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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CACI icon
301
CACI
CACI
$10.4B
$202M 0.07%
716,235
-58,741
-8% -$16.6M
HUN icon
302
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.95B
$201M 0.07%
7,088,007
-80,269
-1% -$2.28M
WTM icon
303
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$4.63B
$200M 0.07%
160,404
+5,851
+4% +$7.29M
AFG icon
304
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.6B
$198M 0.07%
1,426,209
-83,469
-6% -$11.6M
IRM icon
305
Iron Mountain
IRM
$27.2B
$198M 0.07%
4,058,583
-6,850
-0.2% -$334K
JLL icon
306
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$14.8B
$197M 0.07%
1,124,684
+26,794
+2% +$4.69M
AXS icon
307
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.62B
$196M 0.07%
3,439,577
+292,870
+9% +$16.7M
DAR icon
308
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$5.07B
$196M 0.07%
3,281,641
-447,256
-12% -$26.8M
INTU icon
309
Intuit
INTU
$188B
$196M 0.07%
508,854
-59,644
-10% -$23M
FI icon
310
Fiserv
FI
$73.4B
$195M 0.07%
2,190,176
+10,122
+0.5% +$901K
HWC icon
311
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.32B
$195M 0.07%
4,390,799
+67,090
+2% +$2.97M
WTFC icon
312
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$9.34B
$194M 0.07%
2,423,490
-168,463
-6% -$13.5M
CF icon
313
CF Industries
CF
$13.7B
$194M 0.07%
2,263,264
-266,264
-11% -$22.8M
SYF icon
314
Synchrony
SYF
$28.1B
$194M 0.07%
7,018,668
+47,543
+0.7% +$1.31M
VOYA icon
315
Voya Financial
VOYA
$7.38B
$193M 0.07%
3,243,115
+46,674
+1% +$2.78M
DOC icon
316
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.8B
$193M 0.07%
7,449,412
-128,494
-2% -$3.33M
FBP icon
317
First Bancorp
FBP
$3.54B
$193M 0.07%
14,912,553
-464,079
-3% -$5.99M
IFF icon
318
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$16.9B
$192M 0.07%
1,610,468
+2,132
+0.1% +$254K
SWK icon
319
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$12.1B
$192M 0.07%
1,826,464
+17,181
+0.9% +$1.8M
TMHC icon
320
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$7.1B
$191M 0.07%
8,189,312
+369,843
+5% +$8.64M
SANM icon
321
Sanmina
SANM
$6.44B
$191M 0.07%
4,685,100
+90,915
+2% +$3.7M
CTRA icon
322
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$18.3B
$191M 0.07%
7,391,668
-283,426
-4% -$7.31M
EL icon
323
Estee Lauder
EL
$32.1B
$190M 0.07%
747,718
-4,190
-0.6% -$1.07M
ASB icon
324
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.42B
$189M 0.07%
10,358,838
+558,893
+6% +$10.2M
OTIS icon
325
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$34.1B
$189M 0.07%
2,673,179
+3,870
+0.1% +$273K