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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
JLL icon
351
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$14.8B
$171M 0.07%
1,134,403
+9,719
+0.9% +$1.47M
OTIS icon
352
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$34.3B
$171M 0.07%
2,684,673
+11,494
+0.4% +$733K
NAVI icon
353
Navient
NAVI
$1.35B
$170M 0.07%
11,595,028
-676
-0% -$9.93K
KEY icon
354
KeyCorp
KEY
$21B
$170M 0.07%
10,629,410
+239,958
+2% +$3.84M
DOC icon
355
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.7B
$170M 0.07%
7,418,795
-30,617
-0.4% -$702K
NTCT icon
356
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$1.78B
$170M 0.07%
5,422,889
+144,639
+3% +$4.53M
HSY icon
357
Hershey
HSY
$38B
$169M 0.07%
767,498
+561
+0.1% +$124K
CPT icon
358
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.9B
$169M 0.06%
1,416,231
-129,913
-8% -$15.5M
ULTA icon
359
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.3B
$169M 0.06%
421,134
+9,232
+2% +$3.7M
CNXC icon
360
Concentrix
CNXC
$3.31B
$169M 0.06%
1,513,480
-4,950
-0.3% -$553K
BTU icon
361
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.24B
$168M 0.06%
6,786,790
+672,358
+11% +$16.7M
RIO icon
362
Rio Tinto
RIO
$104B
$168M 0.06%
3,050,127
+3,121
+0.1% +$172K
FTI icon
363
TechnipFMC
FTI
$16.1B
$168M 0.06%
19,839,223
+1,296,637
+7% +$11M
TXT icon
364
Textron
TXT
$14.7B
$168M 0.06%
2,879,885
-92,061
-3% -$5.36M
BKNG icon
365
Booking.com
BKNG
$181B
$167M 0.06%
101,394
+17,525
+21% +$28.8M
COR icon
366
Cencora
COR
$57.7B
$167M 0.06%
1,231,126
+60,635
+5% +$8.21M
K icon
367
Kellanova
K
$27.6B
$167M 0.06%
2,545,612
+86,459
+4% +$5.66M
ABM icon
368
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.92B
$166M 0.06%
4,345,239
+89,431
+2% +$3.42M
NNI icon
369
Nelnet
NNI
$4.58B
$166M 0.06%
2,096,166
-6,113
-0.3% -$484K
IP icon
370
International Paper
IP
$25B
$166M 0.06%
5,232,061
+69,539
+1% +$2.2M
EL icon
371
Estee Lauder
EL
$32B
$164M 0.06%
759,822
+12,104
+2% +$2.61M
LAD icon
372
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.71B
$163M 0.06%
761,876
-9,313
-1% -$2M
BBY icon
373
Best Buy
BBY
$16.4B
$163M 0.06%
2,572,322
+49,598
+2% +$3.14M
MCO icon
374
Moody's
MCO
$91B
$163M 0.06%
670,008
+6,171
+0.9% +$1.5M
ABCB icon
375
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.05B
$162M 0.06%
3,630,195
+240,506
+7% +$10.8M