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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AGCO icon
301
AGCO
AGCO
$8.28B
$188M 0.07%
1,957,088
-130,909
-6% -$12.6M
GWW icon
302
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$47.5B
$188M 0.07%
384,438
+10,080
+3% +$4.93M
MOS icon
303
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.3B
$188M 0.07%
3,888,419
-487,528
-11% -$23.6M
VOYA icon
304
Voya Financial
VOYA
$7.38B
$187M 0.07%
3,098,785
-144,330
-4% -$8.73M
GPI icon
305
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$6.26B
$187M 0.07%
1,308,378
+12,792
+1% +$1.83M
WBA
306
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$187M 0.07%
5,949,375
-363,114
-6% -$11.4M
WHR icon
307
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.28B
$187M 0.07%
1,385,487
-76,696
-5% -$10.3M
PAYX icon
308
Paychex
PAYX
$48.7B
$187M 0.07%
1,662,304
-112,678
-6% -$12.6M
HBAN icon
309
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$25.7B
$186M 0.07%
14,149,243
+351,093
+3% +$4.63M
HAL icon
310
Halliburton
HAL
$18.8B
$186M 0.07%
7,568,627
+123,403
+2% +$3.04M
WLK icon
311
Westlake Corp
WLK
$11.5B
$186M 0.07%
2,138,368
-139,035
-6% -$12.1M
IBOC icon
312
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.45B
$185M 0.07%
4,364,274
+39,194
+0.9% +$1.67M
FANG icon
313
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$40.2B
$185M 0.07%
1,538,070
+393,268
+34% +$47.4M
TECK icon
314
Teck Resources
TECK
$16.8B
$185M 0.07%
6,075,204
+1,486,537
+32% +$45.2M
TCBI icon
315
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$3.96B
$184M 0.07%
3,115,316
+221,350
+8% +$13.1M
VMC icon
316
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$39B
$183M 0.07%
1,159,257
-8,728
-0.7% -$1.38M
CACI icon
317
CACI
CACI
$10.4B
$183M 0.07%
699,855
-16,380
-2% -$4.28M
TSCO icon
318
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$32.1B
$182M 0.07%
4,905,485
+115,610
+2% +$4.3M
POST icon
319
Post Holdings
POST
$5.88B
$182M 0.07%
2,226,484
+171,015
+8% +$14M
WIRE
320
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$182M 0.07%
1,576,331
+54,191
+4% +$6.26M
CLH icon
321
Clean Harbors
CLH
$12.7B
$182M 0.07%
1,655,982
+21,572
+1% +$2.37M
FLEX icon
322
Flex
FLEX
$20.8B
$182M 0.07%
14,483,348
-332,736
-2% -$4.18M
ALLY icon
323
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.7B
$182M 0.07%
6,526,831
+23,879
+0.4% +$665K
HP icon
324
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$2.01B
$181M 0.07%
4,901,910
+75,314
+2% +$2.78M
GE icon
325
GE Aerospace
GE
$296B
$181M 0.07%
4,693,245
+136,136
+3% +$5.25M