,852
+6% +$13.8M
CHTR icon
282
Charter Communications
CHTR
$35.7B
$250M 0.07%
642,061
+21,203
+3% +$8.24M
M icon
283
Macy's
M
$4.64B
$249M 0.07%
12,398,149
+1,685,986
+16% +$33.9M
SIG icon
284
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.85B
$249M 0.07%
2,323,982
+51,397
+2% +$5.51M
GAP
285
The Gap, Inc.
GAP
$8.83B
$249M 0.07%
11,911,416
-228,288
-2% -$4.77M
KNX icon
286
Knight Transportation
KNX
$7B
$247M 0.07%
4,291,445
+9,148
+0.2% +$527K
NSIT icon
287
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.02B
$246M 0.07%
1,389,818
-261,019
-16% -$46.3M
AN icon
288
AutoNation
AN
$8.55B
$246M 0.07%
1,639,674
-199,484
-11% -$30M
SYF icon
289
Synchrony
SYF
$28.1B
$246M 0.07%
6,445,907
-395
-0% -$15.1K
IVZ icon
290
Invesco
IVZ
$9.81B
$246M 0.07%
13,798,051
+2,592,039
+23% +$46.2M
AMR icon
291
Alpha Metallurgical Resources
AMR
$1.91B
$246M 0.07%
725,152
+22,856
+3% +$7.75M
NTR icon
292
Nutrien
NTR
$27.4B
$246M 0.07%
4,362,460
+579,279
+15% +$32.6M
CNQ icon
293
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$63.2B
$245M 0.07%
7,463,802
-155,422
-2% -$5.09M
BWA icon
294
BorgWarner
BWA
$9.53B
$244M 0.07%
6,806,594
-327,989
-5% -$11.8M
UNM icon
295
Unum
UNM
$12.6B
$244M 0.07%
5,391,032
-285,874
-5% -$12.9M
WTM icon
296
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$4.63B
$244M 0.07%
161,957
+1,464
+0.9% +$2.2M
SSB icon
297
SouthState Bank Corporation
SSB
$10.4B
$243M 0.07%
2,882,211
+94,637
+3% +$7.99M
NEE icon
298
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$146B
$242M 0.07%
3,989,487
+15,666
+0.4% +$952K
ONB icon
299
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$8.94B
$241M 0.07%
14,279,004
+841,195
+6% +$14.2M
MCHP icon
300
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$35.6B
$241M 0.07%
2,672,750
+57,259
+2% +$5.16M