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
+1.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$416B
AUM Growth
+$4.09B
Cap. Flow
+$5.64B
Cap. Flow %
1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.07%
Holding
3,410
New
61
Increased
1,883
Reduced
1,273
Closed
71

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.48%
2 Financials 18.31%
3 Industrials 12.27%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.89%
5 Healthcare 9.53%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UL icon
301
Unilever
UL
$157B
$289M 0.07%
5,103,075
+250,053
+5% +$14.2M
MRVL icon
302
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$56.9B
$288M 0.07%
2,605,621
-919,461
-26% -$102M
JLL icon
303
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$14.8B
$287M 0.07%
1,134,329
-138,570
-11% -$35.1M
FERG icon
304
Ferguson
FERG
$47.7B
$285M 0.07%
1,644,341
+103,802
+7% +$18M
COHR icon
305
Coherent
COHR
$15.4B
$285M 0.07%
3,009,158
-117,232
-4% -$11.1M
INVH icon
306
Invitation Homes
INVH
$18.5B
$282M 0.07%
8,827,708
+33,235
+0.4% +$1.06M
NEM icon
307
Newmont
NEM
$83.2B
$282M 0.07%
7,571,240
+630,031
+9% +$23.4M
MATX icon
308
Matsons
MATX
$3.33B
$282M 0.07%
2,088,949
-127,079
-6% -$17.1M
ESNT icon
309
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.29B
$281M 0.07%
5,168,675
+200,284
+4% +$10.9M
RF icon
310
Regions Financial
RF
$24.1B
$281M 0.07%
11,960,557
-805,564
-6% -$18.9M
SLB icon
311
Schlumberger
SLB
$53.4B
$281M 0.07%
7,321,912
+93,137
+1% +$3.57M
THO icon
312
Thor Industries
THO
$5.92B
$280M 0.07%
2,930,535
-11,339
-0.4% -$1.09M
SFM icon
313
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$13.6B
$280M 0.07%
2,201,970
-239,437
-10% -$30.4M
AGCO icon
314
AGCO
AGCO
$8.23B
$279M 0.07%
2,984,081
+258,054
+9% +$24.1M
WAL icon
315
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.86B
$279M 0.07%
3,337,688
-82,626
-2% -$6.9M
BNS icon
316
Scotiabank
BNS
$79.5B
$277M 0.07%
5,149,870
-82,001
-2% -$4.41M
LPLA icon
317
LPL Financial
LPLA
$27.2B
$276M 0.07%
846,067
+45,476
+6% +$14.8M
FAST icon
318
Fastenal
FAST
$55.3B
$275M 0.07%
7,659,270
+103,068
+1% +$3.71M
MMM icon
319
3M
MMM
$82B
$275M 0.07%
2,133,190
+544,380
+34% +$70.3M
ICE icon
320
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$99.5B
$275M 0.07%
1,843,440
+52,346
+3% +$7.8M
MLI icon
321
Mueller Industries
MLI
$10.8B
$274M 0.07%
3,454,846
-434,315
-11% -$34.5M
ESS icon
322
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.1B
$273M 0.07%
957,038
+18,778
+2% +$5.36M
CTVA icon
323
Corteva
CTVA
$49.5B
$273M 0.07%
4,794,086
+102,109
+2% +$5.82M
IQV icon
324
IQVIA
IQV
$31.9B
$273M 0.07%
1,387,862
+214,046
+18% +$42.1M
MOS icon
325
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.3B
$271M 0.07%
11,041,218
+2,151,426
+24% +$52.9M