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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.03B
Cap. Flow %
1.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,114
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VRTX icon
326
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$99.3B
$196M 0.07%
620,815
-159,687
-20% -$50.3M
CNC icon
327
Centene
CNC
$15.8B
$196M 0.07%
3,092,509
+80,511
+3% +$5.09M
RRX icon
328
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.59B
$194M 0.07%
1,381,239
-38,577
-3% -$5.43M
ORI icon
329
Old Republic International
ORI
$9.87B
$194M 0.07%
7,776,858
-21,413
-0.3% -$535K
NNI icon
330
Nelnet
NNI
$4.64B
$194M 0.07%
2,112,888
-3,293
-0.2% -$303K
MTDR icon
331
Matador Resources
MTDR
$5.89B
$194M 0.07%
4,064,735
-778,684
-16% -$37.1M
UL icon
332
Unilever
UL
$151B
$194M 0.07%
3,728,765
-320,491
-8% -$16.6M
UDR icon
333
UDR
UDR
$12.4B
$193M 0.07%
4,704,395
+170,856
+4% +$7.02M
TXT icon
334
Textron
TXT
$15B
$192M 0.06%
2,723,705
-44,897
-2% -$3.17M
SWKS icon
335
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$11.4B
$192M 0.06%
1,629,099
+21,937
+1% +$2.59M
SCHW icon
336
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$169B
$192M 0.06%
3,668,682
+173,156
+5% +$9.07M
ESS icon
337
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.3B
$191M 0.06%
915,577
+16,941
+2% +$3.54M
IR icon
338
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$32.4B
$191M 0.06%
3,284,812
+40,402
+1% +$2.35M
TKR icon
339
Timken Company
TKR
$5.51B
$191M 0.06%
2,335,441
-55,924
-2% -$4.57M
WTFC icon
340
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$9.16B
$190M 0.06%
2,598,362
+115,981
+5% +$8.46M
OLN icon
341
Olin
OLN
$2.86B
$189M 0.06%
3,409,800
-652,229
-16% -$36.2M
ONB icon
342
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$8.84B
$189M 0.06%
13,099,635
-1,767,641
-12% -$25.5M
DOX icon
343
Amdocs
DOX
$9.29B
$189M 0.06%
1,966,253
+28,648
+1% +$2.75M
GLPI icon
344
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.3B
$188M 0.06%
3,618,452
+112,187
+3% +$5.84M
CTAS icon
345
Cintas
CTAS
$80.4B
$188M 0.06%
1,627,836
-76,360
-4% -$8.83M
EBAY icon
346
eBay
EBAY
$40.9B
$186M 0.06%
4,201,744
-220,333
-5% -$9.78M
IP icon
347
International Paper
IP
$24.9B
$186M 0.06%
5,156,259
+9,001
+0.2% +$325K
EMN icon
348
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.63B
$185M 0.06%
2,193,978
+82,158
+4% +$6.93M
UNVR
349
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
$185M 0.06%
5,281,636
+187,040
+4% +$6.55M
DOV icon
350
Dover
DOV
$23.7B
$184M 0.06%
1,212,346
-97,444
-7% -$14.8M