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
BTU icon
351
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.65B
$184M 0.06%
7,191,556
+383,010
+6% +$9.8M
CLH icon
352
Clean Harbors
CLH
$12.7B
$184M 0.06%
1,290,695
-269,339
-17% -$38.4M
PYPL icon
353
PayPal
PYPL
$65.5B
$184M 0.06%
2,419,602
+124,050
+5% +$9.42M
AUB icon
354
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.21B
$183M 0.06%
5,217,343
+4,332
+0.1% +$152K
M icon
355
Macy's
M
$4.73B
$182M 0.06%
10,431,775
+500,869
+5% +$8.76M
SIG icon
356
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.97B
$182M 0.06%
2,336,064
+6,226
+0.3% +$484K
ADNT icon
357
Adient
ADNT
$2.05B
$182M 0.06%
4,434,123
+237,017
+6% +$9.71M
SYK icon
358
Stryker
SYK
$144B
$182M 0.06%
635,950
+4,635
+0.7% +$1.32M
COLB icon
359
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.05B
$181M 0.06%
8,466,822
+3,398,071
+67% +$72.8M
EL icon
360
Estee Lauder
EL
$31.7B
$181M 0.06%
735,515
+7,513
+1% +$1.85M
LAD icon
361
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.65B
$181M 0.06%
790,999
+16,979
+2% +$3.89M
LEA icon
362
Lear
LEA
$5.71B
$181M 0.06%
1,294,385
+1,267
+0.1% +$177K
ALLY icon
363
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.7B
$180M 0.06%
7,065,475
+254,442
+4% +$6.49M
ROK icon
364
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$39.2B
$180M 0.06%
611,741
+15,563
+3% +$4.57M
WHR icon
365
Whirlpool
WHR
$4.75B
$179M 0.06%
1,358,029
-1,177
-0.1% -$155K
HP icon
366
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$2.11B
$178M 0.06%
4,990,631
+284,938
+6% +$10.2M
IBOC icon
367
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.41B
$178M 0.06%
4,166,562
-215,307
-5% -$9.22M
JLL icon
368
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$15.1B
$178M 0.06%
1,224,807
+21,026
+2% +$3.06M
CSL icon
369
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$14.2B
$178M 0.06%
786,925
+759
+0.1% +$172K
DAL icon
370
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$38.8B
$178M 0.06%
5,087,926
+884,494
+21% +$30.9M
MRO
371
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$178M 0.06%
7,414,657
-54,862
-0.7% -$1.31M
URBN icon
372
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.42B
$178M 0.06%
6,405,655
+419,590
+7% +$11.6M
GHC icon
373
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$5.06B
$177M 0.06%
297,633
+3,101
+1% +$1.85M
FHN icon
374
First Horizon
FHN
$11.8B
$177M 0.06%
9,950,756
-1,074,354
-10% -$19.1M
THO icon
375
Thor Industries
THO
$5.48B
$176M 0.06%
2,211,509
+108,447
+5% +$8.64M