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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$29.4B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
0.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,708
Reduced
1,462
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FNB icon
276
FNB Corp
FNB
$5.92B
$306M 0.07%
21,669,871
-506,236
-2% -$7.14M
LH icon
277
Labcorp
LH
$23.2B
$306M 0.07%
1,367,430
-50,215
-4% -$11.2M
IDXX icon
278
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$51.4B
$305M 0.07%
602,718
+89,930
+18% +$45.4M
SLB icon
279
Schlumberger
SLB
$53.4B
$303M 0.07%
7,228,775
+161,310
+2% +$6.77M
DOV icon
280
Dover
DOV
$24.4B
$303M 0.07%
1,580,206
+74,457
+5% +$14.3M
KEX icon
281
Kirby Corp
KEX
$4.97B
$303M 0.07%
2,471,926
-216,562
-8% -$26.5M
CDW icon
282
CDW
CDW
$22.2B
$303M 0.07%
1,336,945
+44,271
+3% +$10M
AL icon
283
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.12B
$302M 0.07%
6,677,690
-47,784
-0.7% -$2.16M
AR icon
284
Antero Resources
AR
$10.1B
$302M 0.07%
10,554,503
+2,039,659
+24% +$58.4M
VRTX icon
285
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$102B
$301M 0.07%
647,808
-15,149
-2% -$7.05M
UNM icon
286
Unum
UNM
$12.6B
$300M 0.07%
5,039,181
-263,718
-5% -$15.7M
MCHP icon
287
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$35.6B
$298M 0.07%
3,716,392
+417,621
+13% +$33.5M
TECK icon
288
Teck Resources
TECK
$16.8B
$298M 0.07%
5,701,632
-695,344
-11% -$36.3M
RF icon
289
Regions Financial
RF
$24.1B
$298M 0.07%
12,766,121
-1,486,572
-10% -$34.7M
WAB icon
290
Wabtec
WAB
$33B
$296M 0.07%
1,631,008
+9,345
+0.6% +$1.7M
WAL icon
291
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$10B
$296M 0.07%
3,420,314
-302,075
-8% -$26.1M
JHG icon
292
Janus Henderson
JHG
$6.91B
$296M 0.07%
7,764,638
-326,105
-4% -$12.4M
X
293
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$295M 0.07%
8,362,144
+760,549
+10% +$26.9M
CMA icon
294
Comerica
CMA
$8.85B
$295M 0.07%
4,921,748
+876,092
+22% +$52.5M
UBSI icon
295
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.42B
$294M 0.07%
7,928,141
+20,476
+0.3% +$760K
GRMN icon
296
Garmin
GRMN
$45.7B
$294M 0.07%
1,667,704
-67,919
-4% -$12M
ESI icon
297
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.33B
$293M 0.07%
10,776,173
-689,875
-6% -$18.7M
SYK icon
298
Stryker
SYK
$150B
$292M 0.07%
809,406
+22,574
+3% +$8.15M
ADSK icon
299
Autodesk
ADSK
$69.5B
$289M 0.07%
1,050,619
+49,134
+5% +$13.5M
ALL icon
300
Allstate
ALL
$53.1B
$289M 0.07%
1,523,253
+85,565
+6% +$16.2M