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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 13.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LKQ icon
326
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.33B
$200M 0.07%
4,049,342
+3,004
+0.1% +$149K
BSX icon
327
Boston Scientific
BSX
$159B
$200M 0.07%
3,789,077
+469,469
+14% +$24.8M
BIDU icon
328
Baidu
BIDU
$35.1B
$200M 0.07%
1,486,031
-65,801
-4% -$8.84M
CTAS icon
329
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
$200M 0.07%
1,659,900
+25,276
+2% +$3.04M
SM icon
330
SM Energy
SM
$3.09B
$199M 0.07%
5,015,952
+736,573
+17% +$29.2M
ESS icon
331
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.3B
$198M 0.07%
935,768
+11,258
+1% +$2.39M
NVST icon
332
Envista
NVST
$3.54B
$198M 0.07%
7,110,546
+1,063,270
+18% +$29.6M
GT icon
333
Goodyear
GT
$2.43B
$198M 0.07%
15,944,289
+443,507
+3% +$5.51M
IR icon
334
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$32.2B
$198M 0.07%
3,109,087
-24,035
-0.8% -$1.53M
SYF icon
335
Synchrony
SYF
$28.1B
$197M 0.06%
6,446,302
+4,301
+0.1% +$132K
RY icon
336
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$204B
$196M 0.06%
2,246,600
+1,350
+0.1% +$118K
CL icon
337
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$68.8B
$196M 0.06%
2,762,216
-127,966
-4% -$9.1M
UBSI icon
338
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.42B
$196M 0.06%
7,118,004
-169,763
-2% -$4.68M
SNA icon
339
Snap-on
SNA
$17.1B
$196M 0.06%
769,638
-12,160
-2% -$3.1M
UL icon
340
Unilever
UL
$158B
$196M 0.06%
3,962,857
-228,507
-5% -$11.3M
LHX icon
341
L3Harris
LHX
$51B
$195M 0.06%
1,122,604
+41,943
+4% +$7.3M
ONB icon
342
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$8.94B
$195M 0.06%
13,437,809
+1,185,605
+10% +$17.2M
RRX icon
343
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.66B
$195M 0.06%
1,366,804
+1,127
+0.1% +$161K
IP icon
344
International Paper
IP
$25.7B
$195M 0.06%
5,489,228
+119,335
+2% +$4.23M
VST icon
345
Vistra
VST
$63.7B
$194M 0.06%
5,846,243
+277,279
+5% +$9.2M
MCK icon
346
McKesson
MCK
$85.5B
$193M 0.06%
444,717
-108,552
-20% -$47.2M
RUSHA icon
347
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.53B
$193M 0.06%
4,733,513
+27,789
+0.6% +$1.13M
SAIA icon
348
Saia
SAIA
$8.34B
$192M 0.06%
481,466
+535
+0.1% +$213K
PNR icon
349
Pentair
PNR
$18.1B
$191M 0.06%
2,950,597
+70,385
+2% +$4.56M
ABG icon
350
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$5.06B
$191M 0.06%
828,723
+98,023
+13% +$22.6M