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
+1.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$416B
AUM Growth
+$4.09B
Cap. Flow
+$5.64B
Cap. Flow %
1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.07%
Holding
3,410
New
61
Increased
1,883
Reduced
1,273
Closed
71

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.48%
2 Financials 18.31%
3 Industrials 12.27%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.89%
5 Healthcare 9.53%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HAL icon
351
Halliburton
HAL
$18.6B
$258M 0.06%
9,488,934
-1,082,657
-10% -$29.4M
GTES icon
352
Gates Industrial
GTES
$6.68B
$258M 0.06%
12,527,861
-34,245
-0.3% -$704K
PLTR icon
353
Palantir
PLTR
$370B
$257M 0.06%
3,396,003
-119,131
-3% -$9.01M
HBAN icon
354
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$25.9B
$257M 0.06%
15,769,113
-5,441
-0% -$88.5K
SBUX icon
355
Starbucks
SBUX
$95.7B
$255M 0.06%
2,789,245
+99,839
+4% +$9.11M
CME icon
356
CME Group
CME
$94.6B
$254M 0.06%
1,095,106
+29,662
+3% +$6.89M
SM icon
357
SM Energy
SM
$3.07B
$254M 0.06%
6,552,556
+15,828
+0.2% +$613K
TPH icon
358
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$3.23B
$253M 0.06%
6,986,546
-290,951
-4% -$10.5M
VRTX icon
359
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$101B
$253M 0.06%
627,517
-20,291
-3% -$8.17M
BOKF icon
360
BOK Financial
BOKF
$7.18B
$253M 0.06%
2,372,203
+98,588
+4% +$10.5M
APH icon
361
Amphenol
APH
$135B
$252M 0.06%
3,625,209
+197,237
+6% +$13.7M
KEX icon
362
Kirby Corp
KEX
$4.98B
$251M 0.06%
2,375,319
-96,607
-4% -$10.2M
ESI icon
363
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.33B
$251M 0.06%
9,877,762
-898,411
-8% -$22.8M
ATGE icon
364
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.83B
$251M 0.06%
2,764,807
-209,889
-7% -$19.1M
SNV icon
365
Synovus
SNV
$7.2B
$251M 0.06%
4,902,436
-397,206
-7% -$20.3M
PNR icon
366
Pentair
PNR
$18.1B
$251M 0.06%
2,494,639
-76,756
-3% -$7.72M
JAZZ icon
367
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$7.88B
$251M 0.06%
2,035,070
+320,724
+19% +$39.5M
RSG icon
368
Republic Services
RSG
$71.2B
$250M 0.06%
1,244,138
-586
-0% -$118K
OMC icon
369
Omnicom Group
OMC
$15.3B
$250M 0.06%
2,902,160
+248,149
+9% +$21.4M
ANET icon
370
Arista Networks
ANET
$176B
$248M 0.06%
2,241,084
-62,856
-3% -$6.95M
LEA icon
371
Lear
LEA
$6B
$248M 0.06%
2,614,227
+283,838
+12% +$26.9M
FAF icon
372
First American
FAF
$6.83B
$247M 0.06%
3,963,516
+129,863
+3% +$8.11M
ASB icon
373
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.4B
$247M 0.06%
10,327,083
-398,611
-4% -$9.53M
FTNT icon
374
Fortinet
FTNT
$61.6B
$247M 0.06%
2,611,461
+426,616
+20% +$40.3M
JEF icon
375
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$13.2B
$246M 0.06%
3,137,457
-587,422
-16% -$46.1M