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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$29.4B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
0.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,708
Reduced
1,462
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.44%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
OZK icon
301
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.9B
$289M 0.07%
6,716,432
+46,213
+0.7% +$1.99M
MLI icon
302
Mueller Industries
MLI
$10.8B
$288M 0.07%
3,889,161
-264,554
-6% -$19.6M
MTB icon
303
M&T Bank
MTB
$31.2B
$288M 0.07%
1,616,739
+3,565
+0.2% +$635K
USFD icon
304
US Foods
USFD
$17.5B
$288M 0.07%
4,678,738
+149,962
+3% +$9.22M
ICE icon
305
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$99.8B
$288M 0.07%
1,791,094
-67,537
-4% -$10.8M
EMR icon
306
Emerson Electric
EMR
$74.6B
$287M 0.07%
2,625,446
+266,650
+11% +$29.2M
AN icon
307
AutoNation
AN
$8.55B
$285M 0.07%
1,593,728
-11,980
-0.7% -$2.14M
EA icon
308
Electronic Arts
EA
$42.2B
$285M 0.07%
1,987,522
+439,261
+28% +$63M
BNS icon
309
Scotiabank
BNS
$78.8B
$285M 0.07%
5,231,871
+140,379
+3% +$7.65M
SANM icon
310
Sanmina
SANM
$6.44B
$283M 0.07%
4,129,865
-209,740
-5% -$14.4M
TT icon
311
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.1B
$280M 0.07%
721,257
-14,312
-2% -$5.56M
ISRG icon
312
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$167B
$279M 0.07%
567,733
-5,201
-0.9% -$2.55M
ALK icon
313
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.28B
$279M 0.07%
6,168,314
-336,269
-5% -$15.2M
ARE icon
314
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.5B
$279M 0.07%
2,347,114
-58,956
-2% -$7M
IQV icon
315
IQVIA
IQV
$31.9B
$278M 0.07%
1,173,816
-23,268
-2% -$5.51M
COHR icon
316
Coherent
COHR
$15.2B
$278M 0.07%
3,126,390
-353,187
-10% -$31.4M
ESS icon
317
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.3B
$277M 0.07%
938,260
-3,241
-0.3% -$957K
AA icon
318
Alcoa
AA
$8.24B
$277M 0.07%
7,172,848
+507,742
+8% +$19.6M
NVR icon
319
NVR
NVR
$23.5B
$277M 0.07%
28,188
-1,011
-3% -$9.92M
CTVA icon
320
Corteva
CTVA
$49.1B
$276M 0.07%
4,691,977
+42,527
+0.9% +$2.5M
GATX icon
321
GATX Corp
GATX
$5.97B
$276M 0.07%
2,082,471
-52,521
-2% -$6.96M
MUR icon
322
Murphy Oil
MUR
$3.56B
$275M 0.07%
8,154,363
-99,762
-1% -$3.37M
UHAL.B icon
323
U-Haul Holding Co Series N
UHAL.B
$10B
$275M 0.07%
3,817,771
-70,398
-2% -$5.07M
OMC icon
324
Omnicom Group
OMC
$15.4B
$274M 0.07%
2,654,011
+360,916
+16% +$37.3M
SKYW icon
325
Skywest
SKYW
$4.81B
$274M 0.07%
3,217,620
-114,315
-3% -$9.72M