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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
+$402B
Cap. Flow
+$2.59B
Cap. Flow %
0.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,746
Reduced
1,404
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.95%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HUM icon
276
Humana
HUM
$37.5B
$292M 0.07%
1,105,364
+45,627
+4% +$12.1M
CMG icon
277
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$55.9B
$292M 0.07%
5,823,892
+91,988
+2% +$4.62M
WTW icon
278
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.8B
$292M 0.07%
862,629
+30,704
+4% +$10.4M
GPI icon
279
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$5.99B
$291M 0.07%
762,186
-110,563
-13% -$42.2M
RJF icon
280
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$33.4B
$291M 0.07%
2,091,820
+24,818
+1% +$3.45M
AVT icon
281
Avnet
AVT
$4.32B
$289M 0.07%
6,012,625
-164,240
-3% -$7.9M
JAZZ icon
282
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$7.88B
$289M 0.07%
2,328,430
+293,360
+14% +$36.4M
IR icon
283
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$30.8B
$288M 0.07%
3,600,999
+14,282
+0.4% +$1.14M
MTB icon
284
M&T Bank
MTB
$30.6B
$288M 0.07%
1,611,137
+12,580
+0.8% +$2.25M
LHX icon
285
L3Harris
LHX
$51.7B
$288M 0.07%
1,375,081
-37,737
-3% -$7.9M
ESS icon
286
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$16.9B
$288M 0.07%
938,224
-18,814
-2% -$5.77M
FAST icon
287
Fastenal
FAST
$56.6B
$287M 0.07%
3,700,300
-129,335
-3% -$10M
DOW icon
288
Dow Inc
DOW
$17.1B
$287M 0.07%
8,218,098
-638,506
-7% -$22.3M
ISRG icon
289
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$167B
$285M 0.07%
574,954
+8,521
+2% +$4.22M
PNFP icon
290
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.4B
$285M 0.07%
2,684,107
-319,860
-11% -$33.9M
MAA icon
291
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$16.7B
$283M 0.07%
1,688,293
-37,312
-2% -$6.25M
ALK icon
292
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.12B
$283M 0.07%
5,742,387
-482,667
-8% -$23.8M
OZK icon
293
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.82B
$283M 0.07%
6,504,568
-107,052
-2% -$4.65M
GATX icon
294
GATX Corp
GATX
$5.98B
$282M 0.07%
1,817,484
-146,958
-7% -$22.8M
B
295
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
$46.2B
$281M 0.07%
14,456,566
+6,062,470
+72% +$118M
BLDR icon
296
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$15B
$280M 0.07%
2,244,449
+6,453
+0.3% +$806K
MTDR icon
297
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.3B
$279M 0.07%
5,464,857
+20,134
+0.4% +$1.03M
ORI icon
298
Old Republic International
ORI
$9.95B
$279M 0.07%
7,108,195
-24,548
-0.3% -$963K
FERG icon
299
Ferguson
FERG
$45.8B
$278M 0.07%
1,732,072
+87,731
+5% +$14.1M
SBUX icon
300
Starbucks
SBUX
$99.4B
$277M 0.07%
2,828,950
+39,705
+1% +$3.89M