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
+9.99%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$432B
AUM Growth
+$29.6B
Cap. Flow
+$1.74B
Cap. Flow %
0.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.56%
Holding
3,373
New
53
Increased
1,641
Reduced
1,466
Closed
101

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.97%
2 Financials 18.52%
3 Industrials 12.24%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.39%
5 Healthcare 9.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ADT icon
351
ADT
ADT
$7.07B
$270M 0.06%
31,869,188
+5,791,257
+22% +$49.1M
JAZZ icon
352
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$7.88B
$269M 0.06%
2,537,837
+209,407
+9% +$22.2M
IT icon
353
Gartner
IT
$18.7B
$267M 0.06%
661,513
+17,150
+3% +$6.93M
CTRA icon
354
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$18.2B
$267M 0.06%
10,504,042
+55,219
+0.5% +$1.4M
VRTX icon
355
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$101B
$265M 0.06%
596,227
-9,652
-2% -$4.3M
EXE
356
Expand Energy Corporation Common Stock
EXE
$22.5B
$265M 0.06%
2,268,718
-1,146,459
-34% -$134M
JLL icon
357
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$14.8B
$265M 0.06%
1,036,382
+14,428
+1% +$3.69M
EMN icon
358
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.91B
$265M 0.06%
3,543,366
+955,035
+37% +$71.3M
EW icon
359
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$47.1B
$264M 0.06%
3,377,894
+180,902
+6% +$14.1M
THO icon
360
Thor Industries
THO
$5.92B
$264M 0.06%
2,973,262
+13,715
+0.5% +$1.22M
CPAY icon
361
Corpay
CPAY
$22B
$264M 0.06%
794,907
+24,635
+3% +$8.17M
DOV icon
362
Dover
DOV
$24.4B
$264M 0.06%
1,438,032
-103,376
-7% -$18.9M
CNQ icon
363
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$63B
$263M 0.06%
8,370,075
+87,067
+1% +$2.73M
SWK icon
364
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$12.1B
$263M 0.06%
3,876,777
+1,255,650
+48% +$85.1M
CEG icon
365
Constellation Energy
CEG
$93.4B
$262M 0.06%
812,692
-3,708
-0.5% -$1.2M
R icon
366
Ryder
R
$7.67B
$262M 0.06%
1,649,232
-17,489
-1% -$2.78M
TTMI icon
367
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$4.86B
$262M 0.06%
6,419,219
-643,052
-9% -$26.2M
ABG icon
368
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$5.06B
$262M 0.06%
1,098,411
+9,234
+0.8% +$2.2M
ESS icon
369
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.1B
$262M 0.06%
923,704
-14,520
-2% -$4.12M
THC icon
370
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$17B
$261M 0.06%
1,482,237
-192,962
-12% -$34M
FCNCA icon
371
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$25.2B
$260M 0.06%
133,085
-3,422
-3% -$6.7M
LEA icon
372
Lear
LEA
$6B
$259M 0.06%
2,726,667
+95,190
+4% +$9.04M
MCK icon
373
McKesson
MCK
$86.7B
$259M 0.06%
352,815
-22,271
-6% -$16.3M
SKYW icon
374
Skywest
SKYW
$4.42B
$258M 0.06%
2,509,688
-209,501
-8% -$21.6M
NVR icon
375
NVR
NVR
$23.6B
$258M 0.06%
34,967
+3,781
+12% +$27.9M