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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$277B
Cap. Flow
-$3.48B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
83
Increased
1,313
Reduced
1,786
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.32%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CTAS icon
326
Cintas
CTAS
$82.9B
$179M 0.06%
507,772
+11,367
+2% +$4.02M
GD icon
327
General Dynamics
GD
$86.8B
$179M 0.06%
1,204,420
+188,446
+19% +$28M
CHL
328
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$178M 0.06%
6,244,108
-1,586,862
-20% -$45.3M
MAN icon
329
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$1.89B
$178M 0.06%
1,969,928
-19,525
-1% -$1.76M
IQV icon
330
IQVIA
IQV
$31.4B
$178M 0.06%
991,491
+43,429
+5% +$7.78M
GRMN icon
331
Garmin
GRMN
$45.6B
$178M 0.06%
1,483,738
+17,697
+1% +$2.12M
AIG icon
332
American International
AIG
$45.1B
$177M 0.06%
4,687,541
+104,826
+2% +$3.97M
ELS icon
333
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$11.7B
$177M 0.06%
2,799,823
+21,592
+0.8% +$1.37M
IVZ icon
334
Invesco
IVZ
$9.68B
$177M 0.06%
10,156,065
+70,419
+0.7% +$1.23M
AZN icon
335
AstraZeneca
AZN
$255B
$177M 0.06%
3,537,677
+149,386
+4% +$7.47M
CMC icon
336
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.36B
$176M 0.06%
8,573,833
-619,681
-7% -$12.7M
DFS
337
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$176M 0.06%
1,943,879
-18,272
-0.9% -$1.65M
ZBH icon
338
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.8B
$176M 0.06%
1,141,683
+15,289
+1% +$2.36M
WDC icon
339
Western Digital
WDC
$29.8B
$175M 0.06%
3,168,631
+72,906
+2% +$4.04M
WPC icon
340
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.6B
$175M 0.06%
2,483,786
-37,779
-1% -$2.67M
MSCI icon
341
MSCI
MSCI
$42.7B
$175M 0.06%
392,344
-53,231
-12% -$23.8M
PAYX icon
342
Paychex
PAYX
$48.8B
$175M 0.06%
1,879,084
+279,441
+17% +$26M
RCL icon
343
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$96.4B
$175M 0.06%
2,343,402
+69,757
+3% +$5.21M
CF icon
344
CF Industries
CF
$13.7B
$175M 0.06%
4,517,690
-118,535
-3% -$4.59M
ASB icon
345
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.36B
$174M 0.06%
10,226,734
-894,936
-8% -$15.3M
YUMC icon
346
Yum China
YUMC
$16.3B
$173M 0.06%
3,025,768
+442,481
+17% +$25.3M
ROST icon
347
Ross Stores
ROST
$49.3B
$172M 0.06%
1,404,354
-114,731
-8% -$14.1M
ICE icon
348
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$100B
$172M 0.06%
1,495,180
+17,658
+1% +$2.04M
CTVA icon
349
Corteva
CTVA
$49.2B
$172M 0.06%
4,448,522
-40,894
-0.9% -$1.58M
PARA
350
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$172M 0.06%
4,620,074
+144,651
+3% +$5.39M