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
+1.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$416B
AUM Growth
+$4.09B
Cap. Flow
+$5.64B
Cap. Flow %
1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.07%
Holding
3,410
New
61
Increased
1,883
Reduced
1,273
Closed
71

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.48%
2 Financials 18.31%
3 Industrials 12.27%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.89%
5 Healthcare 9.53%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PFG icon
276
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.8B
$303M 0.07%
3,913,064
-21,457
-0.5% -$1.66M
DVN icon
277
Devon Energy
DVN
$22.1B
$303M 0.07%
9,250,864
-29,988
-0.3% -$981K
VRT icon
278
Vertiv
VRT
$47.4B
$302M 0.07%
2,656,927
-12,083
-0.5% -$1.37M
SKYW icon
279
Skywest
SKYW
$4.81B
$301M 0.07%
3,001,703
-215,917
-7% -$21.6M
MTB icon
280
M&T Bank
MTB
$31.2B
$301M 0.07%
1,598,557
-18,182
-1% -$3.42M
PYPL icon
281
PayPal
PYPL
$65.2B
$301M 0.07%
3,520,798
+252,540
+8% +$21.6M
STT icon
282
State Street
STT
$32B
$300M 0.07%
3,054,856
+2,116
+0.1% +$208K
KMB icon
283
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$43.1B
$299M 0.07%
2,285,180
+116,554
+5% +$15.3M
SYK icon
284
Stryker
SYK
$150B
$298M 0.07%
828,303
+18,897
+2% +$6.8M
USFD icon
285
US Foods
USFD
$17.5B
$298M 0.07%
4,419,365
-259,373
-6% -$17.5M
LHX icon
286
L3Harris
LHX
$51B
$297M 0.07%
1,412,818
+14,344
+1% +$3.02M
CTAS icon
287
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
$297M 0.07%
1,624,396
+27,320
+2% +$4.99M
ADSK icon
288
Autodesk
ADSK
$69.5B
$297M 0.07%
1,003,315
-47,304
-5% -$14M
WSM icon
289
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$24.7B
$297M 0.07%
1,601,420
-105,280
-6% -$19.5M
ISRG icon
290
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$167B
$296M 0.07%
566,433
-1,300
-0.2% -$679K
GAP
291
The Gap, Inc.
GAP
$8.83B
$295M 0.07%
12,502,325
+316,434
+3% +$7.48M
UBSI icon
292
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.42B
$295M 0.07%
7,864,689
-63,452
-0.8% -$2.38M
DOV icon
293
Dover
DOV
$24.4B
$295M 0.07%
1,569,950
-10,256
-0.6% -$1.92M
OZK icon
294
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.9B
$294M 0.07%
6,611,620
-104,812
-2% -$4.67M
SANM icon
295
Sanmina
SANM
$6.44B
$294M 0.07%
3,889,232
-240,633
-6% -$18.2M
TT icon
296
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.1B
$293M 0.07%
793,607
+72,350
+10% +$26.7M
OC icon
297
Owens Corning
OC
$13B
$292M 0.07%
1,716,892
-175,486
-9% -$29.9M
CRS icon
298
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$12.3B
$292M 0.07%
1,721,596
-754,012
-30% -$128M
BCC icon
299
Boise Cascade
BCC
$3.36B
$290M 0.07%
2,440,349
-217,654
-8% -$25.9M
FYBR icon
300
Frontier Communications
FYBR
$9.33B
$290M 0.07%
8,349,347
-711,630
-8% -$24.7M