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
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
-$82.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,536
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LHX icon
301
L3Harris
LHX
$51B
$120M 0.06%
667,055
-366,677
-35% -$66.1M
HST icon
302
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$12B
$120M 0.06%
10,832,441
-243,234
-2% -$2.69M
EBAY icon
303
eBay
EBAY
$42.3B
$119M 0.06%
3,972,029
+165,074
+4% +$4.96M
ATGE icon
304
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.83B
$119M 0.06%
4,456,868
-123,391
-3% -$3.31M
PFG icon
305
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.8B
$119M 0.06%
3,804,513
+31,010
+0.8% +$972K
AL icon
306
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.12B
$119M 0.06%
5,386,905
+189,290
+4% +$4.19M
OSK icon
307
Oshkosh
OSK
$8.93B
$119M 0.06%
1,850,151
+11,968
+0.7% +$770K
MLM icon
308
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.5B
$119M 0.06%
627,004
+413
+0.1% +$78.1K
JBL icon
309
Jabil
JBL
$22.5B
$119M 0.06%
4,823,384
-34,025
-0.7% -$836K
SF icon
310
Stifel
SF
$11.5B
$119M 0.06%
4,306,586
-112,390
-3% -$3.09M
EL icon
311
Estee Lauder
EL
$32.1B
$118M 0.06%
742,094
+27,971
+4% +$4.46M
ICE icon
312
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$99.8B
$118M 0.06%
1,462,517
+4,733
+0.3% +$382K
CNQ icon
313
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$63.2B
$118M 0.06%
17,788,332
+1,141,082
+7% +$7.57M
MTH icon
314
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.89B
$118M 0.06%
6,447,590
CTSH icon
315
Cognizant
CTSH
$35.1B
$117M 0.06%
2,524,795
+93,560
+4% +$4.35M
KBR icon
316
KBR
KBR
$6.4B
$117M 0.06%
5,669,239
-481,218
-8% -$9.95M
IBN icon
317
ICICI Bank
IBN
$113B
$117M 0.06%
13,788,629
+1,091,508
+9% +$9.28M
XRX icon
318
Xerox
XRX
$493M
$117M 0.06%
6,162,507
+30,191
+0.5% +$572K
TM icon
319
Toyota
TM
$260B
$117M 0.06%
972,489
+32,704
+3% +$3.92M
RTN
320
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$117M 0.06%
888,421
-6,430
-0.7% -$844K
URI icon
321
United Rentals
URI
$62.7B
$117M 0.06%
1,133,107
+81,708
+8% +$8.4M
BALL icon
322
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.9B
$116M 0.06%
1,799,519
-558,621
-24% -$36.1M
MHK icon
323
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.65B
$116M 0.06%
1,524,722
+162,523
+12% +$12.4M
FN icon
324
Fabrinet
FN
$13.2B
$116M 0.06%
2,128,898
-217,937
-9% -$11.9M
HELE icon
325
Helen of Troy
HELE
$587M
$116M 0.06%
805,350
-50,619
-6% -$7.29M