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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DOV icon
351
Dover
DOV
$24.4B
$220M 0.06%
1,428,878
+140,089
+11% +$21.5M
TXT icon
352
Textron
TXT
$14.7B
$219M 0.06%
2,718,753
-87,389
-3% -$7.03M
BBY icon
353
Best Buy
BBY
$16.4B
$219M 0.06%
2,791,561
+107,926
+4% +$8.45M
OTIS icon
354
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$34.3B
$217M 0.06%
2,428,999
-339,694
-12% -$30.4M
BG icon
355
Bunge Global
BG
$16.9B
$216M 0.06%
2,138,378
+42,592
+2% +$4.3M
WAB icon
356
Wabtec
WAB
$32.6B
$215M 0.06%
1,696,543
+88,421
+5% +$11.2M
CNR
357
Core Natural Resources, Inc.
CNR
$3.76B
$215M 0.06%
2,140,661
+71,873
+3% +$7.23M
LNG icon
358
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$51.3B
$214M 0.06%
1,255,761
+108,496
+9% +$18.5M
JXN icon
359
Jackson Financial
JXN
$6.68B
$214M 0.06%
4,175,970
+399,665
+11% +$20.5M
ESGR
360
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$214M 0.06%
725,999
+39,137
+6% +$11.5M
SJM icon
361
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$11.9B
$213M 0.06%
1,688,930
+202,092
+14% +$25.5M
SM icon
362
SM Energy
SM
$3.07B
$213M 0.06%
5,509,379
+493,427
+10% +$19.1M
ALK icon
363
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.34B
$213M 0.06%
5,439,909
+660,455
+14% +$25.8M
IBOC icon
364
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.44B
$212M 0.06%
3,909,498
-33,180
-0.8% -$1.8M
ESNT icon
365
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.29B
$212M 0.06%
4,025,836
+258,246
+7% +$13.6M
TCBI icon
366
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$3.99B
$211M 0.06%
3,265,085
+80,311
+3% +$5.19M
ROK icon
367
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$38.8B
$211M 0.06%
678,442
+19,656
+3% +$6.1M
PNR icon
368
Pentair
PNR
$18.1B
$211M 0.06%
2,896,777
-53,820
-2% -$3.91M
BLD icon
369
TopBuild
BLD
$12.2B
$211M 0.06%
562,743
-51,218
-8% -$19.2M
PBH icon
370
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$3.24B
$210M 0.06%
3,434,466
-168,455
-5% -$10.3M
ABM icon
371
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.92B
$210M 0.06%
4,687,476
+66,334
+1% +$2.97M
MFC icon
372
Manulife Financial
MFC
$52.2B
$210M 0.06%
9,503,480
-53,935
-0.6% -$1.19M
SUM
373
DELISTED
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SUM
$210M 0.06%
5,458,814
-77,813
-1% -$2.99M
AXS icon
374
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.67B
$210M 0.06%
3,788,802
+27,750
+0.7% +$1.54M
NVR icon
375
NVR
NVR
$23.6B
$209M 0.06%
29,877
+781
+3% +$5.47M