Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

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
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$228B
Cap. Flow
-$3.68B
Cap. Flow %
-1.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,500
Reduced
1,639
Closed
90

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MPW icon
326
Medical Properties Trust
MPW
$2.66B
$142M 0.06%
7,552,045
+170,572
+2% +$3.21M
GRMN icon
327
Garmin
GRMN
$45.6B
$142M 0.06%
1,452,139
+30,909
+2% +$3.01M
OXY icon
328
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$45.6B
$141M 0.06%
7,733,674
-79,345
-1% -$1.45M
CTAS icon
329
Cintas
CTAS
$82.9B
$141M 0.06%
2,116,512
+166,396
+9% +$11.1M
EWT icon
330
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$6.1B
$141M 0.06%
3,502,207
-152,978
-4% -$6.15M
SANM icon
331
Sanmina
SANM
$6.21B
$140M 0.06%
5,599,991
-187,544
-3% -$4.7M
INGR icon
332
Ingredion
INGR
$8.2B
$139M 0.06%
1,680,044
+24,689
+1% +$2.05M
FBC
333
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
$139M 0.06%
4,728,256
+67,000
+1% +$1.97M
SF icon
334
Stifel
SF
$11.6B
$139M 0.06%
4,392,071
+85,485
+2% +$2.7M
IDXX icon
335
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$50.7B
$139M 0.06%
420,493
+2,346
+0.6% +$775K
PPBI icon
336
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$138M 0.06%
6,379,535
+2,758,535
+76% +$59.8M
AIG icon
337
American International
AIG
$45.1B
$138M 0.06%
4,426,494
+83,590
+2% +$2.61M
KMX icon
338
CarMax
KMX
$9.04B
$138M 0.06%
1,540,359
+10,369
+0.7% +$928K
ALB icon
339
Albemarle
ALB
$9.43B
$137M 0.06%
1,774,835
+49,769
+3% +$3.84M
WDC icon
340
Western Digital
WDC
$29.8B
$136M 0.06%
4,090,795
+20,134
+0.5% +$672K
WKC icon
341
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.52B
$136M 0.06%
5,295,218
-122,546
-2% -$3.16M
CNX icon
342
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.17B
$136M 0.06%
15,721,617
+238,631
+2% +$2.06M
HELE icon
343
Helen of Troy
HELE
$595M
$136M 0.06%
720,999
-84,351
-10% -$15.9M
IBN icon
344
ICICI Bank
IBN
$113B
$136M 0.06%
14,616,444
+827,815
+6% +$7.69M
DECK icon
345
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$18.3B
$136M 0.06%
4,143,822
-366,462
-8% -$12M
CARR icon
346
Carrier Global
CARR
$53.2B
$135M 0.06%
+6,096,384
New +$135M
HBAN icon
347
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$25.7B
$135M 0.06%
14,983,171
-600,493
-4% -$5.42M
TXT icon
348
Textron
TXT
$14.2B
$135M 0.06%
4,101,826
+325,567
+9% +$10.7M
RCL icon
349
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$96.4B
$135M 0.06%
2,682,780
-400,811
-13% -$20.2M
REGN icon
350
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$59.8B
$135M 0.06%
216,405
+7,195
+3% +$4.49M