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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
+$402B
Cap. Flow
+$2.59B
Cap. Flow %
0.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,746
Reduced
1,404
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.95%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GAP
326
The Gap, Inc.
GAP
$8.44B
$262M 0.07%
12,723,719
+221,394
+2% +$4.56M
CRK icon
327
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.8B
$262M 0.07%
12,876,771
-421,092
-3% -$8.56M
PYPL icon
328
PayPal
PYPL
$66.2B
$262M 0.07%
4,012,795
+491,997
+14% +$32.1M
GHC icon
329
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.75B
$260M 0.06%
270,610
-7,392
-3% -$7.1M
AN icon
330
AutoNation
AN
$8.3B
$259M 0.06%
1,597,562
+2,416
+0.2% +$391K
SANM icon
331
Sanmina
SANM
$6.24B
$259M 0.06%
3,395,025
-494,207
-13% -$37.6M
HWC icon
332
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.28B
$259M 0.06%
4,930,737
-6,437
-0.1% -$338K
EQT icon
333
EQT Corp
EQT
$32.7B
$258M 0.06%
4,826,316
-93,949
-2% -$5.02M
MATX icon
334
Matsons
MATX
$3.25B
$257M 0.06%
2,008,372
-80,577
-4% -$10.3M
ATGE icon
335
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.76B
$257M 0.06%
2,548,997
-215,810
-8% -$21.7M
BOKF icon
336
BOK Financial
BOKF
$7.09B
$257M 0.06%
2,463,151
+90,948
+4% +$9.47M
BG icon
337
Bunge Global
BG
$16.3B
$256M 0.06%
3,346,709
+859,733
+35% +$65.7M
LKQ icon
338
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.22B
$255M 0.06%
6,003,769
+771,829
+15% +$32.8M
CNQ icon
339
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$66.6B
$255M 0.06%
8,283,008
+1,295,724
+19% +$39.9M
AJG icon
340
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$77.6B
$254M 0.06%
736,167
+7,257
+1% +$2.51M
JLL icon
341
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$14.3B
$253M 0.06%
1,021,954
-112,375
-10% -$27.9M
LDOS icon
342
Leidos
LDOS
$23.2B
$253M 0.06%
1,877,020
+170,263
+10% +$23M
RY icon
343
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$204B
$253M 0.06%
2,246,579
+74,198
+3% +$8.36M
RS icon
344
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$15.3B
$253M 0.06%
876,611
-111,623
-11% -$32.2M
FCNCA icon
345
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$25.7B
$253M 0.06%
136,507
-8,392
-6% -$15.6M
BNS icon
346
Scotiabank
BNS
$77.2B
$253M 0.06%
5,327,412
+177,542
+3% +$8.42M
MO icon
347
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$253M 0.06%
4,211,052
-109,325
-3% -$6.56M
MCK icon
348
McKesson
MCK
$86B
$252M 0.06%
375,086
-2,650
-0.7% -$1.78M
IQV icon
349
IQVIA
IQV
$31.2B
$252M 0.06%
1,428,561
+40,699
+3% +$7.18M
DRI icon
350
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$24.3B
$252M 0.06%
1,210,825
-71,841
-6% -$14.9M